https://www.scmp.com/rss/322827/feed Danny Shum Chap-shing is a Hong Kong horse trainer. The Hong Kong local was a jockey between 1977 and 1983. He learnt the training ropes as assistant to former multiple Hong Kong champion trainer Ivan Allan, and was granted a Hong Kong trainer's licence ahead of the 2003-04 season. His biggest success came with Little Bridge, who he prepared to win the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2012. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Connections of Ka Ying Rising and Romantic Warrior head into Sunday’s FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin with supreme confidence as the Hong Kong superstars bid for record-extending Group One victories. The two highest-rated horses in the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2026 so far, Ka Ying Rising chases a 20th straight victory in the Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) while Romantic Warrior will bid to win the Group One QEII Cup (2,000m) for a fourth time. Ka Ying Rising can... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3351133/confidence-remains-high-ka-ying-rising-and-romantic-warrior-camps-ahead-champions-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3351133/confidence-remains-high-ka-ying-rising-and-romantic-warrior-camps-ahead-champions-day?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:17 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Romantic Warrior continued his preparation for next month’s much-anticipated Group One QE II Cup (2,000m) with an impressive trial win at Sha Tin on Thursday, while Hugh Bowman reserved special praise for My Wish after his victory in a separate heat. Headlining a strong contingent of Champions Day contenders trialling on the dirt, Romantic Warrior pleased trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing and Bowman when he tracked the speed and cruised to victory by a length in 1:10.70 over 1,200m. “I’m very happy;... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347950/romantic-warrior-warms-qe-ii-cup-trial-win-while-my-wish-impresses-hugh-bowman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347950/romantic-warrior-warms-qe-ii-cup-trial-win-while-my-wish-impresses-hugh-bowman?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:25:13 +0000 Olivia O'Sullivan Olivia O'Sullivan Danny Shum Chap-shing dominated Happy Valley with a four-timer on Wednesday night, while Hugh Bowman carried on his Hong Kong Derby-winning form with a treble. Shum cruised to 41 winners for the season to take third place in the trainers’ championship, just two wins behind leader Caspar Fownes and one behind Mark Newnham. Regaining second in the jockeys’ championship, Bowman boosted his winning tally to 44 for the season after a quiet period before victory in last Sunday’s Derby aboard... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347908/danny-shum-dominates-happy-valley-four-timer-hugh-bowman-continues-derby-winning-ways?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347908/danny-shum-dominates-happy-valley-four-timer-hugh-bowman-continues-derby-winning-ways?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:48:34 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney A new Hong Kong record for consecutive wins, back-to-back Speed Series and The Everest (1,200m) victories, another Triple Crown victor and a fifth straight Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m) success. In a sport as unpredictable as horse racing it can be dangerous looking too far into the future, but that is what could easily lie ahead in 2026 for the city’s two champion gallopers, Ka Ying Rising and Romantic Warrior. The world’s best sprinter and highest-earning racehorse of all time kicked off... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3341265/history-beckons-hong-kong-champions-ka-ying-rising-and-romantic-warrior-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3341265/history-beckons-hong-kong-champions-ka-ying-rising-and-romantic-warrior-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:29:09 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Champion galloper Romantic Warrior will stay in Hong Kong for an epic Triple Crown showdown with Voyage Bubble instead of chasing redemption in February’s Group One Saudi Cup (1,800m). Trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing confirmed to the Jockey Club that the world’s highest-earning racehorse won’t return to the Middle East in 2026, with Hong Kong’s Group One treble of the Stewards’ Cup (1,600m), Gold Cup (2,000m) and Champions & Chater Cup (2,400m) on his agenda. It was somewhat of a surprise move... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3337163/romantic-warrior-set-skip-saudi-cup-and-target-hong-kongs-triple-crown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3337163/romantic-warrior-set-skip-saudi-cup-and-target-hong-kongs-triple-crown?