https://www.scmp.com/rss/524342/feed Richard Kingscote is a highly accomplished British flat racing rider, born in 1986. He began his career in 2004 and notably served as stable rider for Tom Dascombe. His significant achievements include winning the 2022 Epsom Derby on Desert Crown, the 2022 Champion Stakes, and the 2014 Irish St. Leger. He was also the British All-Weather Champion in 2020/21, boasting over 1,600 career victories. Kingscote has extensive international experience, having competed across various countries. He... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com 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 Olivia O'Sullivan Olivia O'Sullivan Mark Newnham celebrated a career-best five winners at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, while Andrea Atzeni continued his red-hot form with his second four-timer in as many weeks. Newnham jumped back up to second in the trainers’ championship on 40 wins after falling just one win short of current title leader Caspar Fownes’ record of six winners at a Hong Kong meeting, which he achieved at the Valley in 2010. While Newnham trained four winners on a day in Australia across different tracks, it was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347079/mark-newnham-dominates-happy-valley-five-timer-while-andrea-atzeni-scores-four-timer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3347079/mark-newnham-dominates-happy-valley-five-timer-while-andrea-atzeni-scores-four-timer?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:45:17 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hong Kong racing welcomed in Lunar New Year with the biggest attendance since 2019, booming visitor numbers and officials hailing “a fantastic start” to the Year of the Horse. A bumper crowd of more than 92,000 descended on Sha Tin Racecourse on Thursday, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club said almost 100,000 spectators had watched the day’s action across the city’s two venues. And with the city welcoming 1 million tourist arrivals from the mainland and elsewhere for the holiday, some 20,395 of those... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344000/bumper-crowds-pack-sha-tin-racecourse-hoping-trainer-tings-good-fortune-rubs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344000/bumper-crowds-pack-sha-tin-racecourse-hoping-trainer-tings-good-fortune-rubs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:14:53 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Jerry Chau Chun-lok continued his remarkable run of form with a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night that propelled him into pole position in the Tony Cruz Award and fourth in the jockeys’ premiership standings. The 25-year-old made it eight wins from the last four meetings, propelling his strike rate in February to an astonishing 32 per cent, with his win on Flying Wrote having all the poise of a man riding with supreme confidence. The pair were unsurprisingly backed into $2.3 favourite... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3343231/jerry-chau-charges-tony-cruz-award-lead-exceptional-happy-valley-treble?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3343231/jerry-chau-charges-tony-cruz-award-lead-exceptional-happy-valley-treble?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:10:22 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Fresh from booting home a winner apiece at Sha Tin on Thursday, Richard Kingscote and James Orman’s start to the new year got even better when their licences were extended until the end of the Hong Kong season. The Jockey Club on Friday confirmed the extensions from February 18 to the season finale on July 12, with both riders elated by the announcement. It can be tough going in one of the world’s most competitive riding ranks and that has been the case for Kingscote, who battled a winless... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3338466/richard-kingscote-and-james-orman-elated-have-licences-extended-until-end-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3338466/richard-kingscote-and-james-orman-elated-have-licences-extended-until-end-season?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 04:28:19 +0000 Owen Goulding,Jay Rooney Owen Goulding,Jay Rooney Rising Force landed one of the plunges of the season so far when he defied stall 14 to win the Class Three Cha Kwo Ling Handicap (1,200m) on his seasonal reappearance at Sha Tin on Thursday. Sensationally backed from $16 into $3.35 favourite, the Ricky Yiu Poon-fai-trained galloper made light work of the widest barrier when Richard Kingscote managed to land on the leader's shoulder. Breezing past Matters Most as he pleased at the 400m pole, the race was settled in a matter of strides as Rising... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3338422/rising-force-lands-massive-betting-plunge-smart-golf-lights-turf-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3338422/rising-force-lands-massive-betting-plunge-smart-golf-lights-turf-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:38:31 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding Getting consistent invites to the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) has left Hollie Doyle “pinching herself” and Britain’s top female rider has her sights firmly set on going one better than 12 months ago. Doyle is a fan favourite in Hong Kong after multiple appearances at the IJC and it would be fair to say a win – and taking home the lion’s share of the HK$1 million bonus – would not be coming out of turn. The 10-time Group One-winning jockey made her first appearance at the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3335733/grateful-hollie-doyle-looks-elusive-international-jockeys-championship-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3335733/grateful-hollie-doyle-looks-elusive-international-jockeys-championship-title?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:41:45 +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 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney After 104 winless rides and some agonisingly close misses, Richard Kingscote was relieved to finally get the monkey off his back with a surprise win aboard Loch Tay at Sha Tin on Saturday. The British jockey’s start to his second Hong Kong stint was no doubt frustrating, having to settle for nine seconds and as many thirds before the drought-breaking success. “I’ve had lots of horses running well and the trainers and owners have been supporting me, to be fair, letting me keep riding a lot of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3332939/richard-kingscote-breaks-through-sha-tin-its-nice-finally-get-win-board?