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Racing has been held in Hong Kong since the 1800s and it is unequivocally the number sport in town. There are 88 meetings a season hosted across two venues in Sha Tin and Happy Valley with billions of dollars bet every week. It is considered the toughest jurisdiction in the world.
Australian handler is looking forward to seeing his charge step up in distance in front of a bumper crowd at Sha Tin this Sunday
Term’s first 55 meetings see a significant drop in good-to-firm surfaces and a remarkable percentage of races run outside standard time
After resuming at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, the South African jockey will set his sights on an upset feature win aboard Speed Dragon this weekend
Australian climbs aboard Pierre Ng’s rising star at Sha Tin on Monday morning, with the four-year-old giving him a ‘great feel’
Jockey Club cops big hit as average purchase price drops more than 30 per cent on last year
Five-pound claimer steers Ima Single Man and Outgate to victory, extending his lead on the injured Vincent Ho
John Size’s rising star the headline act as Mauritian jockey puts a frustrating run of near misses behind him
John Size’s star four-year-old returns to normal training after missing two days of work earlier this week
Mauritian jockey heads to Sha Tin on Saturday with a book boasting a host of in-form gallopers
Five-year-old leads home a field of nine in his final trial before leaving for Meydan on Tuesday
In-form British jockey confident Douglas Whyte’s consistent galloper can handle the step up in class at Sha Tin
Improving galloper will have the help of the Australian ace in the Hong Kong Derby (2,000m): ‘With his hands, I think he’ll be very suitable’
Brazilian salutes with his first ride back following a 10-month ban for helping countryman Vagner Borges place a wager
Veteran handler confirms star Englishman will ride Classic Cup runner-up Chancheng Glory in the city’s most prestigious race
Joint DBS x Manulife Million Challenge winners go head to head in a strong Class Two Soko Islands Handicap on Wednesday night
After bypassing the Classic Mile to focus on sprint trips, the second-season handler now faces the task of stepping his galloper up from 1,000m to 2,000m in the space of three weeks
Kiwi handler hopes seven-day turnaround can prove fruitful with impressive last-start winner
Smart sprinter set to enter the four-year-old series after slashing second in Sunday’s Group One Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup
Frenchman says in-form galloper can raise the bar again after continuing his impressive season on Sunday
Brenton Avdulla claims his first Group One in Hong Kong as Tony Cruz’s stable star bounces back to book his trip to Meydan for the Al Quoz Sprint on March 30
Champion jockey is adamant John Size’s consistent performer will relish dropping back to seven furlongs
After finding one too strong in both the Hong Kong Sprint and Centenary Sprint Cup, Lucky With You bids to go one better in Sunday’s Group One
Superstar Kiwi hunts for fourth elite-level victory in Hong Kong this season aboard Sunday’s Group One Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1,400m) favourite
Championship leader launches two-pronged attack on HK$13 million feature and is ‘looking for a very good run’ from his Group Three winner
While James McDonald, Zac Purton and Alexis Badel have all ridden the reigning Hong Kong Derby champion this season, the veteran trainer is confident the Godolphin jockey is the man for the job
Lightweight Australian jockey ends wait for first Hong Kong victory, saluting aboard $41 long shot Courier Magic on Wednesday night
Caspar Fownes to determine ‘where we are on the world stage’ with stable star at Meydan next month
Dennis Yip’s exciting four-year-old jumps above all but five gallopers on the list of those who look likely to target the city’s most prestigious race