https://www.scmp.com/rss/523236/feed Dennis Yip Chor-hong is a Hong Kong horse trainer. A former jockey who rode 59 winners between 1984 and 1993, he transitioned to training in 2002/03. He was the Hong Kong Champion Trainer in the 2012/13 season and has since amassed over 800 career wins. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Dennis Yip Chor-hong has opted to spell Fast Network rather than set him for the Group Three Sha Tin Vase (1,200m), with connections weighing up a tilt at the Group One Sprinters Stakes (1,200m) in Japan later this year. After a brilliant campaign highlighted by a Group Three National Day Cup (1,000m) victory and two Group One placings, Fast Network will be given a break before potentially making his overseas debut in September’s Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama racecourse. “I think he needs a rest... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3353086/japan-likely-option-fast-network-cap-ferrat-confirmed-champions-chater-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3353086/japan-likely-option-fast-network-cap-ferrat-confirmed-champions-chater-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 03:16:28 +0000 Olivia O'Sullivan Olivia O'Sullivan Zac Purton moved to within 10 wins of a record 2,000 victories in Hong Kong thanks to a double aboard Invictus Dragon and Smart Avenue at Sha Tin on Saturday. Purton currently sits on 1,990 wins in the city after breaking Douglas Whyte’s all-time record of 1,813 victories last season. The eight-time Hong Kong champion jockey celebrated a century of wins for the 10th consecutive campaign, and 11th total time, less than three weeks ago. Invictus Dragon secured the first leg of the double when... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3353001/zac-purton-moves-within-10-wins-2000-hong-kong-thanks-sha-tin-double?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3353001/zac-purton-moves-within-10-wins-2000-hong-kong-thanks-sha-tin-double?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 May 2026 11:21:02 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Zac Purton is gearing up for a big Easter weekend, with Group One rides in Australia being a brilliant prelude to partnering the world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising in the Group Two Sprint Cup (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Monday. Purton and Ka Ying Rising eclipsed Silent Witness’ Hong Kong record of 17 consecutive victories by winning the Group One Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1,400m) in February and are now looking to extend that sequence to 19 when he takes on a familiar field. Now recognised as the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3348776/zac-purton-gears-australian-group-ones-ahead-ka-ying-rising-easter-monday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3348776/zac-purton-gears-australian-group-ones-ahead-ka-ying-rising-easter-monday?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:12:27 +0000 Olivia O'Sullivan Olivia O'Sullivan Apprentice jockey Nichola Yuen Hang-yiu wrote a new page in the history books by soaring to her first Hong Kong victory on just her second ride at Sha Tin’s all-weather meeting on Wednesday night. The 25-year-old handled her first race meeting in Hong Kong like an ultimate professional, guiding Pi Legend to a maiden local victory with a beautifully-rated ride in section two of the Class Four Ma Tau Wai Handicap (1,200m) for trainer Dennis Yip Chor-hong. “I’m very excited. I can’t believe that at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3348714/nichola-yuen-lights-sha-tin-debut-victory-her-second-ever-ride-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3348714/nichola-yuen-lights-sha-tin-debut-victory-her-second-ever-ride-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:21:48 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Nichola Yuen Hang-yiu is looking to hit the ground running as she makes her long-awaited Hong Kong debut at Sha Tin on Wednesday with a book of five rides, including a trio for her boss Ricky Yiu Poon-fai. The 25-year-old has spent the last five years honing her craft overseas, riding 61 winners in Australia, 10 in New Zealand and a further seven in South Africa, but all of that has just been a prelude to her rides in Hong Kong. There will undoubtedly be some nerves as she has her first races... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3348530/apprentice-nichola-yuen-really-excited-hong-kong-debut-she-gears-five-rides?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3348530/apprentice-nichola-yuen-really-excited-hong-kong-debut-she-gears-five-rides?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:09:46 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Fast Network made a mockery of his rivals to win the Class One Essex Handicap (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, but his participation in the Group One Al Quoz Sprint (1,200m) remains up in the air. The Dennis Yip Chor-hong-trained five-year-old was well found in the market at $2.05 and delivered a clinical performance under Zac Purton, though his backers had a few anxious moments along the way. Parked against the fence in midfield for much of the journey, Fast Network tanked into the race and as... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3345893/fast-network-stamps-class-sha-tin-james-orman-and-david-hall-celebrate-doubles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3345893/fast-network-stamps-class-sha-tin-james-orman-and-david-hall-celebrate-doubles?