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3332939/richard-kingscote-breaks-through-sha-tin-its-nice-finally-get-win-board?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:17:17 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney It’s been a busy second month of the season in Hong Kong with champion rider Zac Purton soaring clear in the jockeys’ title, Mark Newnham extending his great start to the campaign, a swag of impressive wins from some exciting gallopers and Ka Ying Rising claiming The Everest (1,200m) at Randwick. The Post analyses the jockeys and trainers who had an October to remember or one to forget, as well as the most outstanding victory and winning ride. Who’s hot? Purton proved why he is a class above his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3331043/hong-kong-racing-postscript-whos-hot-whos-not-and-best-october?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3331043/hong-kong-racing-postscript-whos-hot-whos-not-and-best-october?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:04:44 +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 Tomodachi Kokoroe will be set on a course towards December’s Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) after the red-hot speedster pulled off a gutsy victory at Sha Tin on Sunday. While the seven-year-old’s last-start success in a time of 1:07.76 featured more than a flash of brilliance, the gelding was forced to dig deep to make it two wins on the trot. Set the task of carrying 133lb from gate 11 in the Class Two Shing Mun Handicap (1,200m), Tomodachi Kokoroe was caught three wide without cover for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328709/group-tests-await-tomodachi-kokoroe-after-gutsy-sha-tin-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328709/group-tests-await-tomodachi-kokoroe-after-gutsy-sha-tin-success?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Oct 2025 11:53:17 +0000 Owen Goulding Owen Goulding It would not be hard to argue that the current crop of Hong Kong jockeys is one of the strongest in recent memory – so why was a return to the city for Joao Moreira talked about as if it were a certainty? There is no debating that the “Magic Man” is one of the best jockeys to ever grace Hong Kong, racking up 1,235 wins and being champion jockey on four occasions. His regular tussles with Zac Purton were something to savour and he is internationally acclaimed - his talent is certainly not up for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328451/joao-moreiras-knock-back-shows-brutal-competitiveness-hong-kong-weighing-room?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3328451/joao-moreiras-knock-back-shows-brutal-competitiveness-hong-kong-weighing-room?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 01:18:02 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Zac Purton is hopeful Chill Kaka can bounce back from a disappointing defeat to end last season when he returns in Sunday’s Class Three Pat Sin Leng Handicap (1,650m) at Sha Tin. An impressive winner of back-to-back dirt races last term, the Ricky Yiu Poon-fai-trained gelding finished his campaign with a well-beaten 12th behind Ariel in June. Purton told stewards that Chill Kaka didn’t handle the wet slow track and might have come to the end of his preparation, while a post-race vet examination... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3326244/zac-purton-hopes-chill-kaka-can-bounce-back-disappointing-defeat-and-throat-surgery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3326244/zac-purton-hopes-chill-kaka-can-bounce-back-disappointing-defeat-and-throat-surgery?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Sep 2025 07:20:06 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars He signed off his first Hong Kong stint with a flurry of winners and now Richard Kingscote is hoping to pick up where he left off after a golden summer back home in the United Kingdom. Successful with four of the final 11 rides of his stint as injury cover earlier this year – including a Sha Tin dirt treble – Kingscote orchestrated Group One boil-overs aboard Time For Sandals in the Commonwealth Cup and Qirat in the Sussex Stakes – the latter at a record 150-1 – before turning his attention back... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3324864/richard-kingscote-eyes-next-hong-kong-leap-after-signing-first-stint-flurry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3324864/richard-kingscote-eyes-next-hong-kong-leap-after-signing-first-stint-flurry?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:13:03 +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 Sam Agars,Owen Goulding,Jay Rooney Sam Agars,Owen Goulding,Jay Rooney The holidays are officially over, and the 2025-26 Hong Kong racing season is upon us. There are 88 meetings, 840-odd races and endless possibilities with fortunes to be won and lost. So let’s go fishing and get in the mood for the new term with some (educated) guesses about what might happen. My Wish to blossom The Classic Mile has been won by the likes of Romantic Warrior, Voyage Bubble and Helios Express in recent years – no pressure, My Wish. Classy as! 👏 My Wish staves off challengers to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3324207/posts-predictions-2025-26-hong-kong-racing-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3324207/posts-predictions-2025-26-hong-kong-racing-season?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:34:10 +0000 Jay Rooney Jay Rooney Richard Kingscote will return to Hong Kong, Ben Thompson will depart and Tony Cruz has been permitted to train beyond the age of 70, the Jockey Club’s licensing committee confirmed on Friday. Kingscote is the only addition to a riding cohort that will lose Antoine Hamelin, who returns to France at the end of this term after five years in Hong Kong, the retiring Alfred Chan Ka-hei and Ben Thompson, who has opted to head back to Australia after nearly 18 months in the city. A multiple Group One... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3316095/richard-kingscote-returns-ben-thompson-departs-and-tony-cruz-gets-extension?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3316095/richard-kingscote-returns-ben-thompson-departs-and-tony-cruz-gets-extension?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:27:23 +0000