Club set to confirm Kelly as Stier's successor in chief stipe hot-seat
The Jockey Club will declare "weighed in" today on the two of hottest favourites in racing - that Kim Kelly will take over from the departing Jamie Stier as chief steward and ...

Relieved Fownes comes up trumps
The final result might have been the one that many expected but there were still unexpected scenes to play out yesterday in the final act of this season's thrilling trainers' championship race before ...

Brilliant Algarve heading for bigger things
Owner Siu Pak-kwan took a chance at the Jockey Club's International Sale in 2007 and that gamble started to pay off when David Hall unveiled a three-year-old with some serious potential ...

Purton goes from strength to strength
Zac Purton made great leaps this season and left no one in any doubt about it as he claimed a treble and third place to Douglas Whyte and Brett Prebble on the jockeys' standings.

Chang looks forward to next season with impressive Amigo
If this season on the track is especially memorable for anything for trainer Michael Chang Chun-wai, it might be the double on the final day when he revealed his highest hope for next term.

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Paul Lo bowed out of riding a winner on the final day when Michael Chang Chun-wai's Be My Song provided the upset of the afternoon in the Good Tension Handicap ...

Biggest betting day in six years
The racing season ended yesterday with its biggest betting day in six years, as the government was poised to grant a Jockey Club request for extra race days to boost a dip in turnover.

Yeung's departure highlights need for a rethink on honest mistakes
We hope the stipes were reading between the lines on Sunday when promising jockey Thomas Yeung Kai-tong threw a bright and potentially lucrative career on the scrapheap and declared his intention to ...

Picking winners easier than ever, even if some still find it tough
With just today's card to run the season to its close, a look back at betting for the year shows the task of winning remained tough but the task of backing a winner again became easier. One of the ...

More Fame And Glory for O'Brien after seventh Irish Derby romp
Fame And Glory romped to a five-length victory in the Irish Derby at The Curragh to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a record seventh success in the race. The race lost its headliner ...

Medic Power back where he belongs - on top
Tony Cruz has long established himself as the master of turning horses around, but even the most ardent Cruz fans were not prepared for Medic Power to spectacularly return to form at Sha Tin yesterday.

Fownes looks safe for trainers' honours
Reigning king John Size was left shaking his head after four seconds at a sodden Sha Tin yesterday and perhaps only a single win now stands between Caspar Fownes and his second trainers' championship ...

Prebble returns with a vengeance to land four-timer
Brett Prebble returned to action like a man inspired yesterday, taking the Jockey Challenge by the scruff of the neck in the opening three races and ultimately reviewing a four-timer as his comeback statement.

Millard already looking at bigger picture for classy Royal Flush
Trainer Tony Millard wasn't coy about the future of Royal Flush after the three-year-old dusted off some talented rivals in the Juvenile Sprint Trophy (1,200m). "I think he's a really ...

Yeung gives up riding to focus on studies
Senior jockey Thomas Yeung Kai-tong provided a late-season shock last night, announcing he would return to his studies and not accept the licence the Hong Kong Jockey Club had offered ...

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Almond Lee Yee-tat called it typical of his training when Brothers In Arms was able to work through some mental issues and take his first dirt race in the Arts & Culture Handicap yesterday.

Hong Kong hero Marcus returns to Asia after clinching Singapore deal
Former champion jockey Basil Marcus will return to the region later this year with the Singapore Turf Club yesterday announcing that he had been successful in gaining a licence to train ...

Aussies crack down on HK riders
Three promising apprentice jockeys have been denied visa extensions in Australia, jeopardising the Jockey Club's highly successful foundation training of jockeys Down Under.

Fownes leads by a nose as trainers' championship goes right to the wire
Caspar Fownes forged clear of John Moore in the trainers' championship with a double at Happy Valley last night, but the title race may still go down to the final day at Sha Tin on Wednesday.

Lucky Quality shows there's still plenty in tank for final flourish
Speed bomb Lucky Quality threw down the gauntlet to his rivals on Sunday with another dazzling all-weather trial performance last Tuesday. The brilliant son of Elusive Quality arrogantly won ...

At last, nothing stands between Pataca and Horse of the Year
The defeat of Sacred Kingdom in England on Saturday night should be the end of any debate over the Horse of the Year, with no hurdles left to prevent Viva Pataca finally and formally taking his place ...

Classic example of the good and bad
In the space of 24 hours this week, Hong Kong's apprentice jockeys had a glimpse of both the inspiration and the desperation that can strike a career in horse racing.

Kingdom's loss not a fair reflection on region
Defeat is always a disappointment but what has been more disappointing about Sacred Kingdom's Royal Ascot defeat has been some of the rubbish it has spawned. Very clearly, the horse didn't turn up. He ...

Hong Kong cast-offs enjoy fresh air in Sydney
Former Sha Tin-based horses are making their presence felt in Sydney, racing under the guiding hand of a young trainer who has held a licence for only three years. Himself the son ...

Chui cops six-month ban for ketamine
Former champion apprentice Marco Chui Kwan-lai was banned for six months yesterday after testing positive to the drug ketamine, completing a miserable first season ...