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Voyage Bubble (right) wins last season’s Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) at Sha Tin on March 19. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Unbelievable excitement as Hong Kong Derby countdown ramps up

John Size’s Ensued is the early front runner, but Frankie Lor has yet to show off his blue blood

28 Dec 2023

Veteran trainer Manfred Man celebrates at Sha Tin on October 25. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Jockey Club adds Good Horses Rule to extend Lucky Sweynesse trainer Man’s licence

22 Dec 2023 - 7:00 AM

Pierre Ng celebrates one of his 35 victories this season. Photo: Kenneth Chan.

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Ng will have to talk about the title if he keeps up this pace

19 Dec 2023 - 7:14 AM

Golden Sixty under Vincent Ho wins his third Group One Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan.

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Sixty-five thousand saw Golden Sixty’s best – but many more will claim they did

15 Dec 2023 - 6:46 AM

Monday morning’s International Jockeys’ Championship draw gets the thumbs up from the riders. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

HKIR week feels normal again, but routine lack of Aussie interest ‘disappointing’

5 Dec 2023 - 6:56 AM

Trainer Pierre Ng and jockey Zac Purton enjoy a winner this season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Who’s made their presence felt through the first quarter of the HK season?

28 Nov 2023 - 7:48 AM

Wellington (left) runs third behind Lucky Sweynesse (centre) on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Wellington far from a spent force, Eternal has ‘got to take another step up’

21 Nov 2023 - 7:58 AM

Harry Bentley celebrates a victory last season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

False statements and burner phones: on face value, Bentley is lucky

14 Nov 2023 - 8:57 AM

Zac Purton returns after saluting at Happy Valley late last month. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton ‘looking forward to a feed’ after Melbourne Cup weight-loss regime

6 Nov 2023 - 6:13 PM

Trainer Danny Shum and jockey James McDonald celebrate in the aftermath of Romantic Warrior’s Cox Plate victory. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Can Romantic Warrior’s remarkable Cox Plate victory inspire others?

30 Oct 2023 - 6:45 PM

Trainer Danny Shum soaks up Champion Method’s victory at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Shum to tackle Cox Plate barrier draw armed with expertise from McDonald

23 Oct 2023 - 10:31 AM

The John Size-trained Ensued salutes under Zac Purton at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Ensued’s superb HK debut a 17-year first; Purton hopes Eternal ‘decision’ pays off

16 Oct 2023 - 4:38 PM

Romantic Warrior canters to the Group One Turnbull Stakes (2,000m) start at Flemington on Saturday under James McDonald. Photo: HKJC/Bruno Cannatelli

Hong Kong racing

Analysts agree with McDonald: ‘If you’re dropping off him, you’re a harsh critic’

9 Oct 2023 - 6:14 PM

Helene Vitality salutes under Anton Marcus at Sha Tin in 2003. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong racing

HK’s only other Turnbull runner ‘a good horse but not a patch on Romantic Warrior’

2 Oct 2023 - 3:58 PM

Tony Cruz and Zac Purton are all smiles after a California Spangle victory. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Bold Spangle call the latest chapter in intriguing Cruz-Purton relationship

25 Sep 2023 - 4:06 PM

Kurpany (right) upsets the apple cart in Sunday’s five-runner Class Two sprint. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Hong Kong’s small fields create headaches for officials and stump punters

18 Sep 2023 - 6:27 PM

Manfred Man enjoys a winner last season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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More Sweynesse brilliance or not, Man looks well placed for another extension

11 Sep 2023 - 5:22 PM

Lucky Sweynesse wins June’s Sha Tin Vase. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Five predictions for the 2023-24 Hong Kong racing season

6 Sep 2023 - 5:08 PM

After graduating, Mark joined Racing Post in 1996 and was its chief sports writer until he moved to Australia in 2001. In Australia, he was the media manager of, among others, Centrebet, Sydney FC and Tom Waterhouse, and he ran the Western Australian Turf Club's racing and wagering operations.

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