Hong Kong's top miler Beauty Only can show his best, says jockey Zac Purton
Beauty Only carries a reputation as the top miler in town despite having won one race in a year but his jockey Zac Purton is just hoping for an even speed in the Jockey Club Mile...

Rising stars Pakistan Star and Mr Stunning to create their own headlines at Sha Tin
The three Group Twos provide plenty of wow factor on Sunday at Sha Tin but after the features a couple of Hong Kong's future stars, Pakistan Star and Mr Stunning, will keep fans...

Wayward Vinnie has the appetite to win again
The figures didn't read particularly well for Wayfoong Vinnie when he broke his local maiden status on Wednesday but he is worth following to repeat the dose next start.

Why Hong Kong racing fans are beginning to think Happy Valley track is cursed
Jockey Matthew Chadwick narrowly escaped serious injury in another spectacular Happy Valley fall last night as the city track's woes continued - and he even made it back...

Champion jockey Ryan Moore lands plum Maurice Hong Kong Cup ride
Champion jockey Ryan Moore has beaten out some hot competition for the ride on Maurice when the Japanese horse of the year contests his much-anticipated swansong...

Jockey Brett Prebble adds Eastern Express to already impressive feature race rides
Brett Prebble already had a couple of terrific chances in the upcoming big races but now the jockey merry-go-round has gifted him the gun ride on exciting staying prospect...

Wayward Vinnie has the appetite to win again
The figures didn't read particularly well for Wayfoong Vinnie when he broke his local maiden status on Wednesday but he is worth following to repeat the dose next start.

Foot problem forces John Moore's Rapper Dragon to miss Hong Kong International Races
John Moore will revert to Plan A and aim Rapper Dragon at the 2017 Hong Kong Derby after the international day hopeful succumbed to a niggling foot problem after...

Amid all the injuries, Jockey Club should roll the dice with an up-and-coming rider
With last Wednesday's fall throwing more unforeseen fuel on the fire as far as jockey numbers are concerned, Umberto Rispoli's bad luck might at least give the Jockey Club...

New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson hoping to end his Hong Kong stint with a winner
It has been a long two months for Opie Bosson but it seems the New Zealand jockey has been given some going away presents in the form of some rare genuine chances...

The right barrier can help Danny Shum's Green Dispatch land back-to-back victories
The right barrier draw can prove the winning difference for Green Dispatch in a highly competitive Japan Racing Association Trophy, 1,800m, at Happy Valley...

Christophe Soumillon can get the best out of Giant Treasure, says trainer Richard Gibson
Trainer Richard Gibson admits that Stewards' Cup winner Giant Treasure may not always have his head in the right place to show off his best but says owner Pan Sutong has...

The records say D B Pin didn't run, but don't forget his 'Rakegate' performance
Search D B Pin's name on the Jockey Club website and there is no record of him running this season, but run he did, and the talented John Size-trained sprinter....

Black book: Danny Shum's Seasons Bloom very unlucky in Hong Kong debut
The scoreboard shows that Seasons Bloom finished eighth behind Western Express on Saturday but there's a good argument to suggest he should have opened his Hong Kong...

Chris So's Racing Supernova proves he's no one-trick pony, sprinting away with the Panasonic Cup
Racing Supernova might just have made his life a whole lot easier on Saturday when he put behind him any questions about stamina with a brilliant win in the...

In a driving finish, what makes the difference? It can be technique, strength or just plain old luck
The locals call it "fried rice style" but Nash Rawiller prefers the term "kitchen sink technique" - whatever the case, it trumped Joao Moreira's famous finesse in a classic close finish.

Olivier Doleuze fights off 'the Moreira effect' to land a winner for good friend Michael Chang
Michael Chang Chun-wai teamed with Olivier Doleuze to deliver a dirt track win but the trainer was lamenting "the Moreira effect" that has left the lesser lights...

Jockey Club eyeing off another lightweight rider with Umberto Rispoli ruled out for three months
The Jockey Club is on the lookout for another suitable lightweight jockey to take up a club contract after surgery to Umberto Rispoli's damaged left knee on Saturday will likely...

High five for Joao Moreira, including a double for champion trainer John Size
On a day when three tight photo finishes made the difference between Joao Moreira riding five winners or an astonishing eight, the Brazilian helped champion trainer John Size...

Able Friend on target for Hong Kong International Races, says Joao Moreira
Joao Moreira was reunited with Able Friend in a key trial at Sha Tin on Friday and came away convinced the superstar can still be a contender in the Group One Hong Kong Mile...

From hunter to hunted - all eyes on Mr Bogart in the Panasonic Cup
The John Moore-trained Mr Bogart will be the hunted rather than the hunter in the Panasonic Cup but he has earned his place as favourite and looks the one they all have...

Owner Larry Yung has all points of the compass covered, but Joao Moreira says his horses are heading up
Larry Yung Chi-kin already has a potential star on his hands with Eastern Express but Joao Moreira believes the high profile owner could have two more directions covered...

Not content with challenging laws of physics in horror fall, jockey Umberto Rispoli now taking on medical science
Jockey Umberto Rispoli will undergo knee surgery and could miss up to eight weeks but the plucky Italian is already planning to beat his surgeon's recovery timeline...

