Horse Racing: Hong Kong Sprint

With overseas victories in the 2015 G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen in Japan and in the G1 KrisFlyer International Sprint in Singapore, Aerovelocity (NZ) (Pins {Aus}) stood to earn a US$1-million bonus if he could successfully defend his title in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint last month. But fate intervened, as the talented short-tracker was knocked…

Eight years after Lord Kanaloa became the first Japanese horse to win the Hong Kong Sprint, one of his progeny etched his name into the history books by becoming the second at Sha Tin on Sunday. Sent out a $22 hope, Danon Smash bounced back from his eighth-placed finish in last year's race to salute under Englishman Ryan Moore in a dominant display…

There was no fairytale ending for Highfield Princess in the Longines Hong Kong Sprint, with the four-time Group 1 winner unable to live with local hot-pot Lucky Sweynesse, who showed exactly why he is the top-rated sprinter on the planet. Highfield Princess did well to negate a wide draw to sit in an ideal spot on the heels of the leaders, but…

The formidable duo of Zac Purton and Lucky Sweynesse have combined to take out the Group 1 Hong Kong International Sprint at Sha Tin on Sunday. Having won ten times from 15 starts in partnership including two successes at Group level, the duo showed their class at Sha Tin on Sunday with a three-quarter length win over Lucky With You and…

Who said romance was dead? Good luck telling that to connections of Highfield Princess, the rags-to-riches mare bidding for a fifth Group 1 success in the £2.6 million Longines Hong Kong Sprint. Owner-breeder John Fairley has brought his entire family to see if last year's Prix Maurice de Gheest, Nunthorpe and Flying Five winner can follow up…

Zac Purton celebrates a win on Lucky Sweynesse. Picture: HKJC Plenty of good judges believe Lucky Sweynesse was a tragedy beaten in last year's Hong Kong Sprint but superstar jockey Zac Purton is not one to look back in anger. The gun sprinter jumped an odds-on favourite in the Group 1 but never saw daylight, buried on the rail and pushed back…

The world's best sprinter Lucky Sweynesse has already been beaten twice this season, but regular rider Zac Purton is confident the champ has turned the corner. Beaten at short odds in the two starts to begin this preparation, Lucky Sweynesse didn't quite dazzle racing fans as they might have expected. However, his three performances in the lead-up…

Ryan Moore will chase back-to-back Group One Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) victories aboard Wellington six months after having his nose bloodied by the star speedster at Royal Ascot. A four-time Group One winner for former trainer Richard Gibson, Wellington is now under the care of New Zealander Jamie Richards. Richards confirmed on Sunday that…

The Hong Kong Sprint is a Group 1 race held at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong each year. The Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) boasts a total prize pool of HK$22000000 and is for horses ages three-years-old or older and is run under set weight conditions. The Hong Kong Sprint 2023 will be run on December 10, 2023 at Sha Tin Racecourse. These product…

View the results and replay for the 2022 Hong Kong Sprint. The Hong Kong Sprint was raced at Sha Tin racecourse on Sunday, 11 December 2022. Have Your Say 🗣: What did you think of the race? Comment below 👇 *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T's & C's apply. Gamble responsibly.

Zac Purton has warned punters to treat the form of December's Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) with caution when they are assessing Sunday's Group Three Bauhinia Sprint Trophy (1000m) at Sha Tin. Seven of last month's Group One starters, including John Size-trained fourth-placed finisher Courier Wonder, whom Purton will ride from gate four, are…

Lucky Sweynesse produced a fine weight-carrying performance in the Chinese Club Challenge Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday to bounce back from his Hong Kong Sprint horror show last month and take out the first Group race of the new year. The four-year-old galloper was burdened with 135 pounds in the Group Three Chinese Club Challenge Cup, but that…

Lucky Sweynesse's atypically fast exit from the gates contributed to his Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) defeat, but Zac Purton would love Manfred Man Ka-leung's stable star to make a quick getaway from the outside barrier in Sunday's Group Three Chinese Club Challenge Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin.

