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Over the years, the implementation of our Special Replacement Permit Scheme has proved a great success, as many Owners and trainers have introduced some very qualified runners into Hong Kong. Taking yesterday’s BMW Champions Mile as an example, race contenders such as Sunny King and Thumbs Up were both introduced into Hong Kong through this…

Hi all, with today being the third day of the four-day long Easter holidays, I hope you have all much enjoyed your time with your family and friends. Tomorrow on Easter Monday we will be offering you some exciting international racing action at Sha Tin Racecourse, as the international Group 1 BMW Champions Mile will…

Most of the overseas runners invited to take part in the BMW Champions Mile and Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup have already arrived in Hong Kong, and have all been admitted to our quarantine stables at Sha Tin Racecourse.  I believe some of our racing fans may be interested to know what these horses…

Over the past fortnight we announced the list of top-class international runners who will be running in the BMW Champions Mile on 25 April and the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup on 1 May.  But unfortunately there are a few overseas runners who have had to cancel their runs in Hong Kong, with the…

In last Saturday’s Chow Tai Fook Bauhinia Sprint Trophy – as expected before the race, Sweet Sanette was one of the horses on the speed. But this five-year-old mare held on her strong run in the final stage of the race to defeat reigning Horse of the Year Sacred Kingdom in this HKG3 event.This was…

In midweek we announced the selected runners for the BMW Champions Mile at Sha Tin on 25 April.  I expect many of you will be quite surprised to learn that the connections of Dubai Duty Free winner Presvis have opted to enter him in the Champions Mile instead of the following Sunday's Audemars Piguet QE…

Many of you will have been at Sha Tin last Sunday when we witnessed the emergence of another new star in the making, Flying Blue, who snatched a sensational victory in the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy.  Douglas Whyte had him positioned close to the speed from the start, and he responded perfectly when quickened early…

Runners from Asian jurisdictions have become a lot more active in their participation in international racing in recent years.  One could easily observe this trend at the Dubai World Cup meeting last week, as Hong Kong had six runners in different races on the card while Japan had five – two of which, Victoire Pisa…

If you were watching last Saturday night's simulcast of the Dubai World Cup raceday, I'm sure you won't fail to have been moved by the very touching scenes following the memorable victory of Victoire Pisa in the final big race.  The Japanese connections in Meydan were simply overcome with emotion as they celebrated the result,…

I expect many of you will have watched the simulcasts from the Dubai World Cup meeting last night to check out the performances of the our Hong Kong runners there. They did not disappoint us as Sunny King and Green Birdie produced good efforts and finished a creditable third and fourth in the Dubai Golden…