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Golden Sixty cruises to victory in the Group Two Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Classique Legend and Golden Sixty have one hoof on HKIR features

The two superstars are targeting Group Ones at Sha Tin in December and their efforts over the weekend show they will be very hard to beat

19 Oct 2020

People queue to bet at a Jockey Club branch. Photo: SCMP

Column

Is the Jockey Club complacent about the six win bonus? There are two easy fixes

15 Oct 2020 - 7:33 AM

Racing fans at Conghua racecourse. Photo: Noel Prentice

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Jockey Club can play key role in China’s bold plan to promote horse racing

12 Oct 2020 - 9:33 AM

Keith Yeun returns after riding a winner at Happy Valley. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Hong Kong racing stock market: one month in, who’s hot and who’s not

8 Oct 2020 - 6:09 AM

Zac Purton and Douglas Whyte enjoy Temple Of Heaven’s victory at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Zac Purton and Douglas Whyte – from fierce rivals to a match made in heaven

5 Oct 2020 - 6:26 AM

Hong Kong trainer Tony Cruz with jockey Oisin Murphy after a win in May 2018. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Why the Hong Kong Jockey Club will be watching the Oisin Murphy cocaine case closely

2 Oct 2020 - 6:24 AM

Vincent Ho guides Golden Sixty to victory in Sunday’s Group Three Celebration Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Golden Sixty is Hong Kong’s new pin-up horse and there’s plenty more to come from the rising star

28 Sep 2020 - 9:40 AM

Vincent Go drives Golden Sixty to victory in the Hong Kong Derby. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Hong Kong racing needs Golden Sixty to become its headline act

24 Sep 2020 - 9:32 AM

Joao Moreira drives Skyey Supreme to victory on the all-weather track at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Macau border restrictions drive Jockey Club’s record betting turnover

21 Sep 2020 - 7:51 AM

Karis Teetan pumps his fist after winning aboard Supreme Plus at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Is there now a ‘big three’ in the Hong Kong riding ranks?

17 Sep 2020 - 9:02 AM

Winwin Thirtythree’s owner give the horse a pat after winning at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Sky Field snares the spotlight but battlers finally get to shine

14 Sep 2020 - 9:03 AM

Horses jump for the sixth race at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

The day-to-day realities of Covid-19 restrictions on Hong Kong racing

10 Sep 2020 - 9:06 AM

Dennis Yip celebrates a winner at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Hong Kong racing stock market: who’s hot, who’s not and who’s emerging?

7 Sep 2020 - 5:36 AM

Vincent Ho, Zac Purton and Joao Moreira wait for the draw at the International Jockeys’ Championship last year. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Column

Seven predictions for the 2020-21 Hong Kong racing season

2 Sep 2020 - 9:24 AM

Horses compete at Sha Tin on Sunday in front of largely empty grandstands. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

With no buzz, a Hong Kong racing season like no other draws to a close

13 Jul 2020 - 8:37 AM

Dances With Dragon bolts clear in the Group Three Premier Plate (1,800m) at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

The winners (and losers) in the Hong Kong stable-change stakes

9 Jul 2020 - 8:16 AM

Exultant’s owners Eddie Wong Ming-chak (right) and Wong Leung Sau-hing (centre) with son Kirk Wong King-wai (left) at the 2018-19 Champions Awards. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Column

The ICAC’s bizarre bribery case against an owner of Exultant – and cracking a nut with a sledgehammer

6 Jul 2020 - 9:29 AM

Jockey Club members watch the races at Sha Tin on Wednesday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Public to return to Hong Kong racing – with restrictions

2 Jul 2020 - 10:57 AM

Tom Biddington joined the Post in 2016 after a decade in Australia working for the Adelaide Advertiser, the NT News, Shepparton News, Cricket Victoria and Racing.com.

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