https://www.scmp.com/rss/524058/feed Vincent Ho Chak-yiu is a highly accomplished Hong Kong-based rider, a graduate of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Apprentice Jockeys’ School. He achieved Champion Apprentice in 2010/11 and became only the second homegrown rider to secure 500 wins in Hong Kong. Ho has garnered multiple Tony Cruz Awards and won the 2023 International Jockeys’ Championship. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Ricky Yiu Poon-fai is hoping in-form jockey Jerry Chau Chun-lok can “inject some new ideas” into Voyage Bubble as last season’s Triple Crown hero looks to bounce back in Monday’s Group Two Chairman’s Trophy (1,600m) at Sha Tin. The six-time Group One winner became the first horse since River Verdon in 1994 to land the Triple Crown and showed he was better than ever this campaign with a sparkling win the Group One Hong Kong Mile in December. Subsequent runs have been slightly below his best,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3349111/ricky-yiu-looking-new-ideas-jerry-chau-voyage-bubble-goes-group-two-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3349111/ricky-yiu-looking-new-ideas-jerry-chau-voyage-bubble-goes-group-two-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:22:43 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Could all three winners of this year’s Classic Series features add another layer of intrigue and excitement to the Group One Champions Mile on April 26? That could certainly be the case with connections of Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) hero Invincible Ibis, Classic Cup (1,800m) victor Stormy Grove and Classic Mile winner Little Paradise setting their sights on the HK$24 million feature. The four-year-old series is the most talked about group of races in Hong Kong every year and is the launching pad... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3348814/classic-mile-winner-little-paradise-bound-champions-mile-while-sosie-confirmed-qe-ii-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3348814/classic-mile-winner-little-paradise-bound-champions-mile-while-sosie-confirmed-qe-ii-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:58:07 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Jerry Chau Chun-lok has picked up the ride on Voyage Bubble in the Group Two Chairman’s Trophy (1,600m) as the Triple Crown hero bids to bounce back from an uncharacteristic flop last start. In hot form with 13 winners since the start of February, Chau will replace champion jockey Zac Purton, who has ridden Voyage Bubble in his past four starts. Chau, 25, is excited to ride the six-time Group One winner for the first time in the Chairman’s Trophy on April 6. “Ricky told me last week. I will... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347573/jerry-chau-excited-pick-ride-triple-crown-hero-voyage-bubble-chairmans-trophy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347573/jerry-chau-excited-pick-ride-triple-crown-hero-voyage-bubble-chairmans-trophy?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:17 +0000 Olivia O'Sullivan Olivia O'Sullivan Frankie Lor Fu-chuen is confident an ideal draw in barrier four has British import Symbol Of Strength well placed to make it back-to-back victories in Wednesday night’s Class Three Kwu Tong Handicap (1,200m) at Happy Valley. Lor’s promising four-year-old has kept improving since arriving in Hong Kong at the end of last season after striking at Group Three level over 1,200m at Kempton pre-import. The son of Kodiac broke through for his first Hong Kong victory at start nine when scoring by a neck... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347546/frankie-lor-confident-symbol-strength-can-capitalise-ideal-draw-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347546/frankie-lor-confident-symbol-strength-can-capitalise-ideal-draw-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:23:06 +0000 Olivia O'Sullivan Olivia O'Sullivan The prodigious Hot Delight continued his unbeaten streak when taking out the Class Three Werther Handicap (1,200m) at Sha Tin, helping Francis Lui Kin-wai clinch another double on Sunday. Lui’s progressive galloper continued to impress when jumping as the $1.4 favourite and making it three consecutive wins over the course and distance, with Vincent Ho Chak-yiu on board once again. After sitting off Pakistan Legacy’s lead for most the trip, the son of Too Darn Hot showed sensational ability as he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347483/francis-luis-exciting-hot-delight-remains-unbeaten-trainer-scores-double-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347483/francis-luis-exciting-hot-delight-remains-unbeaten-trainer-scores-double-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:04:12 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney After Stormy Grove’s shock win and solid but unspectacular runs from leading contenders in Sunday’s Classic Cup (1,800m), the picture around the city’s most prized race – the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) – is very unclear. Still a Hong Kong maiden two starts before Sunday and not among Derby entries at that time, Frankie Lor Fu-chuen’s Stormy Grove has suddenly catapulted into contention for the HK$26 million feature after a pair of brilliant victories. The Australian import’s upset success at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3345113/derby-picture-unclear-after-classic-cup-while-quarantine-issues-delay-hong-kong-international-sale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3345113/derby-picture-unclear-after-classic-cup-while-quarantine-issues-delay-hong-kong-international-sale?