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:54:27 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Dennis Yip Chor-hong’s Dubai plans for Fast Network remain up in the air, with the classy sprinter set for Sunday’s Class One Essex Handicap (1,200m) at Sha Tin before a decision is finalised next week. Dubai Racing Club officials invited connections of Fast Network to run him in the Group One Al Quoz Sprint (1,200m) on March 28, but there is uncertainty surrounding the current conflict in Iran and the Middle East. Hong Kong-based jockey Karis Teetan and trainer Chris So Wai-yin were stranded in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3345528/fast-network-primed-class-one-dubai-plans-remain-air-amid-middle-east-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3345528/fast-network-primed-class-one-dubai-plans-remain-air-amid-middle-east-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:05:13 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Andrea Atzeni is focusing on quality over quantity when he rides four strong chances at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening, including Awesome Fluke in the feature Class Two Magazine Gap Handicap (1,800m). Ricky Yiu Poon-fai’s galloper is a staying specialist at Happy Valley, winning a pair of 2,000m races at the venue in May and June 2024, before adding to his tally with an 1,800m success on his second start this season. He showed he was not short of speed, however, when smashing the track record... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3344444/quality-over-quantity-andrea-atzeni-he-looks-forward-strong-happy-valley-rides?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3344444/quality-over-quantity-andrea-atzeni-he-looks-forward-strong-happy-valley-rides?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:01:26 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney A strong performance against Ka Ying Rising in Sunday’s Group One Centenary Sprint Cup (1,200m) is all Dennis Yip Chor-hong needs to see from Fast Network to confirm a trip to Dubai for the Group One Al Quoz Sprint (1,200m). Third behind Ka Ying Rising in last month’s Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m), Fast Network is on track for his first overseas mission after another clash with the world’s best sprinter at Sha Tin. The five-year-old warmed up for the Centenary Sprint Cup with a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3340385/james-mcdonald-booked-ride-fast-network-al-quoz-sprint-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3340385/james-mcdonald-booked-ride-fast-network-al-quoz-sprint-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:36:13 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney James McDonald has been booked to ride Beauty Bolt in next month’s Classic Mile as the world’s best jockey prepares for another shot at history with champion galloper Romantic Warrior. Beauty Bolt’s owners, the Kwok family, swooped on McDonald after eight-time Hong Kong champion Zac Purton opted to ride Sagacious Life in the first leg of the four-year-old series. One of seven rides under consideration by Purton, the Tony Cruz-trained Beauty Bolt has finished in the first four in all seven local... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3339949/superstar-jockey-james-mcdonald-excited-pick-classic-mile-ride-beauty-bolt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3339949/superstar-jockey-james-mcdonald-excited-pick-classic-mile-ride-beauty-bolt?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:06:54 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney It took 31 years for Hong Kong’s Triple Crown to be won again, but it might only be 12 months until history repeats if Voyage Bubble continues his winning ways. Trainer Ricky Yiu Poon-fai said it was a case of “dreams come true” when his stable star famously completed the rare treble of the Group One Stewards’ Cup (1,600m), Group One Gold Cup (2,000m) and Group One Champions & Chater Cup (2,400m) earlier this year. And after his defiant success in last Sunday’s Group One Hong Kong Mile, snaring... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3336922/more-history-awaits-voyage-bubble-triple-crown-repeat-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3336922/more-history-awaits-voyage-bubble-triple-crown-repeat-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:06:48 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Hugh Bowman showed he is in top form ahead of Wednesday’s Longines International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) by slamming home a brilliant double at Sha Tin on Sunday. The top rider picked Luke Ferraris’ pocket to snag the final slot at the coveted competition and he tuned up in the best possible way with a pair of typically cool rides. It was a well-needed change of fortune for Bowman, who had to endure three seconds at the Valley on Wednesday night but was in no mood for that to happen again... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3335513/hugh-bowman-doubles-ahead-international-jockeys-championship-danny-shum-and-john-size-also-snare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3335513/hugh-bowman-doubles-ahead-international-jockeys-championship-danny-shum-and-john-size-also-snare?