Birthday: Jun 27, 1959

Nationality: Hong Kong

Background:
Danny Shum rode 24 winners in Hong Kong between 1977 and 1983. He learnt the training ropes as assistant to former multiple Hong Kong champion trainer Ivan Allan. He was granted a Hong Kong trainer's licence ahead of the 2003/04 season and began brightly with 34 winners. The handler improved on that good debut season to rank third in the trainers' premiership in his second term when Scintillation emerged as his standout runner. The 2011/12 season brought a first overseas success as Little Bridge went to Royal Ascot to clinch victory in the G1 King's Stand Stakes. Shum recorded a best ever season's tally of 54 wins to finish second in the 2015/16 trainers' premiership.

Notable Race Wins Include
King's Stand Stakes (2012 Little Bridge), Stewards' Cup (2018 Seasons Bloom), Centenary Sprint Cup (2006 & 2007 Scintillation), Hong Kong Classic Mile (2005 Scintillation, 2009 Thumbs Up), G2 Jockey Club Mile (2017 Seasons Bloom), G2 Jockey Club Sprint (2011 Little Bridge) HKG2 Sprint Cup (2012 Little Bridge), G3 Centenary Vase (2017 Supreme Profit), G3 Sha Tin Vase (2017 Lucky Year), HKG3 National Day Cup (2006 Flaming Lamborgini), HKG3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup (2006 Scintillation, 2011 Little Bridge), HKG3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy (2007 Scintillation, 2012 Little Bridge), HKG3 Sha Tin Sprint Trophy (2004 Scintillation).

Hong Kong Career Wins
(at start of 2018/19 season): 533 (win strike rate: 8.69%)