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:10 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Vincent Ho Chak-yiu will captain the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s first team to ever compete in the Shergar Cup in August, with the UK’s world-renowned competition set to be run under the World Pool banner for the first time. The club announced the initiative in its “global racing engagement” on Friday, with the team of three spearheaded by the city’s leading home-grown rider Ho replacing last year’s Asia team. First staged in 1999, this year’s Shergar Cup will feature six races with the Jockey Club... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3344897/vincent-ho-captain-hong-kong-jockey-clubs-first-ever-team-uk-jockey-contest-shergar-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3344897/vincent-ho-captain-hong-kong-jockey-clubs-first-ever-team-uk-jockey-contest-shergar-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:51:51 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Superstar jockey Joao Moreira will return to Hong Kong for the final three months of the season as the retained stable rider for Caspar Fownes. The Jockey Club on Monday approved Fownes’ application to retain Moreira, a four-time Hong Kong champion rider, from April 7 until the end of the campaign on July 15. Fownes currently leads the race for the championship on 36 wins and hopes Moreira’s return will boost his bid for a fifth trainers’ title. “Who wouldn’t be happy with a superstar like him... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3344292/caspar-fownes-thrilled-joao-moreiras-return-hong-kong-stables-retained-rider?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3344292/caspar-fownes-thrilled-joao-moreiras-return-hong-kong-stables-retained-rider?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:56:35 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Francis Lui Kin-wai was left drawing comparisons to the mighty Golden Sixty after Hot Delight maintained his unbeaten record in sparkling fashion at Sha Tin’s Lunar New Year meeting on Thursday. A dominant winner on debut over course and distance last month, Lui was very upbeat about the Too Darn Hot galloper on the day and it seems that glowing report was more than warranted as he dazzled again in the first section of the Class Three Yue Yee Handicap (1,200m). The in-form 67-year-old is no... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3344027/hot-delight-draws-golden-sixty-comparison-francis-lui-continues-dream-start-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3344027/hot-delight-draws-golden-sixty-comparison-francis-lui-continues-dream-start-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:59:00 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Francis Lui Kin-wai is optimistic Hot Delight can repeat his outstanding debut victory when he steps up to Class Three company in Thursday’s first section of the Yue Yee Handicap (1,200m) at Sha Tin. The Too Darn Hot three-year-old backed up his strong trial form to create a big impression on his first race start, storming home from midfield to beat Conrad Patch by a length and three-quarters last month. Lui’s big opinion of Hot Delight was vindicated and the in-form handler hopes his emerging... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3343898/francis-lui-has-high-hopes-smart-debut-winner-hot-delight-lunar-new-year-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3343898/francis-lui-has-high-hopes-smart-debut-winner-hot-delight-lunar-new-year-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:04:34 +0000 Owen Goulding,Jay Rooney Owen Goulding,Jay Rooney Francis Lui Kin-wai continued his remarkable 2026 with another double at Sha Tin on Saturday, spearheaded by the impressive success of Turquoise Velocity in the Class Three TVB Midlife, Sing & Shine Handicap (1,000m). The 2023-24 champion trainer topped the charts in January in tandem with David Hayes, securing 10 winners, and February has seen him continue his rampant period. Lui raced to five winners in February thanks to a pair of smart winners, with Turquoise Velocity looking a very smart... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3343591/francis-lui-continues-great-2026-tony-cruz-and-andrea-atzeni-also-secure-doubles-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3343591/francis-lui-continues-great-2026-tony-cruz-and-andrea-atzeni-also-secure-doubles-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:27:39 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang In the cycle of the Chinese zodiac, the “Ben Ming Nian” – a year that corresponds to the same zodiac animal as your birth year – is often met with caution and respect. Some see it as a curse with potential obstacles, while others consider it a chance for personal growth aligned with their sign. For Hong Kong jockeys Vincent Ho Chak-yiu, Karis Teetan and Matthew Chadwick – all born in the Year of the Horse 36 years ago – this cycle carries special meaning as their daily lives are closely linked... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342927/born-race-3-hong-kong-jockeys-ben-ming-nian-what-year-horse-means-them?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342927/born-race-3-hong-kong-jockeys-ben-ming-nian-what-year-horse-means-them?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Can Little Paradise follow in the footsteps of some of the best Classic Mile winners and progress to superstardom? On the strength of his explosive victory on Sunday, when he overcame a horrific run in the first half of the straight to dispose of what many rated as a strong crop of four-year-olds with ease, it’s hard to say no. Stepping up to the mile for the first time, Jimmy Ting Koon-ho’s stable star was in danger of being the hard luck story of the race when he was second last on the turn... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3342132/classic-mile-hero-little-paradise-next-big-thing-hong-kong-racing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3342132/classic-mile-hero-little-paradise-next-big-thing-hong-kong-racing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:11:57 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Little Paradise emerged from an almost impossible position to stamp himself as a rising star of Hong Kong racing with a breathtaking victory in Sunday’s Classic Mile at Sha Tin. Held up for clear running from the top of the straight until the 250m, the Jimmy Ting Koon-ho-trained gelding was hooked to the centre of the track by Vincent Ho Chak-yiu and unleashed a blistering turn of foot to soar past his rivals in the blink of an eye. In a testament to his class, Little Paradise romped in by two... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3342001/little-paradise-stamps-himself-rising-star-breathtaking-classic-mile-romp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3342001/little-paradise-stamps-himself-rising-star-breathtaking-classic-mile-romp?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:58:15 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Pierre Ng Pang-chi is confident Sagacious Life has improved again since his last-start victory as the Brazilian import bids to deliver Zac Purton an elusive win in Sunday’s Classic Mile at Sha Tin. Sagacious Life has burst into four-year-old series contention with two wins from three local starts, scoring brilliantly on his Hong Kong debut in October before a tough Class Two success on his latest appearance. Beaten but far from disgraced when sixth with excuses in between the two triumphs, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3341940/pierre-ng-bullish-about-improving-sagacious-life-classic-mile?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3341940/pierre-ng-bullish-about-improving-sagacious-life-classic-mile?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:53:49 +0000 Jay Rooney,Owen Goulding Jay Rooney,Owen Goulding It’s been a big couple of weeks for Francis Lui Kin-wai and the stable’s incredible form continued at Sha Tin on Sunday, with the veteran trainer bagging both Class Twos and unveiling a smart debutant. Lui, who celebrated his 1,000th Hong Kong win last week and 67th birthday on Thursday, backed up his Sha Tin treble seven days earlier to make it eight winners from the past four meetings. Winning Wing and Invincible Shield struck in the two strongest races on the Group One undercard, while Gold... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3341171/francis-lui-bags-two-class-twos-and-unveils-smart-debutant-extend-stables-superb-form?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3341171/francis-lui-bags-two-class-twos-and-unveils-smart-debutant-extend-stables-superb-form?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:00:04 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Four days after joining the elite club of training 1,000 winners in Hong Kong, Francis Lui Kin-wai capped a massive week with a treble in consecutive races at Sha Tin. Lui became just the sixth handler to reach the major milestone with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night and the veteran’s outstanding form continued on Sunday courtesy of Lucky Twin Stars, Hot Delight and Amazing Partners. Hot Delight’s incredible performance on debut was the most exciting of Lui’s three winners, with the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3340334/francis-lui-bags-brilliant-hat-trick-dylan-browne-mcmonagle-breaks-through-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3340334/francis-lui-bags-brilliant-hat-trick-dylan-browne-mcmonagle-breaks-through-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:41:31 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Zac Purton will ride Sagacious Life in next month’s Classic Mile after narrowing down an enviable shortlist that included the likes of Invincible Ibis, Little Paradise, Beauty Bolt and Top Dragon. By his own admission, this could be one of the most competitive opening legs of the four-year-old series in recent years and it was a decision that has given Purton a big headache over the last few months. But the champion jockey has ultimately picked the Pierre Ng Pang-chi-trained Brazilian import,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3339577/zac-purton-makes-really-tough-decision-ride-sagacious-life-classic-mile?