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:24:17 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Twelve sprinters face the daunting task of taking on world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising when he chases a 16th consecutive victory in the Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m). Fresh from another dominant success in last Sunday’s Group Two Jockey Club Sprint (1,200m), the David Hayes-trained superstar will bid to join Mr Stunning, Lord Kanaloa, Silent Witness and Falvelon as back-to-back winners of the HK$28 million feature. Ka Ying Rising bagged his first Group One success in the race last year,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3334249/superstar-ka-ying-rising-faces-12-rivals-bid-back-back-hong-kong-sprint-wins?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3334249/superstar-ka-ying-rising-faces-12-rivals-bid-back-back-hong-kong-sprint-wins?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:41:32 +0000 Jay Rooney,Owen Goulding Jay Rooney,Owen Goulding David Eustace will look at testing Light Years Charm in Group company again after the progressive galloper dug deep to claim a fighting win in Sunday’s Class Two Santa Monica Handicap (1,400m) at Sha Tin. Dropping in grade after an unlucky seventh behind My Wish in the Group Three Celebration Cup (1,400m), Light Years Charm relished a frenetic speed set by Beauty Crescent and Drombeg Banner to record his fifth win from 11 local starts. Zac Purton settled the $3.75 favourite in midfield and he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3332108/light-years-charm-bound-return-group-features-after-tough-class-two-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3332108/light-years-charm-bound-return-group-features-after-tough-class-two-success?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 11:52:34 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars Hong Kong’s Group One club is a rather exclusive one, with only eight active local gallopers enjoying top-level success in the city. The club welcomed only two new inductees in season 2024-25 – Ka Ying Rising and Red Lion – and it’s difficult to see any more than a couple joining the ranks this campaign. Whether there are even that many probably depends as much on what the established brigade has left to offer and the quality of the raiders as it does on the ability of the current crop of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3327696/my-wish-leads-pack-hopefuls-looking-join-hong-kongs-exclusive-group-one-club?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3327696/my-wish-leads-pack-hopefuls-looking-join-hong-kongs-exclusive-group-one-club?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Oct 2025 23:11:32 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars A record number of tourists converged on Sha Tin for Wednesday’s National Day meeting, with Jockey Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges declaring the “initiative we have is going viral”. Of the 32,357 people on track, 13,097 travelled from outside Hong Kong and the overall crowd figure was the biggest on National Day since 2018. There were also a record number of mainland visitors in attendance, with 12,060 crossing the border to soak in the action. “The news of the day is the attendance,”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3327553/jockey-club-boss-hails-amazing-figure-record-number-tourist-turn-out-national-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3327553/jockey-club-boss-hails-amazing-figure-record-number-tourist-turn-out-national-day?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:37:05 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Fast Network is bound for a clash with the world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising in December after unleashing a scintillating finishing burst to win Wednesday’s Group Three National Day Cup (1,000m) at Sha Tin. Relishing a drop back from the 1,400m of his seasonal reappearance and a return to blinkers, the Dennis Yip Chor-hong-trained gelding blasted home from second last to deliver jockey Alexis Badel a third National Day Cup victory in the past five years. Settling several lengths off... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3327529/fast-network-set-group-one-clash-ka-ying-rising-after-national-day-cup-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3327529/fast-network-set-group-one-clash-ka-ying-rising-after-national-day-cup-win?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:37:35 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars Zac Purton will have just one ride to get a feel for Hong Kong’s new whip rules before partnering Ka Ying Rising at Sunday’s season-opening meeting and the star jockey admits he’s not a fan of the change. While in the past there has been no limit on how often jockeys in Hong Kong can use the whip, officials confirmed on Thursday that riders will not be permitted to strike their mounts in consecutive strides before the 100m mark. “I don’t like it. I don’t agree with it,” said eight-time champion... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3324444/zac-purton-not-fan-hks-new-whip-rules-if-youve-got-best-house-street-you-dont-change-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3324444/zac-purton-not-fan-hks-new-whip-rules-if-youve-got-best-house-street-you-dont-change-it?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:46:32 +0000