Hong Kong’s newest trainer hopes to use sports science to gain an edge on his competitors: ‘It’s a case of collecting as much data as you can’.
Third-season handler hopes a fast start to the 2024-25 campaign can put him in pole position
Apprentice prepares for ‘really big step up’ as she becomes first woman on the roster in seven years
Mixed results for duo as Joao Moreira tastes success in World All-Star Jockeys series at Sapporo racecourse
Australian ace celebrates seventh title win and plays crucial role in handlers’ championship crescendo: ‘Both of them threw everything at it’
Eight-time Group One winner picks up top award as Golden Sixty’s thrilling Hong Kong Mile victory earns him Champion Miler title
He becomes only the second rider to collect the accolade while spending at least some of the campaign as an apprentice
Ahead of Sha Tin’s season finale on Sunday, we look back at some of the more obscure moments of the 2023-24 campaign
Overseas success and thrilling trainers’ championship headline successful campaign
Veteran handler trails Pierre Ng Pang-chi 67-66 after the exciting King Miles breaks through at Class Three level
Second-season handler spent two years as the veteran’s right-hand man, a spell that included Golden Sixty’s famed unbeaten streak
Australian ace evaluates his season as he aims to stay out of the stewards’ room next campaign
He has options in Australia, America and Japan, but the veteran handler may keep his superstar on home soil
South African strikes with first three-timer since December while the Australian superstar retains crown with four meetings remaining
Three-year-old bids to maintain perfect record in Monday’s Class Three Sportsmanship Handicap (1,200m) at Sha Tin
Four-time Group One winner back walking at Sha Tin as he recovers from leg fracture
Francis Lui-trained speedster aims to become the first Hong Kong horse since Lucky Sweynesse to record six straight wins on Wednesday
Call Me Glorious sensationally ploughs through heavy rain to help veteran handler hit the front in tense battle for championship
Mauritian rider believes he can return to the winner’s enclosure from his 11 rides on Saturday: ‘It looks like he’s capable of winning again’
Apprentice’s seven-pound claim and front-running tactics are proving a lethal combination at the city circuit
Veteran trainer identifies best chance of his three gallopers in city circuit’s main event on Wednesday night
Three-year-old maintains unblemished record with a determined Class Four victory at Sha Tin on Saturday
On the back of four straight wins at Happy Valley, the progressive galloper tackles Class Two company for the first time on Saturday
Francis Lui leaves the door open for a possible Hong Kong Mile defence in December
Danny Shum’s superstar collects his fifth consecutive Group One success with a thrilling victory at Tokyo racecourse
Veteran trainer aiming to add to his outstanding overseas record in Sunday’s Group One Yasuda Kinen (1,600m)
Superstar galloper dealt an ideal gate in his bid for a fifth consecutive Group One: ‘He can sit wherever he’s comfortable and he’s got an engine’
Zac Purton hopes to make it third time lucky in the Group One mile contest at Tokyo on Sunday: ‘Bring it on, let’s see what we get’
Mauritian rider looks to continue his impressive form on the all-weather at Wednesday night’s dirt meeting at Sha Tin
Superstar galloper bids for a fifth consecutive Group One win in the Yasuda Kinen (1,600m) on Sunday: ‘He’s just an absolute brute, nothing fazes him,’ McDonald says.