Monthly Archives: 04/2024

And so, after months of comprehensive planning and preparation, FWD Champions Day will take centre stage at Sha Tin on Sunday (28 April) when Hong Kong’s finest horses, jockeys and trainers face a formidable international challenge. Hong Kong’s spring weather has proved challenging with heavy rainfall this week and I would recommend closely monitoring the…

Hong Kong’s weather has been less than ideal over the past few days as preparations for FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on Sunday (28 April) intensify but, due to the dedication of our tracks and facilities teams, the build-up to flagship spring meeting has continued in the safest possible manner. Since Sunday (21 April),…

And so, with only eight days until FWD Champions Day, final preparations are underway for our showpiece spring meeting at Sha Tin on April 28, when Hong Kong’s finest horses, jockeys and trainers face a formidable international challenge. The first of our overseas visitors touched down in Hong Kong on Friday (19 April) with the…

With less than two weeks to FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on Sunday, 28 April, a palpable sense of excitement and anticipation is building ahead of our feature spring meeting. At Sha Tin yesterday morning (Tuesday, 16 April), the sight of GOLDEN SIXTY, CALIFORNIA SPANGLE and GALAXY PATCH trialling strongly ahead of their Group…

The scheduled arrival over the next week of the 11 overseas horses entered for FWD Champions Day is another reminder that our glittering Group 1 flagship spring meeting on Sunday, 28 April is now only two weeks away. Japan’s OBAMBURUMAI is scheduled to be the first of our visitors to arrive tomorrow (Monday, 15 April)…

The pursuit of excellence is a hallmark of Hong Kong racing and Zac Purton’s career serves as an example of what can be achieved with unswerving commitment and professionalism. Since moving to Hong Kong in 2007, Zac has been absolute in his devotion to his career and, with six Hong Kong jockey championships and countless…

With less than three weeks until FWD Champions Day, the announcement of the 35 selected runners for our premier spring meeting sets the scene for a fabulous day of racing at Sha Tin on 28 April. The presence of 10 individual Group 1 winners, headed by Hong Kong’s GOLDEN SIXTY, ROMANTIC WARRIOR and CALIFORNIA SPANGLE,…

The staging of the 2024 Hong Kong Sevens is another reminder of the vital importance of international sporting events to our incredible city. It was wonderful to experience the enthusiasm, passion and colour of the sell-out crowd on Friday as Sevens enthusiasts from all over the world descended on Hong Kong Stadium to watch some…

Following the success of last weekend’s World Pool operation, highlighted by CALIFORNIA SPANGLE’S magnificent G1 Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) in Dubai, our attention today turns to Randwick Racecourse in Sydney and Turffontein in Johannesburg. Randwick will provide eight races for our simulcast from 10.35am, including the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes, Doncaster Mile, T J Smith…

While CALIFORNIA SPANGLE’s magnificent victory in the G1 Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) in record-breaking time for Tony Cruz and Brenton Avdulla produced Hong Kong’s racing highlight at the Dubai World Cup meeting on Saturday night (30 March), we were pleased with our World Pool operation. In combination, the Australian Cup meeting from Flemington in Melbourne,…