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Ricky Yiu hugs jockey Alexis Badel after their Derby success. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Like Badel aboard Bubble, Yiu goes against the grain with blowout Derby victory

The veteran trainer’s maiden wins in the Classic Mile and Hong Kong’s most prestigious race are also his first two top-line feature victories over further than 1,200m

20 Mar 2023

Straight Arron wins a Class Three race over 1,800m under Blake Shinn at Sha Tin on February 26 to book his place in the BMW Hong Kong Derby. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Breeding expert rates Atullibigeal and Arron as Eternal’s biggest Derby threats

16 Mar 2023 - 2:54 PM

Beauty Eternal wins under Zac Purton at Sha Tin in February. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Price’s ‘Moneyball’ approach delivers hot favourite among three HK Derby runners

13 Mar 2023 - 5:01 PM

Trainer John Size and owner Patrick Kwok discuss Beauty Eternal’s Hong Kong Derby chances at Sha Tin on Thursday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Sanity prevails with Flaming Rabbit as Bon’s A Pearla grabs last HK Derby spot

9 Mar 2023 - 1:00 PM

Jockey Zac Purton and trainer John Size celebrate a recent winner. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton and Size drive each other’s record bids with never-before-seen numbers

2 Mar 2023 - 4:43 PM

Golden Sixty (outside) narrowly defeats Romantic Warrior in Sunday’s Gold Cup. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

The wash up from a bumper Gold Cup-Classic Cup day as Teetan loses Warrior ride

27 Feb 2023 - 3:48 PM

The field returns after Wednesday night’s eighth event at Happy Valley is abandoned. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Jockey Club’s big week: Purton unloads, a HK$12 billion haircut and a void race

23 Feb 2023 - 4:21 PM

Golden Sixty, California Spangle and Romantic Warrior lock horns in last month’s Stewards’ Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

What to watch for in the second half of the 2022-23 Hong Kong racing season

13 Feb 2023 - 11:25 AM

Zac Purton is on track to beat Joao Moreira’s single-season record. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton remains on record pace, but the path to Moreira’s mark is getting tougher

9 Feb 2023 - 12:39 PM

A jubilant Manfred Man celebrates Lucky Sweynesse’s Group One victory. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Could Jockey Club’s refreshing willingness to bend the rules extend to other trainers?

6 Feb 2023 - 7:39 PM

Lucky Sweynesse leaves Wellington in his wake in November’s Jockey Club Sprint. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Centenary Sprint might lack Stewards’ Cup wow factor, but it’s no less significant

2 Feb 2023 - 5:46 PM

Golden Sixty and Vincent Ho lap up the adulation of the Sha Tin crowd after winning the Stewards’ Cup on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Sixty gives connections another chance to show sporting enterprise and travel

30 Jan 2023 - 2:03 PM

Tony Millard-trained import Wings Of War trials under Karis Teetan (black colours) at Happy Valley on December 23. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Column

Five to follow this year from the ranks of the relatively unexposed

6 Jan 2023 - 6:45 AM

Fireworks go off during the International Jockeys’ Championship opening ceremony at Happy Valley on December 7. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Column

A punter’s three wishes from the Jockey Club for 2023

3 Jan 2023 - 9:42 AM

Lucky Sweynesse and Zac Purton (centre) team up to win the Group Two Jockey Club Sprint (1,200m) at Sha Tin on November 20. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Column

That was the year that was 2022 in Hong Kong racing

29 Dec 2022 - 8:27 PM

Hugh Bowman and his family attend the International Jockeys’ Championship media conference at the Hong Kong Palace Museum on December 5. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Column

Bowman’s lucky escape the greatest Christmas gift of all

26 Dec 2022 - 8:46 PM

Zac Purton celebrates his 1,498th Hong Kong win aboard Howdeepisyourlove at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Column

Prime Purton outperforming market despite Zac Tax

22 Dec 2022 - 7:51 PM

California Spangle (left) and Golden Sixty (right) battle to the line in the Group Two Jockey Club Mile (1,600m) at Sha Tin on November 20. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Column

Form analyst tips Golden Sixty to be the Stewards’ Cup outsider of the big three

19 Dec 2022 - 10:01 PM

Sam Agars started his career in South Australia before moving to Hong Kong in 2014. He spent three years covering rugby and golf for the Post, before joining the horse racing team in 2018.

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