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3339577/zac-purton-makes-really-tough-decision-ride-sagacious-life-classic-mile?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:03:59 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding The decision to bench Luke Ferraris from My Wish ahead of his tilt at the Group One Stewards’ Cup (1,600m) later this month is one that I cannot wrap my head around, but once again highlights the brutal reality riders can face in Hong Kong. Ferraris has been on board My Wish for 13 of his 15 starts, winning on him five times, including a poignant success in the Classic Mile to give himself and trainer Mark Newnham their first feature wins in the city. The pair teamed up for Group Three glory on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3339174/my-wish-jockey-swap-disappointing-decision-highlights-brutal-reality-riders-can-face?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3339174/my-wish-jockey-swap-disappointing-decision-highlights-brutal-reality-riders-can-face?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:25:15 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Caspar Fownes retook the lead in the trainers’ championship with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, but it was Vincent Ho Chak-yiu who stole the show with a treble on the card. Fownes was one winner behind leader Mark Newnham on 27 heading into the night, but he leapt ahead of him to reclaim the lead after a sterling evening for the stable. Ho was on board both of Fownes’ winners, with Love Together’s striking win in the Class Three Chater Handicap (1,000m) the showpiece. It was a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3339096/vincent-ho-stars-happy-valley-treble-caspar-fownes-retakes-trainers-title-lead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3339096/vincent-ho-stars-happy-valley-treble-caspar-fownes-retakes-trainers-title-lead?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:33:52 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Caspar Fownes expects to figure prominently in Wednesday night’s trio of Class Three races at Happy Valley as he bids to strike back in his battle with Mark Newnham for the trainers’ championship lead. After overtaking Newnham at the top of the standings with a treble at the Valley’s last meeting on December 23, Fownes has come up empty from three straight meetings at Sha Tin. Newnham’s two victories in that period were enough to give him a 28-27 advantage over Fownes, but the four-time... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3338753/caspar-fownes-confident-happy-valley-team-he-bids-strike-back-championship-battle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3338753/caspar-fownes-confident-happy-valley-team-he-bids-strike-back-championship-battle?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:57:24 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Caspar Fownes is adamant Lo Rider is primed for a return to the trip of his creditable fourth in the Hong Kong Derby when he tackles Saturday’s Class Two Long Ke Handicap (2,000m). Bidding to add to his two-win championship lead over Mark Newnham, Fownes is full of confidence as Lo Rider bids to add to his first Hong Kong success over 1,650m at Happy Valley in September. The Irish import was unlucky not to strike in his first local campaign last season, notching a close second and a pair of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3337767/lo-rider-primed-return-derby-trip-we-think-2000m-perfect-him-now?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3337767/lo-rider-primed-return-derby-trip-we-think-2000m-perfect-him-now?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Dec 2025 04:22:17 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Frankie Lor Fu-chuen is looking to the addition of the hood to help his rising star Regal Gem as he stretches out to the mile for the first time in the Class Two Neptune Handicap (1,650m) at Happy Valley on Tuesday night. After suffering defeats in his first four Hong Kong starts, Regal Gem has proved a revelation since getting off the mark at Happy Valley in July over the 1,200m distance. Bumping into a runaway winner on reappearance this campaign, the Zoustar galloper has not looked back... