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Fireworks light up Sha Tin after the 2018 Hong Kong International Races. Photos: Kenneth Chan

What Almond Eye means to HKIR and the Jockey Club (hint: a lot)

Chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges reveals the process of getting the Japanese superstar to Sha Tin started “over a year ago”

7 Nov 2019

Southern Legend and Time Warp go head-to-head in Sunday’s Group Three Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Slow pace equals Sha Tin track record in Ladies’ Purse – how?

4 Nov 2019 - 5:46 PM

Trainer John Moore. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Moore fined HK$20,000 for failing to report Gala Night incident

31 Oct 2019 - 4:26 PM

Horses jump from the gates during one of the dirt races at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Jockey Club minimises risk in fragile environment ahead of HKIR

28 Oct 2019 - 5:18 PM

Hugh Bowman throws his goggles into the crowd after winning the 2015 Cox Plate with Winx. Photo: Michael Dodge/Getty Images

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Why aren’t there more simulcasts of Australian racing in Hong Kong?

24 Oct 2019 - 4:35 PM

Rise High (right) beats Beauty Generation on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Could Beauty Generation’s shock defeat be a good thing?

21 Oct 2019 - 5:34 PM

Neil Callan celebrates as Owners’ Star salutes at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Callan digs deep during luckless run: ‘if trainers want to help you, they can’

17 Oct 2019 - 2:06 PM

John Moore is all smiles after Aethero’s win on Saturday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

‘I told Fifi to open the safe’: Moore wins big on Aethero

14 Oct 2019 - 3:46 PM

Trainer Frankie Lor at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Lor hungry for more after rare Happy Valley double

10 Oct 2019 - 4:32 PM

Joao Moreira celebrates a winner at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Hong Kong’s most competitive jockey ranks in years? Numbers say no

7 Oct 2019 - 3:41 PM

Beauty Generation wins the Group Three Celebration Cup at Sha Tin on Tuesday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

National Day meeting proves Hong Kong racing exists in a bubble

3 Oct 2019 - 5:25 PM

Happy Fun wins the last race Betfair hosted a market on in Hong Kong. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Column

Betfair ends Hong Kong racing experiment – this time for good?

23 Sep 2019 - 6:04 PM

Hong Kong Bet’s trainer Tony Cruz at Sha Tin on Thursday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Column

Cruz just ‘wants to do his job’ as civil unrest plunges racing into uncertainty

19 Sep 2019 - 3:28 PM

Controversial political figure Junius Ho (second from left) receives a trophy after his horse Hong Kong Bet won a race at Happy Valley in May. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Controversial figure Junius Ho drags Jockey Club into political mess

16 Sep 2019 - 7:03 PM

David Hayes poses for photos at Sha Tin after being announced as a trainer for the 2020-21 season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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‘It’s been killing me’: the inside story of Hayes’ return to Hong Kong

12 Sep 2019 - 4:47 PM

Blake Shinn (right) and Lucky Guy finish second to Aldo Domeyer and California Gungho. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Shinn’s positive start and other takeaways from the season opener

5 Sep 2019 - 5:10 PM

Horses race across the line at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

What impact will Betfair have on Hong Kong racing?

28 Aug 2019 - 3:06 PM

Zac Purton celebrates Beauty Generation’s eighth victory of the season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Record or not, Purton’s season one of the best in Hong Kong racing history

11 Jul 2019 - 6:44 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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