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Amazing Star wins the Group Two Sprint Cup at Sha Tin on Monday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

How far would have Classique Legend won the Sprint Cup by? ‘It’s sickening’

The shock victories of Amazing Star and Mighty Giant at Sha Tin on Monday provoked a range of emotions from those involved in Hong Kong racing

6 Apr 2021

Vincent Ho trials Classique Legend at Sha Tin in December. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Seven questions surrounding the Classique Legend saga

1 Apr 2021 - 4:05 PM

Ryan Moore drives Danon Smash to victory in December’s Group One Hong Kong Sprint. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Champions Day looms as a battle between Hong Kong and Japan

25 Mar 2021 - 3:13 PM

Joao Moreira salutes as Sky Darci wins the BMW Hong Kong Derby on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

The move that won the Hong Kong Derby and other key takeaways

22 Mar 2021 - 3:13 PM

Champion jockeys Zac Purton (left) and Joao Moreira at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Moreira-Purton dominance poses question: could stable jockeys level playing field?

18 Mar 2021 - 5:03 PM

Caspar Fownes and Zac Purton celebrate a winner together. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Fownes offers olive branch to Purton in the form of Classique Legend

15 Mar 2021 - 4:25 PM

Tony Piccone trials Congratulation at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Congratulation, the wrong horse is in the Hong Kong Derby

11 Mar 2021 - 5:44 PM

Healthy Happy takes out the Classic Cup last month. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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No superstars, but the Hong Kong Derby should be a cracking race

8 Mar 2021 - 5:21 PM

Jockey Neil Callan. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Clock is ticking on Neil Callan’s stint in Hong Kong racing

4 Mar 2021 - 4:51 PM

Horse Of Fortune wins the 2019 Macau Hong Kong Trophy. Photo: HKJC

Talking Points

Macau Jockey Club misses out on massive payday as simulcast goes up in smoke

1 Mar 2021 - 5:32 PM

Healthy Happy (left) wins the Classic Cup on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Handicapping of Classic Series needs to be overhauled

25 Feb 2021 - 5:41 PM

Joao Moreira on Furore tries to give Vincent Ho on Golden Sixty a fist bump after Sunday’s Hong Kong Gold Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Column

Golden Sixty’s connections playing with fire if they keep racing him beyond a mile

22 Feb 2021 - 3:56 PM

Thanks Forever wins at Sha Tin in May last year. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Thanks Forever to race in Macau but Hong Kong Group One dream can’t happen

18 Feb 2021 - 6:01 PM

Trainer David Ferraris. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

The Ferraris declaration debacle should never have happened

15 Feb 2021 - 4:21 PM

Joao Moreira and Caspar Fownes celebrate a winner. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Key storylines at halfway mark of Hong Kong racing season

8 Feb 2021 - 4:00 PM

Steve Railton at Sha Tin in 2018. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Respected steward Steve Railton bids farewell after a decade in the hot seat

4 Feb 2021 - 6:27 PM

Zac Purton and Joao Moreira fight out a finish at Happy Valley last week. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Championship race too early to call, despite Purton’s pessimism

1 Feb 2021 - 4:45 PM

Horses race at Sha Tin in front of empty stands for the Lunar New Year meeting on January 27, 2020. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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Where Hong Kong racing stands after a year of Covid-19 restrictions

28 Jan 2021 - 6:07 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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