Monthly Archives: 01/2018

Two of our newer stars made their mark at the highest level in Sunday’s Group 1 features. Last season’s Most Improved Horse D B Pin was the first one as he made amends for his narrow defeat in the LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint last month, lunging past his December conqueror Mr Stunning to take the…

I hope you all enjoyed last night’s simulcast of the Met Day card from South Africa. Today at Sha Tin we will feature a Group 1 double-header, the Stewards’ Cup and Centenary Sprint Cup, which also starts our Triple Crown and Hong Kong Speed Series this season. Our three HKIR winners last month – Mr…

South Africa has long been a core member of the Asian Racing Federation and has also been the point of origin for some very classy horses that have run in Hong Kong. Of note in recent times are pattern winners Horse Of Fortune and Nassa, while emerging four-year-old Singapore Sling finished a notable second in…

Nothingilikemore landed the opening leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series, the Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday. The newest ace in John Size’s deck was heavily backed by racing fans in his first start over 1600m, but he showed no flaws in his race performance. To me it was an utterly strong…

The first race of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series is upon us with the prestigious HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Mile tomorrow, which goes as Race 9. The roster of winners of this race is an esteemed one, including a host of champions such as Rapper Dragon, Beauty Only, Able Friend and the globetrotting Lucky Nine.…

Our elite Four-Year-Old Classic Series will commence this Sunday with the Hong Kong Classic Mile and a week later, we will host a Group 1 double with the Stewards’ Cup and the newly-promoted Centenary Sprint Cup. The focus of the week, though, is surely on the Classic Series generation. Many of the entrants enjoyed final…

It is not often that we can discuss an amazing feat never accomplished in the history of Hong Kong racing, but one of those rare moments occurred on Wednesday when Contribution won the fourth race at Happy Valley. This win provided Mr Hui Sai Fun with his 100th win as an Owner in Hong Kong,…

As I’m sure you have heard, Kei Chiong retired from race riding earlier this week. I completely understand and respect her decision, one which surely took a great deal of courage to make. Kei earned 102 wins over her career, 44 in New Zealand during her overseas stint before returning to Hong Kong and landing…

We had a wonderful start to 2018 as we recorded the highest turnover for our New Year’s Day meeting, at HK$1.65 billion, and the second highest attendance at the celebratory Lucky Start meeting. Champion jockey Joao Moreira got out to a fast start, riding his third five-timer of the season, with four of the wins…