Majestic Heart can live up to TT billing
The Triple Trio's main prize is estimated to reach HK$19 million on Sunday and it's not going to be an easy one to crack, but trainer Caspar Fownes' consistent Majestic Heart looks ...

Scenic Blast withdrawn from Sprint Trial
The "best race of the season" took its first hit yesterday with the scratching of Australian powerhouse Scenic Blast from the Cathay Pacific International Sprint Trial at ...

Ageing mile field gives Shea reason to hope
The query hanging over Hong Kong's ageing milers has given jockey Kevin Shea hope ahead of Eagle Mountain's return in the Cathay Pacific International Mile Trial on Sunday.

On-form Prebble claims Challenge as Chadwick returns with a bang
A photo-finish in the final race was the difference that saw Brett Prebble hold sway in the Jockey Challenge at Happy Valley last night but the story of the night was the return to form of star ...

Medic Power sizzles, but Egyptian Ra unimpressive in trial
Medic Power put a big smile back on trainer Tony Cruz's face with a brilliant trial display at Sha Tin last Friday. With his Cathay Pacific International Mile entry ...

International raiders take Trials to new level
Merely by virtue of the foreign runners, this weekend's International Trial races will hold more than the usual attention both here and away. The vibe from Australian quarters is they fancy their ...

Talent at the top means fewer pickings for riders
Things are only going to get tighter in the jockeys' room with the arrivals of North American Aaron Gryder and Frenchman Johan Victoire this week, and Christophe Soumillon ...

On the Rails
While many in the Chinese language press are pointing the finger of blame at Darren Beadman for the defeat of Viva Pataca in the International Cup Trial, history might reveal the race showcased a ...

Collection delivers surprise to boost Hong Kong Cup hopes
Trainer John Moore won his third successive Cathay Pacific International Cup Trial yesterday with "the wrong one", but he left Sha Tin convinced that Collection will carry the hopes ...

Prebble rides crest of the wave as his Sha Tin treble takes him clear of pack
It might not have been the all-conquering afternoon that Brett Prebble had in mind yesterday, but the Australian carried on his winning streak from midweek to bag a treble at Sha Tin.

Always Something's victory matters for Size
He had to settle for second in the race worth all the marbles yesterday, but John Size took some comfort from winning the day's second feature as Always Something lowered the boom on ...

There's more to come from Matsukaze
It wasn't so long ago that Matsukaze was on the slippery slide down the ratings into Class Five, but the four-year-old has not only rescued the situation, he's thriving, after another win ...

Pataca falters, but rival trainers happy with their charges
While it was three cheers for one John Moore-trained horse in the International Cup Trial, reigning Horse Of the Year Viva Pataca left more questions than answers after his battling seventh ...

Racing Digest
Six-year-old Forest Fountain is one of those horses to watch with your hands covering your eyes because it is never pretty, but everything finally fell into place for the David Ferraris-trained ...

Woods, Victoire to team up again
Trainer Sean Woods produced some magic in tandem with Johan Victoire last season and hopes to wave the wand again by bringing the young French jockey back as his retained rider as ...

Four-time winner Prebble excels as Whyte ends woeful losing streak
The evening belonged to Brett Prebble as he put the Jockey Challenge to bed early with a four-timer at Happy Valley last night, but trainer Caspar Fownes could not resist trying a trump card when ...

Kingdom ready for international assault
Hong Kong's second-tier sprinters with international aspirations received a reality check when world champion Sacred Kingdom won a 1,000m turf barrier trial in brilliant ...

Foreign simulcasts have room for improvement
While Hong Kong Jockey Club has every right to be pleased at how the foreign simulcasts are already being received in betting terms, the even-better news is they are open to improvement.

On the Rails
Ivan Allan was a trainer of horses, a polariser of people. As a horse trainer, he had more admirers than detractors. Perhaps as a person he piled up the latter at a considerably faster rate. But he ...

Don't write me off, says struggling champ
The popular wisdom is that the crown is slipping after nearly a decade on the throne, the king is in his death throes and champion jockey Douglas Whyte's ears are burning almost ...

Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta battle it out in year of the girl
The much anticipated race between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta? Well, it's on, but only on paper. Horse racing's top-two ladies will duke it out among voters for Horse of the Year honours never ...