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:26:16 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Danny Shum Chap-shing is bullish Romantic Warrior will once again showcase his champion qualities when he makes his long-awaited return from injury in Sunday’s Group Two BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2,000m) at Sha Tin. The world’s highest-earning racehorse with a staggering HK$214.7 million in prize money, Romantic Warrior will race for the first time since his close second to Soul Rush in the Group One Dubai Turf (1,800m) at Meydan in March. The 10-time Group One hero had a screw inserted into an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3333531/danny-shum-expects-romantic-warrior-return-bang-jockey-club-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3333531/danny-shum-expects-romantic-warrior-return-bang-jockey-club-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:42:23 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Zac Purton continued his winning ways with a treble on Sunday as Hugh Bowman, Danny Shum Chap-shing and Douglas Whyte fired in doubles at Happy Valley’s only day meeting of the season. Purton extended his lead in the jockeys’ championship to 17 wins over nearest rival Luke Ferraris when he booted home Ragnarr, Hakka Radiance and Harmony N Blessed at the city circuit. The eight-time champion Hong Kong rider produced his best ride in the opener, the Class Five Dongguan Handicap (1,200m), when he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3331236/zac-purton-fires-valley-treble-hugh-bowman-danny-shum-and-douglas-whyte-bag-doubles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3331236/zac-purton-fires-valley-treble-hugh-bowman-danny-shum-and-douglas-whyte-bag-doubles?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:12:46 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Zac Purton has been booked to ride Voyage Bubble as the champion jockey and five-time Group One winner prepare for another stoush with Romantic Warrior in the Group Two Jockey Club Cup (2,000m) on November 23. Purton will ride Ricky Yiu Poon-fai’s stable star for the first time since last year’s Group One Yasuda Kinen (1,600m) in Japan after connections opted to step Voyage Bubble up in trip rather than stay at 1,600m in the Group Two Jockey Club Mile. That move made the prized ride available,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3330996/zac-purton-ride-voyage-bubble-latest-clash-romantic-warrior-jockey-club-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3330996/zac-purton-ride-voyage-bubble-latest-clash-romantic-warrior-jockey-club-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 03:13:40 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding It has been a season of near misses for Richard Kingscote so far, but the British jockey hopes that reuniting with a familiar face can finally get him over the line and in the winners’ enclosure at Sha Tin on Thursday. A four-time winner in a short stint in Hong Kong last season, Kingscote has not enjoyed the rub of the green this campaign, going winless in 72 rides. It has not been for a lack of trying, however, with the 39-year-old placing in the top three on 11 occasions and finishing fourth... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3330758/richard-kingscote-looking-get-board-familiar-face-sha-tin-dirt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3330758/richard-kingscote-looking-get-board-familiar-face-sha-tin-dirt?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:33:02 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars Zac Purton reached another Hong Kong first on his way to a three-timer and Mark Newnham gained even more momentum with his first treble of the year at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. After surpassing Douglas Whyte’s all-time Hong Kong win record last season, Purton became the first jockey to reach 1,900 victories in the city when he saluted aboard the Danny Shum Chap-shing-trained Talents Supremo in the Class Five Success Handicap (1,200m). “It’s a really good number to get to. Obviously I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3329983/zac-purton-sails-past-1900-hong-kong-wins-while-mark-newnham-clicks-another-gear?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3329983/zac-purton-sails-past-1900-hong-kong-wins-while-mark-newnham-clicks-another-gear?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:12:18 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Buoyed by Encountered’s slashing run on his stable debut, Brett Crawford is optimistic the Group Three winner can deliver him his first Class Two success in Hong Kong in Wednesday night’s Lei Yue Mun Handicap (1,800m) at Happy Valley. Transferred after three seasons with Manfred Man Ka-leung and last term with David Hall, Encountered went close to a breakthrough victory after storming home to fall only three-quarters of a length short of Lo Rider in second last month. The former British... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328901/brett-crawford-has-high-hopes-class-two-happy-valley-victory-encountered?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328901/brett-crawford-has-high-hopes-class-two-happy-valley-victory-encountered?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:16:10 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Tony Cruz capped off a superb week for his stable with a fantastic Sha Tin double on Sunday to keep pace in the trainers’ premiership. The legendary trainer ran riot at Happy Valley on Wednesday by securing a treble and was in no mood to slow down at Sha Tin, with He Was You winning the opening Class Five Chai Wan Kok Handicap (1,200m). It was an all-the-way success for the Angus Chung Yik-lai-ridden five-year-old, who got off the mark at the ninth attempt by a cosy two lengths. Things got even... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328708/very-happy-tony-cruz-continues-strong-patch-sha-tin-double-hungry-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328708/very-happy-tony-cruz-continues-strong-patch-sha-tin-double-hungry-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Oct 2025 11:29:31 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding David Eustace is hoping the likes of Sports Legend and Amazing Award can kick-start his season as he looks to break his duck at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening. The 34-year-old is the only trainer without a win to his name this campaign, with the only other maiden for the season, Pierre Ng Pang-chi, getting off the mark at Sha Tin on Saturday. The slow start was something that Eustace was expecting, however, and after securing a strong haul of 36 winners in his first season in Hong Kong, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3327988/david-eustace-ready-shrug-slow-start-strong-wednesday-squad-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3327988/david-eustace-ready-shrug-slow-start-strong-wednesday-squad-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Oct 2025 07:06:54 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Hugh Bowman produced a pair of outstanding rides to bag his first Sha Tin victories of the new season on Sunday, making light work of wide draws aboard Hakka Radiance and Solid Win. The top Australian jockey got off to a perfect start in Sunday’s opener, helping Danny Shum Chap-shing’s Hakka Radiance break through for a maiden local win at start 25 in the Class Five Kowloon Tsai Handicap (1,800m). Set a task from barrier eight in the field of 10, Bowman sent the British import forward to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3326304/hugh-bowman-makes-light-work-wide-barriers-bag-sha-tin-double?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3326304/hugh-bowman-makes-light-work-wide-barriers-bag-sha-tin-double?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:17:59 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Caspar Fownes continued his brilliant start to the season, taking over at the top of the trainers’ premiership with a brilliant Happy Valley four-timer spearheaded by Lo Rider’s win in the feature Class Two Shek O Handicap (1,650m) on Wednesday night. Fourth in last season’s Hong Kong Derby (2,000m), Lo Rider had no problem with a drop with the extended Valley mile on his return to action, always sitting handy under Harry Bentley in the run. Peeled into the centre of the track on the turn, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3325913/caspar-fownes-explodes-trainers-premiership-lead-superb-happy-valley-four-timer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3325913/caspar-fownes-explodes-trainers-premiership-lead-superb-happy-valley-four-timer?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:39:28 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars Jamie Richards continued his barnstorming start to the season thanks to the victory of Jubilant Winner at Sha Tin on Sunday. Richards moved to five winners from the first three meetings when Jubilant Winner proved far too strong in the first section of the Class Four Lok Wah Handicap (1,200m), rattling home from midfield to win by two and a half lengths. “I don’t really know what it is, but we’ve had some very good rides and the horses have paraded well and looked well. And when they look well... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3325497/jamie-richards-continues-hot-start-season-while-metro-power-lights-sha-tin-straight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3325497/jamie-richards-continues-hot-start-season-while-metro-power-lights-sha-tin-straight?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 11:40:17 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars The dust is settling on a big opening week of the 2025-26 Hong Kong racing season and it seemed like as good a time as any to run through a few things to look out for this term. The return of the Warrior It’s now been over five months since Romantic Warrior raced and the clock is ticking if trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing wants to get the world’s highest-earning racehorse ready for a tilt at a fourth straight Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m) victory in December. Last seen running a brave second in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3325176/five-things-watch-during-2025-26-hong-kong-racing-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3325176/five-things-watch-during-2025-26-hong-kong-racing-season?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:07:37 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Hugh Bowman and Douglas Whyte made flying starts to the new Happy Valley season with doubles and Jamie Richards added to his opening-day haul with another brace on Wednesday night. Bowman and Whyte teamed up to win the city circuit’s first race of the term, the Class Five Admiralty Handicap (1,200m), with Dan Attack and the former made it a race-to-race double when he lifted Caspar Fownes’ Super Sicario to victory in the Class Five Kowloon Tong Handicap (1,650m). Whyte joined the top Australian... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3325094/hugh-bowman-douglas-whyte-and-jamie-richards-fire-doubles-happy-valley-opener?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3325094/hugh-bowman-douglas-whyte-and-jamie-richards-fire-doubles-happy-valley-opener?