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3337218/frankie-lor-hopes-regal-gem-can-answer-mile-question-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3337218/frankie-lor-hopes-regal-gem-can-answer-mile-question-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Dec 2025 06:24:50 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Zac Purton and Hugh Bowman are the most popular picks to win Wednesday night’s Longines Hong Kong International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley, but it looks to be a wide-open affair according to the Post’s tipsters and the betting market. Three-time IJC victor Purton and Bowman each got the nod from two of the Post’s tipsters, with the latter sharing $6.5 favouritism with Joao Moreira and the former close behind at $7.5. In what many rate as one of the best IJC line-ups ever... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3335837/who-wins-international-jockeys-championship-happy-valley-heres-what-our-tipsters-think?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3335837/who-wins-international-jockeys-championship-happy-valley-heres-what-our-tipsters-think?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:25:13 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars He’d hoped to be back in Hong Kong a little sooner but Joao Moreira is ready to make an impact when he heads to Happy Valley for the first time in over three years on Wednesday night. Denied a position on Hong Kong’s packed riding roster after hoping to return as Caspar Fownes’ stable jockey earlier this season, Moreira will ride in the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) for the first time since 2021. Victorious in the competition in 2012, Moreira admitted he wasn’t sure if he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3335799/first-international-jockeys-championship-and-then-longer-hong-kong-stint-joao-moreira-hopefully-we?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3335799/first-international-jockeys-championship-and-then-longer-hong-kong-stint-joao-moreira-hopefully-we?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:05:29 +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 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Brett Crawford continued his strong start to life in Hong Kong with his first Happy Valley double, while Caspar Fownes shot up to second in the trainers’ championship with a brace of his own on Wednesday evening. Ninja Derby was Crawford’s first winner in Hong Kong on a day where he secured a double at Sha Tin in September and he struck again for the South African trainer in the Class Five Tai Lam Chung Handicap (1,800m). There was never a moment's worry for his backers, with Lyle Hewitson... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3335105/double-delight-brett-crawford-and-caspar-fownes-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3335105/double-delight-brett-crawford-and-caspar-fownes-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:25:03 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney November is always an important month in Hong Kong racing and this year was no exception, with the city’s two best gallopers Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising making big statements ahead of the Longines Hong Kong International Races (HKIR). The Post analyses the jockeys and trainers who had a month to remember or one to forget, as well as the most outstanding victory and winning ride. Who’s hot? Zac Purton continued his winning ways, matching his October haul with 16 wins at an incredible... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3334738/hong-kong-racing-postscript-whos-hot-whos-not-and-best-november?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3334738/hong-kong-racing-postscript-whos-hot-whos-not-and-best-november?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:40:25 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Hugh Bowman and Vincent Ho Chak-yiu claimed the final two slots in the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) on December 10 with a trio of winners between them on a dramatic night at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Bowman needed a winner to leapfrog Luke Ferraris and he almost took the initiative straight away when Flow Water Flow missed by a nose behind Somelovefromabove in section one of the Class Four Glenfinnan Viaduct Handicap (1,200m). Remarkably, Bowman then missed again by a nose... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3334278/hugh-bowman-and-vincent-ho-snag-final-international-jockeys-championship-berths-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3334278/hugh-bowman-and-vincent-ho-snag-final-international-jockeys-championship-berths-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:46:52 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Hugh Bowman is confident Hakka Radiance will extend his winning streak at Happy Valley on Wednesday night and deliver the Australian ace a crucial victory in his pursuit of a berth for the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship. The final two positions in the coveted contest on December 10 will be decided on Wednesday night, with Bowman (14 wins) bidding to leapfrog Luke Ferraris (15) for second place behind Zac Purton in this season’s championship. Holding a 19-7 advantage over Ferraris... