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Sagacious Life surges to victory under Zac Purton. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Pierre Ng bullish about improving Sagacious Life in Classic Mile

Trainer is confident Brazilian import can deliver Zac Purton a breakthrough success in the first leg of the four-year-old series

31 Jan 2026

Mark Newnham is hoping his four strong group can get the job done at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan.

Hong Kong racing

Newnham mob-handed as he goes for back-to-back Classic Mile wins at Sha Tin

29 Jan 2026 - 3:45 PM

Jockey Alexis Badel. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Badel and Guyon look for upsets with My Wish and Galaxy Patch in Stewards’ Cup

24 Jan 2026 - 2:02 PM

New Forest and Andrea Atzeni win at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Atzeni trebles up as Shum hits 900 Hong Kong winners at Sha Tin

21 Jan 2026 - 11:22 PM

Mark Newnham and jockey Lyle Hewitson celebrate New Forest’s win in October. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Newnham aims to continue setting the pace with strong dirt hand at Sha Tin

20 Jan 2026 - 3:55 PM

Invincible Ibis runs down Beauty Bolt to win impressively earlier this month. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Classic Mile top 10: Invincible Ibis, Sagacious Life lead early rankings

19 Jan 2026 - 4:02 PM

Alexis Badel guides Fast Network to victory in the National Day Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Fast Network on track for Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai after Centenary Sprint Cup

19 Jan 2026 - 1:36 PM

Francis Lui celebrates his January Cup win with Speed Dragon and 1,000th training success in Hong Kong. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Lui joins elite group of trainers on 1,000 wins after Dragon’s Valley victory

14 Jan 2026 - 11:50 PM

Invincible Ibis storms home under Hugh Bowman to notch a fourth straight win. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Ibis makes another Classic Mile statement as Newnham continues stellar season

11 Jan 2026 - 6:51 PM

My Wish’s connections after his Hong Kong Classic Mile success. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

My Wish swap a disappointing call that highlights brutal reality jockeys can face

8 Jan 2026 - 4:25 PM

Owner Patrick Kwok Ho-chuen, trainer Tony Cruz and jockey Zac Purton after Beauty Bolt’s win in November. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Cruz backs Bolt to boost Mile claims on Sunday: ‘He’s got a good chance’

8 Jan 2026 - 12:57 PM

Andrea Atzeni celebrates a Happy Valley winner. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Atzeni looks to build on Group Three triumph with busy book at Happy Valley

6 Jan 2026 - 1:48 PM

Zac Purton guides Invincible Ibis to a third straight triumph last month. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Classic Mile picture set to take shape at crucial Sha Tin meeting on Sunday

5 Jan 2026 - 5:04 PM

Caspar Fownes celebrates his Happy Valley treble last month with son Ronan. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Fownes confident in Valley team as he bids to strike back in championship battle

5 Jan 2026 - 2:57 PM

Maxime Guyon celebrates his Sha Tin double after booting home Gallant Epoch. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Guyon extends hot form with double as Newnham unveils smart debut winner

4 Jan 2026 - 7:34 PM

Zac Purton pilots Sagacious Life to victory. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Sagacious Life one of two Mile options for Purton after fighting Sha Tin victory

4 Jan 2026 - 6:47 PM

Andrea Atzeni and Stellar Express win at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Stellar Express runs riot in G3 feature to keep Size marching up the table

4 Jan 2026 - 6:19 PM

Winfield (left) trials at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Newnham hoping to be ‘pleasantly surprised’ as Brazilian Group One winners clash

3 Jan 2026 - 5:08 PM

Topic / Mark Newnham

Mark Newnham

Jay started his career as a cadet journalist for the Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper in Western Australia in 2008 before joining The West Australian newspaper, where he covered racing, Australian football and other sports for more than 15 years. He joined the SCMP racing team in 2024.