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Exultant takes out the Group One Champions & Chater Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

And the 2019-20 Jockey Club Champions Awards go to …

Exultant and Golden Sixty are vying for the Horse of the Year title, but two Group Ones give the edge to Tony Cruz’s star stayer

29 Jun 2020

Zac Purton unleashes a big fist pump after completing a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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The four races that changed the complexion of the 2019-20 season

25 Jun 2020 - 4:43 PM

Joao Moreira returns to scale after winning on Good Luck Friend. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Suspension puts a dent in Joao Moreira’s championship dreams

22 Jun 2020 - 4:43 PM

Golden Sixty’s owner Stanley Chan (right) celebrates his win in the BMW Hong Kong Derby. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Jockey Club flexes its muscles with massive prize money boost

18 Jun 2020 - 4:47 PM

Customers line up to place bets at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Jockey Club boosts rebate to help combat ‘illegal bookmakers’

11 Jun 2020 - 2:48 PM

Jockeys Joao Moreira (left) and Zac Purton pose for photographers at the end of 2018-19 season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Pressing pause on the Zac and Joao show before a grandstand finish

8 Jun 2020 - 4:51 PM

Ben So is all smiles after Divine Unicorn’s win on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Ben So relishes spotlight with Jockey Club to reveal 2020-21 riding roster

4 Jun 2020 - 5:48 PM

Ricky Yiu celebrates a winner. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Who can finish strongest? Four left in fight for Hong Kong trainers’ title

1 Jun 2020 - 3:20 PM

Exultant takes out the Champions & Chater Cup on May 24. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Exultant should be crowned Horse of the Year, but he can thank Covid-19

28 May 2020 - 4:44 PM

Solow (Maxime Guyon) wins the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2015, with Hong Kong runner Able Friend (Joao Moreira) a distant sixth. Photo: Liesl King

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Royal Ascot to cash in on new programme with record Hong Kong/World Pool turnover

25 May 2020 - 7:15 PM

A horse goes under the hammer at the Hong Kong International Sale in 2019. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Withdrawals add to Jockey Club’s Hong Kong International Sale headache

21 May 2020 - 4:50 PM

Joao Moreira guides Simply Fluke to victory at Happy Valley last month. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Simply Fluke cements his position as Hong Kong’s unluckiest horse

18 May 2020 - 6:09 PM

The Royal procession at Royal Ascot. Photo: Handout

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Royal Ascot’s decision to press on has big ramifications for the HKJC

14 May 2020 - 4:23 PM

Zac Purton and Exultant gallop to victory in last year’s Champions & Chater Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Weak Champions & Chater Cup, Canada delays six up dividend

11 May 2020 - 5:22 PM

Douglas Whyte and new apprentice Jerry Chau. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Inside the tug-of-war for Hong Kong’s newest apprentice

7 May 2020 - 5:45 PM

Chefano clears out to win the Group Three Queen Mother Memorial Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Weigh in mix-up involving Moreira, Teetan leaves Jockey Club red-faced

4 May 2020 - 4:41 PM

John Moore looks over Aethero. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Will Aethero and Beauty Generation actually race in Australia?

30 Apr 2020 - 5:29 PM

Beauty Generation and Southern Legend go toe-to-toe in the Champions Mile. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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The fallout from a strange, but eventful, Champions Day

27 Apr 2020 - 5:29 PM

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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