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:30:32 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars Buoyed by an unexpected kick-start to his season at Sha Tin on Sunday, Harry Bentley heads to Happy Valley on Wednesday night looking to keep the ball rolling with a galloper chasing a hat-trick of victories. After receiving a last-minute call-up to ride Markwin in Sunday’s Class Two Tai Mo Shan Handicap (1,400m) when Derek Leung Ka-chun failed to make weight, Bentley speared the Cody Mo Wai-kit-trained five-year-old to an impressive victory. While the fact he was in the saddle was a surprise... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3324820/buoyed-markwin-bonus-harry-bentley-heads-happy-valley-head-steam?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3324820/buoyed-markwin-bonus-harry-bentley-heads-happy-valley-head-steam?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 03:10:29 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Hugh Bowman won leading rider honours at the Shergar Cup for the second time at Ascot on Saturday with a winner and two placings. The 45-year-old went over to the Shergar Cup – a team-based event for riders from around the globe – alongside Karis Teetan to represent the Rest of the World team with US jockey Katie Davis. Bowman made his Shergar Cup debut in 2007, winning his first Silver Saddle, and 18 years later he made the best possible start when riding the Richard Fahey-trained Vintage... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3321449/hk-racing-season-update-bowman-wins-another-silver-saddle-exciting-imports-announced?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3321449/hk-racing-season-update-bowman-wins-another-silver-saddle-exciting-imports-announced?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:40:17 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Lyle Hewitson, Jerry Chau Chun-lok and Karis Teetan were taken to hospital after a horror fall during the Class Three St George’s Challenge Cup (1,000m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Hewitson was speared into the turf when $3 favourite Seasons Wit came down around 75m from the line after fracturing his left fore fetlock, with the South African jockey suffering a fractured wrist and a suspected fractured ankle. Seasons Wit fell in front of Eternal Fortune under Chau and Teetan’s mount,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3315833/trio-jockeys-taken-hospital-following-horror-incident-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3315833/trio-jockeys-taken-hospital-following-horror-incident-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:03:05 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars Harry Bentley heads to Happy Valley on Wednesday night in strong form and in the midst of one of his best months of the season after snaring Sunday night’s Sha Tin finale aboard Flying Fortress. Flying Fortress’ victory in a hot Class Three Amethyst Handicap (1,400m) was Bentley’s fourth for June and left him on the verge of breaking into the top 10 in the jockeys’ premiership with 29 successes for the season. “It was a great result. He’s been running well, obviously having won a couple of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3315432/form-harry-bentley-keen-carry-momentum-happy-valley-after-flying-sha-tin-finish?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3315432/form-harry-bentley-keen-carry-momentum-happy-valley-after-flying-sha-tin-finish?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Jun 2025 03:09:20 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars The world’s highest-earning racehorse, Romantic Warrior, had a screw inserted into his injured left front leg on Wednesday, with the Jockey Club confirming the surgery was a success. Found to have a left fore fetlock injury in the lead-up to an intended welcome home ceremony last Sunday, the 10-time Group One winner is now back in his box at trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing’s stables. “Management options were discussed by the club’s expert veterinarians and Romantic Warrior’s owner [Peter Lau... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3312267/hong-kong-superstar-romantic-warrior-has-screw-inserted-injured-leg?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3312267/hong-kong-superstar-romantic-warrior-has-screw-inserted-injured-leg?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 May 2025 06:38:05 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Romantic Warrior’s special welcome home ceremony at Sha Tin on Sunday has been cancelled after scans revealed a minor issue with one of the champion galloper’s joints. On the eve of the “Welcome Home, Our Global Champion – Romantic Warrior” event, the Jockey Club said in a statement that the 10-time Group One winner would not be paraded in front of his legion of fans. “The club’s Veterinary Regulation, Welfare and Biosecurity Policy Department have provided advice on Romantic Warrior that the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3311661/minor-joint-issue-forces-jockey-club-cancel-romantic-warriors-welcome-home-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3311661/minor-joint-issue-forces-jockey-club-cancel-romantic-warriors-welcome-home-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 May 2025 08:33:03 +0000 It feels like he’s done it all, but Hong Kong hero Romantic Warrior is primed and ready to make more history at Meydan on Saturday night. A red-hot favourite to become the city’s first winner of the Group One Dubai Turf (1,800m), Romantic Warrior can secure a Hong Kong record 11th elite-level success in the US$5 million (HK$39 million) contest, breaking his deadlock with the great Golden Sixty. Victory for Hong Kong’s most decorated galloper would see him snare a fourth Group One triumph abroad... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3305239/record-breaking-romantic-warrior-primed-and-ready-make-more-history-meydan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3305239/record-breaking-romantic-warrior-primed-and-ready-make-more-history-meydan?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:30:44 +0000 Romantic Warrior’s 2024-25 season is likely to end after his run in the Group One Dubai Turf (1,800m) on April 5, Danny Shum Chap-shing confirmed at Sha Tin on Sunday. While a change in quarantine protocols between Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia means Romantic Warrior could chase a fourth straight win in the Group One QE II Cup (2,000m) on April 27, and a defence of his Group One Yasuda Kinen (1,600m) crown in Japan in June has long been considered by connections, Shum told the Post he and owner... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3301687/romantic-warriors-season-likely-end-after-dubai-turf-confirms-danny-shum?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3301687/romantic-warriors-season-likely-end-after-dubai-turf-confirms-danny-shum?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:14:00 +0000 Romantic Warrior has pulled up well after falling narrowly short of conquering the world’s richest race when a close second to Forever Young in the US$20 million Saudi Cup (1,800m) in the early hours of Sunday morning Hong Kong time. After sweeping to the lead on the turn, Romantic Warrior appeared set to claim an 11th Group One on his dirt debut, but Japanese dirt star Forever Young rallied to get the better of Danny Shum Chap-shing’s superstar in an epic finish. “I think he’s well, we have no... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3299778/romantic-warrior-narrowly-beaten-epic-saudi-cup-finish?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3299778/romantic-warrior-narrowly-beaten-epic-saudi-cup-finish?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:11:19 +0000 James McDonald and Danny Shum Chap-shing are optimistic Romantic Warrior will handle his first test on dirt as Hong Kong’s champion galloper bids for another slice of history in the world’s richest race, the US$20 million Saudi Cup (1,800m). Run at 1.40am Hong Kong time on Sunday morning, the Group One feature represents a new challenge for Romantic Warrior as he heads into unknown territory racing on a dirt track for the first time. Many greats of the turf have failed on dirt surfaces, but... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3299535/romantic-warrior-camp-confident-ahead-audacious-dirt-test-saudi-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3299535/romantic-warrior-camp-confident-ahead-audacious-dirt-test-saudi-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:34:35 +0000 A later arrival to Saudi Arabia than first planned won’t hinder Danny Shum Chap-shing’s plans for Romantic Warrior as the Hong Kong superstar prepares for his assault on the world’s richest race. Shum had booked Romantic Warrior on a flight from Dubai on Friday, but the 10-time Group One winner will now make the short trip to Riyadh on Monday ahead of his next target, the US$20 million Group One Saudi Cup (1,800m) on February 22. “He’ll travel on the 10th, it was the only flight I could choose,”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3297576/slight-change-romantic-warriors-travel-plans-no-concern-ahead-saudi-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3297576/slight-change-romantic-warriors-travel-plans-no-concern-ahead-saudi-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Feb 2025 05:36:05 +0000 Saudi Arabia will be the next stop on the indomitable Romantic Warrior’s world tour, although a potential Lunar New Year-generated delay has trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing somewhat puzzled. After blitzing a quality Group One Jebel Hatta (1,800m) field in Dubai on Friday night to further cement his status as an all-time great, Romantic Warrior has been booked to fly to Saudi Arabia on February 7 ahead of the US$20 million Group One Saudi Cup (1,800m) on February 22. “I’ve booked a flight on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3296244/nothing-can-stop-romantic-warrior-except-maybe-lunar-new-year-delay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3296244/nothing-can-stop-romantic-warrior-except-maybe-lunar-new-year-delay?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Jan 2025 01:46:09 +0000 Romantic Warrior’s audacious Middle Eastern mission is off to the perfect start, with the remarkable galloper adding a 10th Group One to his glittering CV with victory in Friday night’s Jebel Hatta (1,800m) in Dubai. Already the highest-earning racehorse of all time, Romantic Warrior lowered the Meydan 1,800m track record on his way to landing Hong Kong its first victory in the HK$3.92 million Jebel Hatta. “He’s one of the best in the world, there’s no doubt,” said jubilant trainer Danny Shum... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3296237/romantic-warrior-takes-dubai-storm-electric-jebel-hatta-victory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3296237/romantic-warrior-takes-dubai-storm-electric-jebel-hatta-victory?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:49:14 +0000 Danny Shum Chap-shing shot to the top of the trainers’ championship at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with his Group Three January Cup (1,800m) triumph with Helene Feeling highlighting a dominant four-timer. The veteran handler had a night to remember just a day after copping a HK$300,000 (US$38,562) fine after he was charged with making “privileged information available to persons not entitled to receive such information, in respect to three horses he was training”. Wins by Judy’s Great,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3293968/danny-shum-soars-championship-lead-january-cup-highlighting-happy-valley-four-timer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3293968/danny-shum-soars-championship-lead-january-cup-highlighting-happy-valley-four-timer?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:27:35 +0000 Trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing has been fined HK$300,000 after pleading guilty to providing inside information about three horses in his yard. Shum was charged with breaching Rule 155 (17), which states no person shall “give, disclose or otherwise make available any inside information in relation to a horse.” In a statement released on Tuesday afternoon, Jockey Club chief steward Marc van Gestel confirmed Shum made “privileged information available to persons not entitled to receive such... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3293751/danny-shum-fined-hk300000-after-pleading-guilty-inside-information-charge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3293751/danny-shum-fined-hk300000-after-pleading-guilty-inside-information-charge?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:13:31 +0000 He had to endure yet another runner-up finish in the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC), but James McDonald still ensured he will enter a huge weekend in top form thanks to a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. McDonald snared three of the last five races on the card to warm up beautifully for Group One rides aboard Romantic Warrior, Voyage Bubble, Howdeepisyourlove and Ensued at Sunday’s Hong Kong International Races (HKIR). He opened his account aboard Prince Alex in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3289404/james-mcdonald-lands-happy-valley-treble-has-settle-international-jockeys-championship-second?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3289404/james-mcdonald-lands-happy-valley-treble-has-settle-international-jockeys-championship-second?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:02:50 +0000 Romantic Warrior will dodge January’s Group One Al Maktoum Challenge (1,900m) and begin his hunt for Middle Eastern mega-riches on the turf, trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing confirmed to the Post on Friday morning. Shum met with owner Peter Lau Pak-fai and jockey James McDonald on Thursday, with the trio nailing down the most concrete plan yet for Romantic Warrior’s daring overseas mission. While Romantic Warrior is entered for January 24’s Al Maktoum Challenge and connections seriously considered... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3288598/danny-shum-reveals-change-plans-dubai-bound-romantic-warrior?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3288598/danny-shum-reveals-change-plans-dubai-bound-romantic-warrior?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Nov 2024 02:56:22 +0000 Romantic Warrior could begin his audacious dirt campaign in January after connections entered the superstar for the Group One Al Maktoum Challenge (1,900m) in Dubai. After blowing his rivals away on seasonal reappearance at Sha Tin earlier this month, Romantic Warrior will chase a third straight Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m) on December 8 before possibly heading to the Middle East for the Al Maktoum Challenge, which takes place at Meydan racecourse on January 24. With owner Peter Lau Pak-fai... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3288196/romantic-warrior-entered-al-maktoum-challenge-saudi-cup-sight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3288196/romantic-warrior-entered-al-maktoum-challenge-saudi-cup-sight?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:09:42 +0000 Romantic Warrior’s bid for an unprecedented third straight Hong Kong Cup is on track after the champion galloper returned in a blaze of glory to win Sunday’s Group Two BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2,000m). Starting a raging $1.10 favourite on his first start in five months, Danny Shum Chap-shing’s superstar comfortably dispatched his rivals to waltz in by four-and-a-quarter lengths under star jockey James McDonald. After cruising to the lead at the top of the straight, McDonald had time to give the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3286940/romantic-warrior-has-hong-kong-cup-mercy-after-sparkling-return-jockey-club-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3286940/romantic-warrior-has-hong-kong-cup-mercy-after-sparkling-return-jockey-club-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Nov 2024 11:38:39 +0000 Danny Shum Chap-shing hopes Sunday’s BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2,000m) will be the perfect springboard for what shapes as another monumental campaign for his superstar Romantic Warrior. Romantic Warrior collected five Group One wins in three different countries during his unprecedented 2023-24 season and bids to make a perfect return in this weekend’s HK$5.35 million contest. The son of Acclamation is set to jump from the inside gate under Kiwi ace James McDonald – who begins his short-term... