Punters’ pals Ruan Maia and Keith Yeung make belated bows hoping for more positive returns this season

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20 September 2022

Punters’ pals Ruan Maia and Keith Yeung make belated bows hoping for more positive returns this season

Punters’ pals Ruan Maia and Keith Yeung make their belated bows at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Maa's supporters would have made 23% on their money if they had backed each of his 350 starters to level stakes last season. Yeng's three rides include Cordyceps One, Passing Fortune and Fortune Hero. Beauty Joy is on track to resume in the Group Two Sha Tin Trophy on October 16. The jockeys who showed a positive return on investment last term were Dylan Mo Hin-tung, Yeun Ming-lun, Luke Currie and Mai.

Francis Lui books William Buick for Hong Kong Derby ride and continues top form at Happy Valley

Champion British jockey William Buick has been booked to ride Chancheng Glory in the HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on March 24. A prolific Group One winner worldwide, Buick was snapped up by connections of Francis Lui Kin-wai's gelding after his close second to Helios Express in the Classic Cup (1800m) last start. Buick won the Group…

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Jerry Chau looking ahead to big week as Chill Chibi returns in Hong Kong Classic Cup

Chill Chibi salutes under Jerry Chau. Picture: HKJC Jerry Chau is running hot and the young rider is hoping to up the ante with a pair of key mounts across the next two fixtures in Hong Kong. He partners impressive talent Chill Chibi in Sunday's HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin and debut winner Super Joy N Fun in the second…

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Tony Cruz hopes Fallon can come flying again as he launches two-pronged Classic Mile assault

Tony Cruz is pinning his hopes on a pair of progressive runners as he attempts to win the Classic Mile for the first time in nearly a decade at Sha Tin on Sunday. Cruz was last successful in the race with Beauty Only in 2015 and has come close on a couple of occasions since, most notably when California Spangle finished second to Romantic Warrior…

Horse Racing 01 February 2024

Voyage Bubble begins changing of the guard with commanding Stewards’ Cup success

There'll never be another Golden Sixty, but Voyage Bubble confirmed the future of Hong Kong's mile division is in safe hands with a commanding victory in Sunday's Group One Stewards' Cup (1600m). With the three-time Horse of the Year sidelined by injury, $1.9 favourite Voyage Bubble seized his opportunity with a dazzling maiden Group One…

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Keith Yeung already Derby dreaming after Fallon dazzles again: ‘I like him a lot’

Jockey Keith Yeung Ming-lun is dreaming big after Fallon produced another power-packed finish to win the Class Three Tin Shui Wai Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Saturday. In a race restricted to four-year-olds and billed as an unofficial Classic Mile trial, the Tony Cruz-trained Fallon swooped fast and late down the outside of the field to prove…

Horse Racing 15 January 2024

Fallon cruises from last to first and excites six-time Hong Kong Derby-winning legend

Tony Cruz knows what it takes to win a Hong Kong Derby - four victories as a jockey and two triumphs as a trainer - and he thinks Fallon, who caused a Boxing Day boilover at Sha Tin, could give him a shot at a magnificent seventh success in the feature event. Cruz, who rode Co-Tack (1983), Tea For Two II (1987), Clear City (1988) and Makarpura Star…

Horse Racing: Hong Kong Derby 26 December 2023

Ensued And Joyful Hunter The Stars

Ensued (115lb) showcased BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials with victory in the Class 2 Yan Chai Trophy Handicap (2000m) under Karis Teetan for 12-time Hong Kong champion trainer John Size before Francis Lui's Joyful Hunter charged into Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) calculations with a devastating win under Vincent Ho in the Class 3 Pine…

Horse Racing 24 December 2023

Brenton Avdulla goes bang with Sha Tin four-timer, while Matthew Poon cops six-meeting ban

While his only feature-race ride for the afternoon ended in a one-meeting suspension, Brenton Avdulla dominated Sunday's Sha Tin undercard with a four-timer that further entrenches him in the Hong Kong riding ranks. After three wins from 137 rides after arriving for the final two and a half months of last season, Avdulla had made a solid start to…

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All For St Paul's delivered a stunning blow against a quality field in Wednesday night's HK$3.12 million Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m) at Sha Tin. Sent to his customary leading position by jockey Matthew Poon, a tenacious All For St Paul's routed the opposition to grab an eighth Hong Kong win and third in the grade, lifting his all-time…

Horse Racing 26 October 2023

Keith Yeung chases more Joy after lively start to 2023-24 campaign

It has been a lively start to the season for Keith Yeung Ming-lun, and the jockey is pleased to be making something of his opportunities early in the 2023-24 campaign. While Yeung has had to settle for victory tallies of eight, nine, 11 and 11 across the past four terms, he has ridden two winners from the first seven meetings to kick his 16th Hong…

Horse Racing 20 November 2023

Tony Cruz confirms new jockey for California Spangle: ‘Zac’s picking and choosing his rides’

Zac Purton has been replaced aboard Group One star California Spangle, with trainer Tony Cruz opting to lock in Hugh Bowman rather than wait for the reigning champion jockey. Purton partnered California Spangle in all eight of his starts last season, with their four victories for the campaign including success in the Group One Hong Kong…

Horse Racing 24 September 2023

Francis Lui fights Caspar Fownes for King of the Valley crown after first four-timer since 2020

