Author Archives: Christine Ng

The entry for the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) has generated a lot of excitement and interest with 193 nominations, including 60 individual Group 1 winners, among the entries received this week and anticipation is building quickly ahead of the 8 December flagship meeting. Elite horses from 11 different racing jurisdictions feature in the…

One of the hallmarks of Hong Kong’s world-class racing is its extremely competitive nature and the slender margins which often separate victory and defeat, a trend which was again evident during Tuesday’s (1 October) National Day Raceday at Sha Tin. Of the 10 races, seven were decided by half a length or less with three…

The National Day Raceday at Sha Tin on Tuesday (1 October) is one of the most important occasions on the Hong Kong racing calendar as we gather to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China with a wide range of wonderful cultural and entertainment programmes as well as world-class…

Saturday’s Sha Tin meeting was extremely interesting with the spoils being spread among nine different trainers and nine individual jockeys and the continued emergence of several four-year-old horses was a highlight of the day. RUBYLOT impressed with a final 400m sectional of 21.81s for David Hayes and HAROLD WIN showed great courage for Francis Lui, but…

After a typically dynamic and entertaining opening to the 2024/25 Hong Kong racing season, we are about to enter an extremely busy phase with two Sha Tin meetings in four days as well as the G1 Sprinters Stakes in Japan on Sunday when VICTOR THE WINNER and MUGEN will represent Hong Kong. Six meetings –…

Hong Kong’s racing season is still very much in its infancy with only three meetings and 28 races completed so far, but there was an unmistakable sense of anticipation and excitement with the appearance of three of the city’s top-rated horses at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning (17 September). The trial performances of ROMANTIC WARRIOR,…

One of the most exciting aspects of a new season is the emergence of potential contenders for Hong Kong’s lucrative Four-Year-Old Classic Series and Danny Shum has quickly unearthed a pair of talented young gallopers. PACKING POWER, an Australian-bred four-year-old by Toronado, and HELENE WARRIOR, an Irish-bred three-year-old by Starspangledbanner, showed plenty of quality at…

At Sha Tin today, we celebrate the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the running of the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup (1400m). Evoking the spirit of ‘Ma Zhao Pao’ (racing goes on), the Hong Kong Reunification Cup marks the on-going achievements of Hong Kong’s most popular sport and the…

The ability to attract the best horses, jockeys and trainers to Hong Kong is one of Hong Kong racing’s enduring hallmarks and last Sunday (26 May) REBEL’S ROMANCE delivered the perfect closing chapter to our select Group 1 season with a commanding performance in the G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha…

CALIFORNIA SPANGLE’s outstanding effort to win the G1 Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday night (30 March) was a fantastic result and once more demonstrates the tremendous quality of Hong Kong’s sprinters. In running a track record of 1m 07.50s under Brenton Avdulla after winning the G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m)…