Ricky Yiu likens debut winner to Group One star Amber Sky, while Frankie Lor tightens title grip

Lucky Eight won his debut race at Sha Tin on Sunday. Ricky Yiu Poon-fai compared him to Amber Sky. Ruan Maia was forced to ride around $137 outsider Super Kingdom. Frankie Lor tightens title grip. He is now successful at eight consecutive meetings and has 47 wins for the campaign. His last win was at the Sha Tins. The horse was booked to make his intended debut last month but was scratched with lameness.

Frankie Lor Fu-chuen increased his lead in the trainers' championship with a double at Sha Tin on Sunday. Lor is nine wins short of John Size's record of 94 successes in a season. Size is still the champion trainer. Tuchel made it two wins in two races for his trainer, with the top weight of 133 pounds. He won the Class Four Lapis Lazuli Handicap (1,400m) as a $1.7 chance.

Greg Carpenter will join the Jockey club as the head of racing product in September 2022. Vincent Ho Chak-yiu will spend four weeks riding in Japan during the Hong Kong off-season. Ho will begin his first short-term Japan stint on July 30. The departure of one of the executives at the club is expected to be announced soon.