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Matthew Poon heads into the Happy Valley finale as the leading local rider. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Poon targets maiden Tony Cruz Award: ‘We can all be proud of our efforts’

The 31-year-old holds a slender one-win lead over Matthew Chadwick in the race to be leading local rider

14 Jul 2025

John Size celebrates his 13th trainers’ premiership. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

John Size secures 13th trainers’ title as Bundle Award dramatically wins Sha Tin’s feature

13 Jul 2025 - 10:38 PM

Derek Leung still has a chance to win the Tony Cruz Award. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Title races go down to the wire as Derek Leung looks to strike a Tony Cruz Award blow

12 Jul 2025 - 3:30 PM

Matthew Chadwick is hoping for a strong finish to the season. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Chadwick ‘giving it his best’ as Tony Cruz Award reaches the business end

7 Jul 2025 - 4:14 PM

Dancing Code and Ellis Wong (right) get up in the nick of time at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Ellis Wong continues barnstorming finish to the season: ‘I love this horse’

5 Jul 2025 - 9:59 PM

Derek Leung and Voyage Samurai in splendid isolation at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Leung ‘chasing hard’ as he looks to keep good times rolling on Voyage Samurai

10 Jun 2025 - 10:20 AM

Sunlight Power (left) runs third in last month’s Group One Champions Mile. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Sunlight Power ready to parlay ‘storming run’ into maiden Group success

29 May 2025 - 4:46 PM

Prestige Good comes home in splendid isolation at Happy Valley. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Leung snares treble as Bowman and Wong also star at Happy Valley

28 May 2025 - 11:38 PM

Jockeys mill around during delays to the start of race 10 at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Chaos at Sha Tin as ‘technical issues’ lead to HK$350 million turnover hit

25 May 2025 - 10:12 PM

Frankie Lor and Zac Purton after Horsepower’s winner at Happy Valley in October. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Lor leans on Purton again as Savvy Twinkle looks to break his duck at the Valley

20 May 2025 - 1:04 PM

Derek Leung celebrates his treble at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Leung shrugs off suspensions to bag Sha Tin treble: ‘It hasn’t been smooth’

24 Nov 2024 - 6:36 PM

Derek Leung hopes to add to his solitary dirt win this season on Sword Point with five rides at Sha Tin on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Leung aims to end staggering run of placings: ‘I’ll just keep my head down’

22 Oct 2024 - 1:11 PM

Victor The Winner and Derek Leung finish third in the Group One Takamatsunomiya Kinen (1,200m) at Chukyo racecourse. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Leung ‘so proud’ of Victor The Winner after brave third in Takamatsunomiya Kinen

24 Mar 2024 - 5:51 PM

Victor The Winner gallops under Derek Leung on the Chukyo turf. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Leung leans on Moore ahead of Victor The Winner’s bid for Japan success

22 Mar 2024 - 4:15 PM

Victor The Winner passes the Sha Tin winning post in front in Sunday’s Group One Centenary Sprint Cup (1,200m). Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Leung orchestrates Group One boilover as Victor The Winner upstages Sweynesse

28 Jan 2024 - 9:23 PM

Derek Leung is all smiles after his third straight victory aboard Encountered. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Leung looking to stay perfect aboard Encountered in Celebration Cup

23 Sep 2023 - 11:24 AM

Trainer Frankie Lor celebrates A Pal’s win at Sha Tin on June 4 with jockey Derek Leung and other connections. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Lor wants to win more races and bonuses before losing trainers’ title to A Pal

10 Jul 2023 - 4:36 PM

Jamie Richards and Zac Purton celebrate Australian import Magniac’s first Hong Kong win at Happy Valley on April 19. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Richards climbing trainers’ ladder and pushing Purton towards Moreira’s mark

22 May 2023 - 5:46 PM

Owen joined SCMP in April 2025 after an eight-year stint in the UK covering domestic and international racing for myracing, Racing Post and The Sun. He is also a passionate about other sports including football, tennis and Formula 1.

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