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3334037/hugh-bowman-banks-form-hakka-radiance-boost-bid-international-jockeys-championship-berth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3334037/hugh-bowman-banks-form-hakka-radiance-boost-bid-international-jockeys-championship-berth?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:48:49 +0000 Owen Goulding,Jay Rooney Owen Goulding,Jay Rooney The status quo was maintained in the race to become the local rider at next month’s Longines International Jockeys’ Championship after Vincent Ho Chak-yiu and Jerry Chau Chun-lok both struck at Sha Tin on Sunday. Heading into the meeting, Ho was one winner ahead of Chau but he wasted no time in extending the advantage when Mabubu made all the running on debut to win the Class Four BOC Cross-Border Services Handicap (1,200m). Chau managed to wrestle the lead back down to one when the impressive... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3333860/vincent-ho-and-jerry-chau-continue-tight-battle-international-jockeys-championship-berth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3333860/vincent-ho-and-jerry-chau-continue-tight-battle-international-jockeys-championship-berth?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:16:03 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Vincent Ho Chak-yiu and Jerry Chau Chun-lok continued their duel for the local riders’ spot at next month’s Longines International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with Ho narrowly in front after the pair rode doubles. Ho entered the night one winner ahead of his nearest rival and after a brace for both riders, the status quo was maintained following a topsy-turvy evening. It was Chau who struck first on the night, teaming up with trainer David Eustace for a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3333453/vincent-ho-and-jerry-chau-exchange-ijc-blows-happy-valley-wednesday-doubles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3333453/vincent-ho-and-jerry-chau-exchange-ijc-blows-happy-valley-wednesday-doubles?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:18:40 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars Superstars Joao Moreira and Christophe Lemaire will compete in December’s Longines International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) for the first time in years, while the injured Ryan Moore remains a chance to feature for the 17th straight season as he recovers from a leg injury. Reigning IJC champion Mickael Barzalona, Kiwi gun James McDonald, William Buick, Hollie Doyle, Rachel King and Hong Kong fan favourite Umberto Rispoli were also among the newly configured line-up confirmed by the Jockey Club... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3331597/joao-moreira-and-christophe-lemaire-return-international-jockeys-championship-line-while-injured?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3331597/joao-moreira-and-christophe-lemaire-return-international-jockeys-championship-line-while-injured?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:53:58 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars Vincent Ho Chak-yiu started his Sunday by taking part in the torch relay for the upcoming National Games and ended it with a Happy Valley winner after saluting aboard Brave Star at the city circuit. Ho was one of nine torch-bearers from the Jockey Club, with chairman Martin Liao Cheung-kong and chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges also among the contingent, and the rider carried the flame through Tsim Sha Tsui. It was Ho’s first time taking part in the relay and an experience he will... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3331243/vincent-ho-carries-national-games-torch-saluting-happy-valley-its-my-honour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3331243/vincent-ho-carries-national-games-torch-saluting-happy-valley-its-my-honour?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:35:31 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Vincent Ho Chak-yiu got his season really rolling with a treble in consecutive races at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening, headlined by the remarkable win of Speed Dragon in the Class Two Lei Yue Mun Handicap (1,800m). The Francis Lui Kin-wai-trained six-year-old has been plagued by injury, with a right pelvis injury and more recently a ligament injury cutting short his last two Hong Kong seasons. Making his return, Speed Dragon was always travelling well in the last pair and when the gaps... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3329164/vincent-ho-rattles-three-timer-consecutive-races-happy-valley-jump-start-his-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3329164/vincent-ho-rattles-three-timer-consecutive-races-happy-valley-jump-start-his-season?