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Trainer David Eustace and jockey Zac Purton will team up with Massive Sovereign at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Massive Sovereign set for return: ‘I’m looking forward to getting him there’

David Eustace thinks a run this season will ‘really benefit’ the 2024 Hong Kong Derby hero

10 Jul 2025

Magnifique and Zac Purton (white and red) win at Sha Tin on Saturday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton blasts past last season’s tally with another magnificent Sha Tin 4-timer

5 Jul 2025 - 10:10 PM

Ellis Wong celebrates his first Hong Kong treble at Sha Tin on Saturday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

The HK Racing Postscript: who’s hot, who’s not and the best of June

29 Jun 2025 - 4:39 PM

Alexis Badel boots home Beauty Waves in Saturday’s Class One sprint. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Beauty makes Waves in stable debut for Cruz: ‘I’m so glad this horse came over’

28 Jun 2025 - 9:43 PM

British jockey Richard Kingscote will rejoin the Hong Kong roster for the 2025-26 season. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Kingscote returns, Thompson departs and Cruz gets an extension

27 Jun 2025 - 4:27 PM

Horsepower steams home under Zac Purton to score at the Valley in April. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Lor fancies Horsepower down in trip and weight in Class One sprint

26 Jun 2025 - 11:30 AM

Karis Teetan (right) limps away from Wednesday night’s horror Happy Valley fall, while Jerry Chau is treated on the track. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Trio of jockeys taken to hospital, horse dies after nasty incident at Happy Valley

26 Jun 2025 - 12:03 AM

Beauty Joy takes out the Group Three Premier Plate (1,800m) under Brenton Avdulla. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Beauty bags fourth Group win: ‘He’s got as much head noise as I did when I was 18’

22 Jun 2025 - 9:56 PM

Hugh Bowman guides Wunderbar to his first victory since October. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Wunderbar bounces back to top form with slashing Class Two win at Sha Tin

14 Jun 2025 - 9:47 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

Son Pak Fu salutes under Matthew Chadwick at Happy Valley in February. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Son Pak Fu handed chance to chase eighth Valley 1,200m success in loaded Class Two

3 Jun 2025 - 5:59 PM

Matthew Chadwick and Pray For Mir (left) grit it out to win at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Pray For Mir leads them a merry dance to win Lion Rock Trophy for delighted Mo

31 May 2025 - 5:24 PM

Californiatotality (inside) and Alexis Badel get on top late to win at Happy Valley. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Californiatotality snares fifth win of the season as Cruz hits another milestone

14 May 2025 - 11:30 PM

Tony Cruz (right) celebrates his Sha Tin double with George Moore (left). Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Cruz celebrates 2,500 HK wins as a jockey and trainer after Sha Tin double

4 May 2025 - 7:24 PM

Californiatotality (outside) narrowly beats Steps Ahead and Pray For Mir. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Californiatotality bounces back from Derby defeat to land betting plunge

20 Apr 2025 - 7:29 PM

California Spangle dethrones the great Golden Sixty in the 2022 Group One Hong Kong Mile. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Three-time Group One winner California Spangle retired

11 Apr 2025 - 10:50 AM

Brenton Avdulla boots home Californiatotality. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Cruz eyes Derby with Californiatotality: ‘he’s crying out for 2,000m’

9 Feb 2025 - 7:51 PM

California Spangle wins the 2024 Group One Al Quoz Sprint (1,200m) in Dubai. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Slowing Spangle remains a chance for Al Quoz Sprint defence

13 Jan 2025 - 12:17 PM