#Karis Teetan

The HK$18.5 million Longines Hong Kong Sprint has fast become a global sprint championship race, with horses lining up regularly from many of racing's leading jurisdictions to determine which horse is quickest. Originally run over the straight 1000m course as a Listed race, Hong Kong legend Fairy King Prawn won the first edition in 1999. The…

A four-time winner over Happy Valley's 1650m course for trainer Tony Millard - including twice with Karis Teetan in the plate - Gallant Crown steps out for only his second outing this season as he chases a first win at the city circuit since June, 2021. "He goes well at the Valley, last time his win at Sha Tin was a nice win, I thought, but he's…

Cheval Grand, shown winning the 2017 Japan Cup, returns seeking a repeat victory in Sunday's renewal. Photo courtesy of Japan Racing Association Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Weekend horse racing action stretches from Tokyo to Bahrain with a stop in England and a quick look at Hong Kong's preparations for its big weekend two weeks down the calendar. The Grade 1…

Hong Kong racing is back Saturday. night, running at 11:30 p.m. EST in North America. Free PPs are available at Horse Racing Nation. Hong Kong Jockey Club website.

Golden Sixty: created history by retaining his Champions Mile crown Golden Sixty became Hong Kong's highest earner in history by dominantly retaining the Group 1 FWD Champions Mile on Sunday. California Spangle was given a soft time in front but the 2-5 favourite travelled ominously well throughout under Vincent Ho and picked off that rival easily…

It is the Group One clash to which every racing fan in Hong Kong - and millions more around the world - is counting down the days, but who will start the Stewards' Cup favourite if Golden Sixty, California Spangle and Romantic Warrior line up against each other over the Sha Tin mile on January 29? It is unlikely to be Golden Sixty, according to…

It's been a week of ups and downs in the HK jockeys' room. Matthew Chadwick's good season is on hold after he broke his right ankle in a barrier trial accident on Tuesday and the 32-year-old "will not be fit to resume riding for some time" according to a HKJC statement. Karis Teetan is heading in the opposite direction after a three-month absence…

They came to bow down to the old king and left saluting a powerful new prince of Hong Kong racing as Romantic Warrior left a high-class global field trailing in his wake at Sha Tin on Sunday with a thunderous performance in the HK$34 million Group 1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m). Hong Kong racing's biggest crowd since the corresponding day in 2019 gave…

Romantic Warrior triumphant in the Hong Kong Cup (HKJC) By Graham Cunningham They came to bow down to the old king and left saluting a powerful new prince of Hong Kong racing as Romantic Warrior left a high-class global field trailing in his wake at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 11 December) with a thunderous performance in the HK$34 million G1…

James McDonald guides Romantic Warrior to victory in the Group 2 Jockey Club Cup at Sha Tin last month. Picture: Lo Chun Kit-Getty Images James McDonald has a lot of big races on his CV but he's determined to add the Group 1 Hong Kong Cup to that list and he won't get many better opportunities than this Sunday with rising star Romantic Warrior. The…

Further easing in the local COVID restrictions meant that the biggest crowd since January-better than 13000 racegoers-took in Sunday's BOCHK Jockey Club meeting at Sha Tin in person and were they ever rewarded. Making their seasonal debuts and having a single prep towards next month's Longines Hong Kong International Races, both two-time defending…

It wasn't quite a Group One victory but Richard Gibson was adamant the buzz was no different after he landed his first two-year-old winner in Hong Kong at Sha Tin on Sunday. Seven days after snaring the Group One Chairman's Sprint Prize with Wellington, Gibson was successful at the other end of the spectrum thanks to Cordyceps Six's upset win in…

Lucky Eight's raw ability was there for all to see at Sha Tin on Sunday and Ricky Yiu Poon-fai wasn't tempering his opinion of the three-year-old, comparing him to Group One winner Amber Sky. Lucky Eight cruised to victory on debut in the first section of the Class Four Spessartine Garnet Handicap (1200m), travelling just off the pace under Karis…

Like two ageing boxers coming out for one final punishing round, Zac Purton and Joao Moreira will slug it out try and secure a fifth HK jockeys' championship at Sha Tin on Saturday. Moreira says he is "extremely tired, destroyed, in broken pieces," while Purton is also desperate for a break and hinting that he may consider his future if his body…

On an incredible day, Purton's career-high of seven was underscored by Harry Bentley's treble on the 10-race card, while Benno Yung took training honours with a treble from Danny Shum and John Size, who both notched doubles. But it was the'Purton Show' with his three unplaced rides - Campione (fourth), All Is Good (fourth) and The Irishman (fifth)…

With the 2019-20 season now behind us, the Post's annual Hong Kong racing awards return. With the likes of Douglas Whyte, Masami Matsuoka and Clement Legend collecting gongs last year, contenders have come thick and fast in an action-packed season. Without further adieu, the award winners for 2019-20 are: It is only fitting the four-time champion…

The weekly TRC industry digest - a round-up of the international racing news from the past week. Europe: David Elsworth, one of the UK's finest dual-purpose trainers, has brought the curtain down on a career spanning 50 years, which will remembered mainly for his handling of the great Desert Orchid, one of the most popular racehorses in British…

Ricky Yiu Poon-fai became only the fifth trainer to land 900 Hong Kong winners at Sha Tin on Sunday but he certainly wasn't getting carried away, immediately shifting his focus to amassing the next 100. "I don't really feel anything, I'll just put my head down and do the best I can, keep the hard work going - 1000 winners would mean something," Yiu…

Zac Purton says his $1.20 hotpot Exultant fell victim to a severe lack of pace and a bad barrier in Sunday's Group One Hong Kong Gold Cup. The champion jockey was left with few options from barrier nine, jumping from the tricky 2000m Sha Tin start, and admits he knew he was in trouble 800m in when Joao Moreira was left to dictate proceedings on…

How many more tricks does the Magic Man have up his sleeve? Joao Moreira's health problems came back to haunt him at Happy Valley on Wednesday, when he was "stood down until further notice" after drawing a blank from eight rides including several well-backed favourites. The 38-year-old Brazilian had surgery on a troublesome left hip at home during…

We have expert betting tips for the card this Sunday at Sha Tin which features 10 quality betting races. Punters get excellent odds throughout the day in Hong Kong and we have our best each-way bets available. All odds are with Ladbrokes. You can join Ladbrokes by clicking HERE. - #9 - One Step Ahead - One Step Ahead is only a one-race winner from…