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  • Gibson wants a Gold-Fun gold run in Stewards’ Cup READ MORE

    Gold-Fun has an impressive race record. The horse that currently holds the title of Hong Kong Champion Miler has notched eight wins from 18 starts since relocating to Sha Tin from Ireland, including high-level victories in the HKG1 Hong Kong Classic Mile, G2 Jockey Club Mile and HKG1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup. But an international […]

  • Treasure hunting for glory in Sunday’s Hong Kong Classic Mile READ MORE

    Giant Treasure will on Sunday (18 January) attempt to hand the big-race combination of trainer Richard Gibson, jockey Douglas Whyte and owner Pan Sutong a second HKG1 Hong Kong Classic Mile. The three men teamed up for success in the first leg of the Hong Kong Four-Year-Old Series in 2013 when Gold-Fun obliged, and the […]

  • Trainer Richard Gibson backs Giant Treasure to hold his own in Classic Mile READ MORE

    History and the handicapper say Richard Gibson-trained Giant Treasure has it all to do in Sunday’s HK$8 million Hong Kong Classic Mile, but the grey’s handlers are putting their faith in flesh and blood rather than arithmetic. Off a rating of just 83, Giant Treasure would struggle to make the field in most editions of […]

  • New generation take the spotlight in HKG1 Hong Kong Classic Mile READ MORE

    The Hong Kong Four-Year-Old Series kicks off on Sunday, 18 January when 11 contenders will clash in the HKG1 Hong Kong Classic Mile, the first big test en route to the HKG1 BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) in two months’ time. This year’s Hong Kong Classic Mile is worth a race record HK$8 million following […]

  • Grey force hits Hong Kong Classic Mile READ MORE

    Upon today’s deadline of entries for the first battle of the four-year-olds, Hong Kong Classic Mile held on 18 Jan, there are altogether 11 four-year-old elite horses. DIVINE CALLING and GIANT TREASURE are two grey runners participating the race. While DIVINE CALLING is the highest-rated horse of all with the rating of 106, GIANT TREASURE […]

  • MAJOR RACES

    Chalk Up Another One for Germany READ MORE

    Following Protectionist’s (GER) historic win in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, the Group III Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on Saturday proved another triumph for the German-bred when Le Roi (GER) kept up a relentless gallop to defeat Prince Of Penzance and the winners stablemate Big Memory (FR). It was the sixth win in Australia for […]

  • MAJOR RACES

    2014 Herbert Power Stakes – Big Memory gets a Caulfield Cup start READ MORE

    Big Memory has forged his way into the Caulfield Cup field with a tough win in Saturday’s Group II Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield. The Tony McEvoy-trained galloper had to survive a short-lived protest from the runner-up Signoff before connections were able to prepare for the $3 million feature in seven days. “We’re very […]

  • MAJOR RACES

    Gold-Fun surges to HKG3 Celebration Cup triumph READ MORE

    Gold-Fun delivered a devastating final late burst to claim a breathtaking success in the inaugural running of the HKG3 Celebration Cup (Handicap) at Sha Tin racecourse this afternoon, Sunday 5 October. “He’s some machine,” declared trainer Richard Gibson, after Hong Kong’s Champion Miler had defied a 130lbs burden and a troubled stretch run to land […]

  • McEvoy looking at the future with Martian READ MORE

    Convinced Martian has the makings of a quality stayer, Tony McEvoy plans to use this year’s spring carnival to boost the import’s rating. Martian steps up sharply in distance to 2400-metres when he lines up for his third Australian start in Saturday’s Listed Harry White Classic at Sandown. McEvoy is hoping the race can be […]

  • Stud career beckons as Akeed Mofeed is retired READ MORE

    Dual Group 1 winner Akeed Mofeed will travel to Australia to begin his stud career sooner than expected after injury forced his retirement. Akeed Mofeed won last year’s Hong Kong Derby and Hong Kong Cup but injured a tendon while in training for the Queen Elizabeth II Cup. Trainer Richard Gibson planned an international campaign […]

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