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Ricky Yiu Poon-Faii

Ricky Yiu is a famous racehorse trainer in Hong Kong. Born in 1957, he is the first Chinese trainer to have won at Group One level on foreign soil, taking out the Sprinters Stakes in Japan with Ultra Fantasy and the KrisFlyer Sprint in Singapore with Sacred Kingdom.

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  • 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
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While there’ll never be another Golden Sixty, the future is in safe hands thanks to Ricky Yiu’s dynamic miler: ‘He’s going to be a force to be reckoned with’

Ricky Yiu considers setting his star for the Hong Kong Macau Trophy instead of the Champions Mile as he saddles four last-start winners at Sha Tin on Sunday

Brazilian jockey gets the best out of Ricky Yiu’s British import to land Tuesday afternoon’s feature, but is also hit with his fifth careless riding ban of the season

Bulletproof’s victory at $111 is the veteran trainer’s longest-priced success in more than a decade, while Zac Purton lands a quartet at Sha Tin on Saturday

Connections of Hong Kong’s highest-rated galloper without a local victory are hoping he switches off early, switches on late and wins at Sha Tin on Sunday

New Zealander secures his first victory at headquarters as Lyle Hewitson guides the four-year-old home in the Class Four Lukfook Jewellery Wedding Collection Handicap (1,200m)