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:32:14 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars A three-length last-start winner and a first-up runner-up meeting his conqueror 14 pounds better off at the weights – it’s a rather enviable position Caspar Fownes finds himself in ahead of Sunday’s Class Two Shing Mun Handicap (1,200m). Fownes saddles up Dancing Code and Sky Trust for the afternoon’s feature and he didn’t hesitate when asked for his pick of the two: “For me, Dancing Code”. After finishing two lengths adrift of Tomodachi Kokoroe under Vincent Ho Chak-yiu at the course and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328624/caspar-fownes-reveals-pick-his-class-two-runners-hes-racing-really-well?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328624/caspar-fownes-reveals-pick-his-class-two-runners-hes-racing-really-well?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Oct 2025 04:03:35 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Derek Leung Ka-chun became the fourth home-grown jockey to reach 500 winners after a last-gasp win on Regal Gem in the Class Three Harbour View Handicap (1,200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The 37-year-old, who has claimed Group One victories on Beauty Generation and Victor The Winner, joined Vincent Ho Chak-yiu, Matthew Chadwick and Tony Cruz after an aptly stellar ride on Regal Gem. Settled ahead of midfield, the three-year-old was forced to swing very wide into the straight, but was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328281/derek-leung-smashes-through-500-winners-landmark-night-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328281/derek-leung-smashes-through-500-winners-landmark-night-happy-valley?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:34:26 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars There’s always plenty of buzz in the lead-up to the Hong Kong season opener, but Sunday’s Sha Tin meeting takes on even greater significance as it doubles as the farewell party for the world’s best sprinter, Ka Ying Rising. Initially hesitant to run Ka Ying Rising under handicap conditions in the scorching September sun – lobbying Jockey Club officials for a set weights contest – trainer David Hayes will pit his superstar against 11 worthy adversaries in the Class One HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3324628/excitement-builds-hong-kong-season-opener-doubles-ka-ying-risings-send?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3324628/excitement-builds-hong-kong-season-opener-doubles-ka-ying-risings-send?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:27:54 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Patience has been a virtue for Vincent Ho Chak-yiu as he prepares for his return to race action at Sha Tin this week, after seven months on the sidelines following a horror fall. The 35-year-old has been away from competitive action since suffering a traumatic brain injury when taking a tumble from Oldtown at Sha Tin on February 9. He spent time in intensive care after the incident and then underwent a period recovering in Geneva, with doctors there giving him the all-clear to ride track work at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3323815/vincent-ho-feeling-ready-and-good-ahead-competitive-riding-return-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3323815/vincent-ho-feeling-ready-and-good-ahead-competitive-riding-return-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 09:37:02 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Harry Bentley will press pause on his holiday to ride Spicy Marg in Friday’s Group One Nunthorpe Stakes (1,000m) at York. The 33-year-old was back in the UK after a 31-winner campaign in Hong Kong last season but has received an unexpected call-up for one of the feature races of this week’s Ebor Festival at York. The Nunthorpe commonly sees the younger horses take on their elders and Spicy Marg, just a two-year-old, will carry a tiny weight as she bids to become the first two-year-old since... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3322210/hk-racing-season-update-harry-bentley-gets-group-one-call-karis-teetan-heads-japan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3322210/hk-racing-season-update-harry-bentley-gets-group-one-call-karis-teetan-heads-japan?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:22:09 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Fresh off wrapping up his eighth jockeys’ premiership, Zac Purton has the chance to put an exclamation mark on his season with another stacked book of rides including the rampant Patch Of Stars in the Class Three Chairmen’s Day Handicap (1,400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday. The Manfred Man Ka-leung-trained three-year-old has gone from strength to strength in his past three runs, beginning his sequence with Purton on for the first time at Sha Tin back in April. He doubled up in Class Four company with... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3316918/patch-stars-headline-act-zac-purton-eyes-another-successful-sha-tin-saturday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3316918/patch-stars-headline-act-zac-purton-eyes-another-successful-sha-tin-saturday?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 05:19:01 +0000