Buzzing following his largest haul of race victories at a meeting this season and first four-timer since June 2020, Francis Lui Kin-wai leads this term's Happy Valley trainers' championship by one win from Caspar Fownes going into Wednesday's exciting finale. With nine races remaining at Happy Valley before the city circuit hibernates until…

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John Size rates two-time Classic Series silver medallist Tuchel’s win as his best run

John Size rated Tuchel's winning performance in the Class Two Para Sports Coach Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday as the best run of his career that has included a couple of Classic Series silver medals. Carrying 134 pounds and chasing much lighter-weighted Flaming Rabbit, who bounded away from the rest of the field at the halfway mark, Tuchel…

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Alacrity eager to impress Karis Teetan before Derby-winning jockey makes big-race call

Last season's Hong Kong Derby-winning jockey Karis Teetan is leaning towards riding Classic Cup fifth Flagship Warrior in this term's HK$24 million feature, but the outcome of Sunday's Class Three Suffolk Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin could change the Mauritian's mind at the last minute. Teetan, who hopes to join the likes of Gary Moore (1980 and…

Horse Racing 04 March 2023

Beauty Eternal’s Hong Kong Derby odds slashed after John Size’s star smashes the clock

Overseas bookmakers almost halved Hong Kong Derby (2000m) favourite Beauty Eternal's odds within minutes of his Class Two Citigold Handicap (1600m) romp at Sha Tin on Sunday, a race he won by two lengths in a time nearly one second faster than the class standard without Zac Purton moving a muscle. One offshore betting agency slashed Beauty…

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Jerry Chau out to continue Winning run after knockout Happy Valley victory

Jerry Chau Chun-lok enters Sunday's Sha Tin meeting with his tail up after shocking punters with victory aboard $32 chance Gorytus in the final race at Happy Valley on Wednesday, and the 22-year-old looks well placed to continue his momentum after riding two winners in the past three meetings. Chau has found the going tough at times since racing…

Horse Racing 13 February 2023

Take The Challenge At Happy Valley

The DBS x Manulife Million Challenge will conclude next Wednesday night (8 February) after kicking off on 14 September last year, while victory tomorrow would see the bay earn 15 points and secure outright top spot ahead of Nearly Fine (53 points), Street Scream (45), Yo Beauty (42), California Deeply (36) and Comet Splendido (36). The competition…

Horse Racing 31 January 2023

Ryan Moore to ride Wellington in the Hong Kong Sprint after speedster has ‘a good week’

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…

Horse Racing: Hong Kong Sprint 27 November 2022

Caspar Fownes’ cunning plan to turn money muncher Amazing News into a Hong Kong winner

A 79-hour back-up and a change of tactics comprise Caspar Fownes' latest cunning plan aimed at turning money muncher Amazing News into a Hong Kong winner. Win-only punters have done their dough 27 times on Amazing News since he arrived in Hong Kong a couple of years ago after his two victories in four starts for United Kingdom-based trainer George…

Horse Racing 01 November 2022

Jimmy Ting enjoys Riches after Untold ‘headaches’

Untold Riches has been a labour of love for Jimmy Ting Koon-ho, but the six-year-old repaid his trainer's patience with a second career win in the Class Four Sunbird Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Having just his seventh start, Untold Riches settled outside leader United We Stand from gate eight before sailing into the lead about 250m from…

Horse Racing 31 December 2022

Francis Lui joins 800 club and kick starts his season with a Happy Valley double

On the same night the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong celebrated its 50th anniversary with a trophy race at Happy Valley, trainer Francis Lui Kin-wai was all business after ringing up his 800th winner. Lui became only the seventh trainer to reach 800 Hong Kong victories when Seaweed Fortune saluted on Wednesday night, but the veteran certainly…

Horse Racing 28 September 2022

Zac Purton rides five winners at Happy Valley

Zac Purton has delivered a resounding reminder his quest for a fifth Hong Kong jockeys championship is very much intact with a Happy Valley five-timer on Sunday (6 February) as the Australian capitalised on Joao Moreir's absence. With fellow four-time champion Moreira starting a six-meeting ban, Purton put on a clinic to slash the Brazilian's lead…

Horse Racing: Hong Kong Gold Cup 08 November 2022

Caspar Fownes treasures ‘wonderful memories’ after Derby winner Sky Darci breaks down

Trainer Caspar Fownes has paid tribute to 2021 Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci after the galloper broke down in Sunday's Group One Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup. Sky Darci had to be humanely euthanised after shattering his left-hind joint at the 800m mark. "He is such a lovely horse and he's been so much fun to have in the stable," Fownes said. "In a…

Horse Racing 23 February 2024

Over HK$25 million refunded to punters after Kowloon East Star is blindfolded as gates open

Over HK$25 million was refunded to punters after stewards determined that Kowloon East Star was not afforded a fair start in the Class Four Lily Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Saturday. A $7.90 chance when the gates opened, Jimmy Ting Koon-ho's galloper - who normally races on the speed - was slow away under Ruan Maia and settled behind midfield…

Horse Racing 27 February 2024

Where is Ruan Maia? Hong Kong’s most profitable jockey misses out on rides at Happy Valley

It seems incongruous that the jockey with the third best strike-rate in Hong Kong doesn't have a ride at Sunday's Happy Valley meeting, but that's where Ruan Maia finds himself. Fresh off a double (from three rides) at Sha Tin on Wednesday night, the Brazilian has the weekend off, which is less than ideal given he's healthy and has a two-day…

Horse Racing 09 November 2022

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