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3286650/romantic-warrior-all-set-jockey-club-cup-superstar-kick-starts-mammoth-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3286650/romantic-warrior-all-set-jockey-club-cup-superstar-kick-starts-mammoth-season?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:07:10 +0000 Danny Shum Chap-shing lauded Victor The Winner’s fighting spirit while Mugen struggled to handle the Nakayama track as both Hong Kong sprinters were beaten in Sunday’s Group One Sprinters Stakes (1,200m) in Japan. In a race run in close to track-record time courtesy of tearaway leader Puro Magic, Victor The Winner wasn’t beaten far when a brave sixth but Mugen could only manage 13th behind local winner, Lugal. Superstar jockey Joao Moreira crossed Victor The Winner from gate 14 to settle fourth... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3280422/danny-shum-praises-brave-victor-winner-hong-kong-duo-fall-short-sprinters-stakes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3280422/danny-shum-praises-brave-victor-winner-hong-kong-duo-fall-short-sprinters-stakes?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Sep 2024 08:17:51 +0000 Romantic Warrior and California Spangle kicked off their campaigns in style as a throng of current and rising Hong Kong stars stepped out at Tuesday’s Sha Tin trials. The city’s reigning horse of the year Romantic Warrior cruised to the line under little pressure from Hugh Bowman to finish a close second to former Macau galloper, Wonderstar, in the opening heat down the 1,000m straight. Last season’s champion sprinter, California Spangle, also impressed leading all the way under Brenton Avdulla... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3278826/romantic-warrior-california-spangle-make-stylish-returns-sha-tin-trials?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3278826/romantic-warrior-california-spangle-make-stylish-returns-sha-tin-trials?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:48:39 +0000 Romantic Warrior could embark on the most audacious of dirt campaigns in the new year, with connections considering chasing the mega riches on offer in the Group One Saudi Cup (1,800m) and Group One Dubai World Cup (2,000m). Trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing confirmed Romantic Warrior has received invites to the world’s richest race, the US$20 million Saudi Cup, in February and April’s US$12 million Dubai World Cup, both on dirt. Romantic Warrior could get his first taste of the dirt under race... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3278592/romantic-warrior-could-tackle-saudi-cup-dubai-world-cup-audacious-dirt-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3278592/romantic-warrior-could-tackle-saudi-cup-dubai-world-cup-audacious-dirt-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Sep 2024 07:50:28 +0000 Trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing is hopeful one more gallop will have Victor The Winner “spot on” for the Group One Sprinters Stakes (1,200m) in Japan after the six-year-old stretched out nicely in a Sha Tin trial on Thursday morning. Prominent throughout the 1,200m all-weather hit-out, Victor The Winner was asked for something late by jockey Derek Leung Ka-chun and crossed the line in front. “He needed that trial,” Shum said of last season’s Group One Centenary Sprint Cup (1,200m) winner. “He’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3278175/victor-winner-one-gallop-away-being-spot-after-sha-tin-trial-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3278175/victor-winner-one-gallop-away-being-spot-after-sha-tin-trial-success?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:06:26 +0000 Living up to his reputation as a fast starter, Danny Shum Chap-shing bagged his second double from as many meetings and announced four-year-old series plans for his two winners at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The veteran handler repeated last Sunday’s brace with Harmony N Home and Gorgeous Win at Sha Tin’s season opener when Packing Power maintained his unbeaten record and Helene Warrior resumed in style at the city circuit. Three months after an emphatic Valley triumph on debut, Packing... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3278151/danny-shum-outlines-four-year-old-series-plans-happy-valley-duo-after-continuing-fast-start-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3278151/danny-shum-outlines-four-year-old-series-plans-happy-valley-duo-after-continuing-fast-start-season?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:16:04 +0000 Happy Valley was a happy hunting ground for Danny Shum Chap-shing last season and the veteran trainer hopes to replicate that success when racing returns to the city circuit on Wednesday night. Last term’s leading handler at Happy Valley with 33 wins, Shum has a solid team of seven runners at the course’s season opener with impressive debut winner Packing Power the headline act. “A few of my horses have got good chances,” Shum said. “They just need a bit of luck.” Packing Power resumes in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3277725/danny-shum-starts-happy-valley-title-defence-solid-team-headlined-packing-power?