Monthly Archives: 04/2019

The build-up has been intense but soon it will be time for some world-class horses and their riders to do the talking on FWD Champions Day. This is the second time we have run all our three spring Group 1 contests on the same day and, as with any young, ambitious project, we are building…

Optimism is what oils the wheels of horse racing and there was excitement in the air after Voyage Warrior made it two wins from two starts in impressive fashion at Sha Tin on Monday. Helped by a tailwind but never fully tested in the last 50m, Ricky Yiu’s gelding stopped the clock in 54.89s for…

The Easter weekend marks another important milestone as we are now three quarters of the way through the 2018/2019 season. And, as we move towards next week’s FWD Champions Day, this is building into another highly significant time for Hong Kong racing. The clean sweep of all four HKIR races for Hong Kong horses in…

Certain charismatic stars form a bond with a global audience that elevates their entire sport to a whole new level. We saw it with Winx on a memorable day in Sydney on Saturday. We saw it again with Tiger Woods on an amazing day at the Masters golf in Augusta on Sunday. And we may…

The picture for FWD Champions Day looks much clearer after Wednesday’s selections ceremony and, for me, this relatively new venture is maturing well. This is just the second year of running our three spring showpiece G1 contests on the same day and recent evidence makes interesting reading. In 2017 and 2018 we welcomed five and…

The last few days have been hugely informative in terms of shaping possible storylines for FWD Champions Day on 28 April. Nothing can be taken for granted when good horses are being prepared for a major international event but, for the most part, connections of the stars will be well pleased with what they saw…

Seeing Hong Kong on the global sporting map is always a pleasure and the Rugby Sevens plays a similar role to the LONGINES HKIR and FWD Champions Day in doing just that. New Zealand have impressed me most so far this weekend – though there have also been some very good performances from Hong Kong…

The global racing year is in full stride after last weekend’s Dubai World Cup meeting and several things are clear after Saturday’s events at Meydan. Optimism was guarded for the four Hong Kong challengers, but Gold Mount ran a solid race for fourth in the Dubai Gold Cup and Fight Hero also ran an honest…