The globe-trotting, champion jockey Ryan Moore has not only virtually done it all … but he just continues to ride winners on the biggest stage time after time after time. No surprise then that Moore landed a winner when he rode the Richard Gibson trained Wellington to a dominant win in the HK$24 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin on…

The Hong Kong Sprint has been graced by some of racing history's great speedsters in the 20 years since it was afforded Group One status and for the most part they have delivered when it has come time to take to the big stage. Think back to the double wins of local champions Silent Witness (2003, 2004), Sacred Kingdom (2007, 2009), Aerovelocity…

We have got a full field of 14 runners accepted for the Hong Kong Sprint, with history saying this race is one of the main chances for the locals to get a win on the board as seven of the last eight editions of this race have been won by Hong Kong trained horses. Post-barrier draw has the locals the main chances with online bookmakers with Group 2…

Star Singapore speedster Inferno has been withdrawn from the Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) after failing a vet inspection at Sha Tin on Tuesday afternoon. The dual Singapore Group One winner was rated a $10 chance by overseas fixed-odds bookmakers but the Cliff Brown-trained four-year-old will have to wait to test himself at the top…

Now 25, and happily married and settled in Hong Kong, Hewitson is the personification of persistence and courage in his third stint in the world-class racing jurisdiction. Hong Kong has always been a mountain South Africa's favourite son has been determined to scale, and even though he only has 12 winners on the board at a relatively humble strike…

Hot King Prawn, the best horse for emoji fans, is the favourite to continue his winning ways this Sunday in the Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin. The John Size trained speedster led all the way to win the Jockey Club Sprint last time, albeit gifted the race after getting a soft lead, fending off an unlucky Mr Stunning ($3.6-$3.7). That pair…

Gun English jockey Ryan Moore will ride Wellington in next month's Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), with trainer Richard Gibson confirming his stable star is on track for the international races. Wellington pulled up lame after a disappointing sixth in the Group Two Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) on November 20 but Gibson is pleased with how his…

The Hong Kong international races are just three weeks away. Horses from around the world are getting ready for four of the richest international turf races around, with exciting contests assured. Though foreign horses have frequently been successful at the Hong Kong International meet, especially in the 1 1/2-mile Hong Kong Vase (G1) and the 1…

As Hot King Prawn crossed the line for a hard-fought victory in Sunday's Jockey Club Sprint, many were quick to anoint Classique Legend as the Hong Kong Sprint winner in waiting. The flashy grey beat a moderate field of sprinters and stopped the clock at 1:08.00 - a performance which saw overseas fixed-odds bookmakers slash Classique Legend's Hong…

Jockey Brenton Avdulla enjoyed a momentous 2018 - winning the AU$3.5 million G1 Golden Slipper Stakes and both principal jockeys' premierships in his adopted home New South Wales; securing a riding contract in Japan and marrying Taylor Paine, daughter of former jockey Neil Paine. However, 2019 is ending on a similar high with the birth of his first…

Star Singapore sprinter Inferno is set to make the move to Australia ahead of a possible racing career if he is to overcome injury. The Cliff Brown-trained Singaporean G1 winner will head to Australia to recover from a near foreleg injury which ruled him out of the Hong Kong Sprint last month. A decision is yet to be made about where Inferno will…

Joao Moreira celebrates Beat The Clock's victory in the Hong Kong Sprint Zac Purton went on a liquid diet and had not eaten for days to ensure he was light enough to ride local sprinting sensation Aethero, but the odds-on favourite was gobbled up late by Joao Moreira on Beat The Clock. This was supposed to be the crowning moment for Hong Kong's…

Caspar Fownes and Blake Shinn were left with conflicting emotions after Sky Field steamed to success in the HK$24 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), fending off world-class opposition from Japan to continue Hong Kong’s dominance in the event. Shinn, 34, slotted his first G1 triumph in Hong Kong but the Melbourne Cup-winning jockey's…

Sam Clipperton is looking to break through for his first Group 1 since 2016 in the Doomben 10000 on Saturday. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images Sam Clipperton is looking to end an extraordinary streak in Saturday's Group 1 Doomben 10000 that dates back to 2016 when he was one of the rising stars of Australian racing. The popular hoop, who has ridden…

RACING fans will be treated to the sight of former Champion Jockey Zac Purton back in the saddle when racing resumes with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley today. The 39-year-old suffered a horrific fall in the Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin a month ago, fracturing his ribs, ankle, wrist, toes and breaking his nose. How on earth he can be back…

Caspar Fownes has confirmed star sprinter Classique Legend will finally make it to Hong Kong later this year, with the Boniface Ho Ka-kui-owned five-year-old to relocate after running in October's Everest in Sydney. Classique Legend was set to arrive in Hong Kong in March but his shipment was delayed, with Ho deciding to remain in Australia to…

Pixie Knight is all the rage for Sunday's Group One Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) with punters expecting the Japanese speedster to account for the local brigade and take home the HK$13.68 million first prize. The price for the talented three-year-old has been crunched into $2.45 with international fixed-odds bookmakers, making him a clear…

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Lord Kanaloa (JPN) came three-wide off the far turn, engaged leader Cerise Cherry (SAF) just outside the quarter pole, and sprinted away to win the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin by an easy two and a half lengths at the wire.. Cerise Cherry briefly led but was no match for the winner in the stretch. Captain Sweet (AUS) rounded out the top…