Horse Racing: Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup

Russian Emperor, guided by jockey Hugh Bowman, showcased his exceptional staying ability to win the HK$12 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin. In a thrilling showdown, Russian Emperor held off the favorite Romantic Warrior by a neck, securing his second victory in the prestigious Group 1 race. Trainer Douglas…

Exultant (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) was a well-backed third in the 2018 BMW Hong Kong Derby before winning the G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup H. and finishing runner-up in the G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup. Three years on, South American import Panfield (Chi) (Lookin At Lucky), who racked up a trio of top-level successes on home soil prior…

Winner of three of his past five starts, including the G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap on 7 May, Straight Arron closed last season with a close fourth in the G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup behind Russian Emperor, Romantic Warrior and Five G Patch. The gelding's formline over extended trips has Fownes contemplating lofty…

Hong Kong champion Lucky Sweynesse is unlikely to contest the $15m The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick in October. Lucky Sweynesse, the world's highest rated sprinter, has been on the radar of at least two Everest slot-holders since his win in the Chairman's Sprint Prize at Sha Tin last month. But it is understood the reluctance of connections to…

Russian Emperor put them back-to-back in the Champions and Chater Cup | HKJC By Russian Emperor (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) has been campaigned ambitiously this season, with stops in Doha and Dubai, but the 6-year-old saved his best for last, running down heavily favoured Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) to successfully defend his title in…

Derek Leung Ka-chun will team up with Money Catcher for the first time in almost a year in Sunday's Group One Champions & Chater Cup (2400m), taking the reins from the recently departed Silvestre de Sousa. Money Catcher is perhaps the best ride left behind by De Sousa, who won two Group Threes aboard Frankie Lor Fu-chuen's galloper earlier this…

Douglas Whyte believes a trip to Qatar for the H.H. The Amir Trophy (2400m) at Al Rayyan Racecourse on February 18 could "spark up" his two-time Group One winner Russian Emperor. Russian Emperor is joined by the Caspar Fownes-trained Senor Toba among the entries for the Qatar Group One contest, which boasts a purse of US$2.5 million (HK$19.5…

The Champions & Chater Cup is a Group 1 race held at Sha Tin in Hong Kong each year. The Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) boasts a total prize pool of HK$12000000 and is for horses ages three-years-old or older and is run under weight-for-age conditions. The Champions & Chater Cup 2023 will be run on May 21, 2023 at Sha Tin. The easiest way to bet on…

Francis Lui Kin-wai has not given up hope of chasing the Triple Crown with Golden Sixty despite confirming his superstar will not run in next Sunday's Group One Champions & Chater Cup (2400m). With the first two legs of the Triple Crown - the Stewards' Cup (1600m) and the Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) - in his keeping, connections seriously considered…