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3277725/danny-shum-starts-happy-valley-title-defence-solid-team-headlined-packing-power?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:14:59 +0000 Hong Kong could have two runners in next month’s Group One Sprinters Stakes (1,200m) at Nakayama racecourse, with Victor The Winner on track to make his second trip to Japan for the year. Victor The Winner will race first up in the Sprinters Stakes on September 29 rather than defending his Class One HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup (1,200m) crown on the opening day of the Hong Kong season, with trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing hopeful his six-year-old can avenge his third place in March’s Group One... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3275042/hk-racing-season-update-victor-winner-confirmed-sprinters-stakes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3275042/hk-racing-season-update-victor-winner-confirmed-sprinters-stakes?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:31:14 +0000 Romantic Warrior’s audacious globetrotting quests may have come to an end after Danny Shum Chap-shing said he’s leaning towards keeping his star on home soil for the duration of next season. The son of Acclamation capped his groundbreaking campaign with his fifth consecutive Group One win in the famed Yasuda Kinen (1,600m) at Tokyo racecourse last month. In doing so, he became the first horse to reign supreme in the Yasuda Kinen and Group One Cox Plate (2,040m), which he collected in the most... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3268832/danny-shum-would-prefer-stay-hong-kong-romantic-warrior-next-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3268832/danny-shum-would-prefer-stay-hong-kong-romantic-warrior-next-season?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jul 2024 06:48:12 +0000 A bullish Danny Shum Chap-shing has pinpointed Moments In Time as the pick of his three-pronged attack on Wednesday night’s Class Two feature at Happy Valley. Shum returns to the city circuit on the back of a brace last week with a strong chance of landing The EWO Challenge Trophy (1,650m) with Moments In Time, Chill Chibi and Helene Feeling representing the stable. The 64-year-old saddles three of the 10-runner field and rates two-time course winner Moments In Time his best chance, with the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3265996/time-danny-shums-moments-capture-happy-valley-class-two-hes-very-good-form?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3265996/time-danny-shums-moments-capture-happy-valley-class-two-hes-very-good-form?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Jun 2024 03:33:27 +0000 Fresh from a stunning victory with Romantic Warrior in Japan, Danny Shum Chap-shing continued his superb Happy Valley season with a double at the city circuit on Wednesday night. Still basking in the glory of champion galloper Romantic Warrior’s Group One Yasuda Kinen (1,600m) win at Tokyo, Shum surged to the lead in the Happy Valley trainers’ standings this term after Packing Power and Helene Warrior cruised to impressive wins. The 63-year-old handler boosted his tally to 30 winners at the city... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3265533/danny-shum-extends-outstanding-season-happy-valley-emphatic-double?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3265533/danny-shum-extends-outstanding-season-happy-valley-emphatic-double?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:10:11 +0000 When Romantic Warrior is named Horse of the Year next month, his connections might not only be celebrating the best campaign Hong Kong has seen in 2023-24 but also the best season ever assembled by a galloper trained in the city. He’s not the first Hong Kong-trained horse to win twice overseas in the same campaign, but when it comes to degree of difficulty, Romantic Warrior has pulled off something never before seen from a horse trained out of Sha Tin. While not a double attempted all that... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3265220/romantic-warriors-yasuda-kinen-win-surely-caps-best-season-ever-hong-kong-horse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3265220/romantic-warriors-yasuda-kinen-win-surely-caps-best-season-ever-hong-kong-horse?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:39:28 +0000 Romantic Warrior continued his unprecedented season with a performance for the ages in Sunday’s Group One Yasuda Kinen (1,600m) at Tokyo racecourse. Sent off favourite to successfully complete his audacious Japanese mission, Romantic Warrior galloped relentlessly through the rain-affected turf to prevail by half a length under superstar jockey James McDonald. McDonald is rarely lost for words, but even the Kiwi ace struggled to find the superlatives required to describe the Danny Shum... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3265070/romantic-warrior-reigns-supreme-japan-magnificent-yasuda-kinen-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3265070/romantic-warrior-reigns-supreme-japan-magnificent-yasuda-kinen-win?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Jun 2024 09:23:49 +0000