New jockey Oisin Murphy counting on pluck of the Irish in breaking through in Hong Kong
The recent record of visiting Irish jockeys isn't great but Oisin Murphy might not be your average newcomer and hopes experience riding in similarly styled Australian races...

Umberto Rispoli joins long list of injured jockeys after scary Happy Valley tumble
The fallout from Wednesday night's horror fall at Happy Valley continues with Italian jockey Umberto Rispoli stood down from Saturday's meeting at Sha Tin with leg injuries...

Joao Moreira is the man to follow if you want a slice of the HK$17.6 million Triple Trio jackpot at Sha Tin
A key gear change and Joao Moreira back aboard can extract an extra length of effort from Electronic Phoenix and help deliver Triple Trio players a share of a big jackpot...

Black book: Paul O'Sullivan's Expedite ready for his annual victory
There are better horses running around under the Paul O'Sullivan stable banner but not many more honest than Expedite and the rising eight-year-old is calling out loud...

Apprentice jockey Jack Wong breaks ankle in dramatic fall at Happy Valley
A nasty fall rounding the home turn at Happy Valley on Wednesday night left top apprentice Jack Wong Ho-nam with a suspected fractured left ankle but Umberto Rispoli suffered...

Strathmore can make presence felt in Hong Kong Sprint, says Neil Callan
A minor setback meant Strathmore missed the early season sprint skirmishes but jockey Neil Callan believes the time off could benefit the strapping type in the Group Two...

It's 'Goldilocks material' for Paul O'Sullivan's Who Else But You at Happy Valley - everything is just right
Who Else But You should finally get all the right ingredients to get back into the winner's circle on Wednesday night in the Wayfoong Centenary Bowl, 1,200m, at Happy Valley.

Consider Dinozzo your special agent to help catch the expected HK$14 million Triple Trio dividend at Happy Valley
A HK$9 million-plus jackpot makes the Triple Trio worth a shot on Wednesday and a step up in trip has the John Size-trained import Dinozzo ready to breakthrough...

Black book: Dennis Yip's fast-finishing debutant Generous Heart is one to follow
The restricted three-year-old race on Sunday didn't look anything special before the fact, but it polished up nicely after the event with more than one black booker...

Helene Paragon flashes Hong Kong Mile pedigree, but Horse Of Fortune reigns supreme in Sa Sa Ladies' Purse
He might not have landed the Group Three Ladies' Purse at Sha Tin on Sunday, but the John Moore-trained Helene Paragon was the story of the race as the rising star...

Joao Moreira is the Class Five king - he gets the best out of Hong Kong's worst horses
Being called the"King of Class Five" can be a bit of a backhanded compliment, but for Joao Moreira the crown sits comfortably and his remarkable recent record continued...

Injured jockey Derek Leung to reclaim prized Baba Mama ride
Peter Ho Leung has promised that Derek Leung Ka-chun will be back aboard Baba Mama when he resumes but a return date for the ailing jockey is still undecided.

Tony Cruz says his stable is building, but isn't a championship contender this season
Tony Cruz has made a solid start to the season, one that is only going to get better as his new imports turn up, but the dual championship winning trainer doesn't see himself...

Joao Moreira says "great chances" the reason he's riding nine of John Size's runners at Sha Tin
Joao Moreira riding nine horses at a single meeting for John Size might look like "Dream Team 2.0" but the jockey says his big day out for the champion stable is simply...

Tough to stop Eastern Express in the Sa Sa Ladies' Purse at Sha Tin
The Group Three Sa Sa Ladies' Purse, 1,800m, at Sha Tin on Sunday looks the right springboard for Eastern Express to advance himself up the ladder and the John Size-trained...

German-born jockey Tylicki paralysed below waist after Kempton fall
German-born jockey Freddy Tylicki has been told by doctors that he was paralysed from the waist down after sustaining spinal injuries in a fall at Kempton Park in England,...

John Size to welcome handicapper's wrath if Eastern Express successful in Ladies' Purse
If Eastern Express can win Sunday's Group Three Sa Sa Ladies' Purse trainer John Size will be in the rare situation of welcoming a big jump in the ratings as he pushes...

Comment: The Alfonso is good for Hong Kong racing's diversity; the same rich guys winning over and over again isn't
Random entries from Macau weren't what Jockey Club officials had in mind when they opened the vast majority of Hong Kong's lucrative Group races to all-comers, but the arrival...

Karis Teetan booked to stay on local favourite Designs On Rome for Hong Kong's richest race
The jockey roundabout heading towards the HK$83 million Longines Hong Kong International Races is well under way and Karis Teetan is the beneficiary of one of the first...

Trust John Size and Joao Moreira to give you a slice of Sunday's HK$11.5 million Triple Trio jackpot
Punters should have faith in a John Size-trained trio with just two previous race starts between them when making Triple Trio selections for a jackpot-boosted pool...

Black book: Michael Chang's Equine Doctrine has found his niche at Sha Tin's dirt track
The stock of Holy Roman Emperor seem to be able to do pretty much anything here and one of his lesser lights might find his niche on the all-weather track if Wednesday night...

For Chris So and Team Fortune, good things come in threes at Sha Tin's all-dirt meeting
Chris So Wai-yin's treble took him to within a win of his former boss Caspar Fownes at the top of the trainers' championship as Team Fortune continued his remarkable...