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Commingling on the charge as Jockey Club betting posts more records
Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges (centre) specified “on the pure figures” at one point when he subdivided his...

Alan Aitken
Jul 18, 20183 min read


Hurdles in the past and future looks bright for $4 billion Conghua Training Centre
After $4 billion spent and almost a decade of planning and construction strewn with obstacles which had to be cleared, the Hong Kong...

Alan Aitken
Jul 17, 20183 min read


One Size fits all in the Hong Kong trainers' championship despite the new Lor in town
John Size’s career at Sha Tin began with three straight training championships and he was there again in 2017-18 as he took his tenth...

Alan Aitken
Jul 17, 20183 min read


Heavyweight title bout a stunning denouement to the Year Of Jockeys in Hong Kong
The sensational finish to the final race of the 2017-18 Hong Kong season was an appropriate punctuation mark for a year dominated by the...

Alan Aitken
Jul 17, 20185 min read


Zac Purton will be without a rival in the new Hong Kong season - but it's good to be the king
The standout contest of the season has been the jockeys’ title that, barring a last-day miracle, will present Zac Purton with a second,...

Alan Aitken
Jul 13, 20184 min read


Increases for Longines Internationals in December amongst across-the-board stakes rises for the next
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has topped up the Longines International events in December to a total of $HK 93 million after prizemoney...

Alan Aitken
Jul 6, 20182 min read


Punters who backed Harry Angel would have got refunds in Hong Kong says chief stipe
Top British sprinter Harry Angel’s controversial start in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot would “would certainly have made him...

Alan Aitken
Jun 26, 20182 min read


Billions in prospect as Hong Kong Jockey Club plays global host to Royal Ascot tote betting in 2019
Hong Kong Jockey Club chief executive, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, is predicting a commingled tote turnover of more than $HK 1 billion...

Alan Aitken
Jun 25, 20184 min read


Juniors make a claim - they really do hold their own with the riding champions
Jack Wong recently made the graduation from apprentice to senior rider with his 70th win and now the focus of punters, owners and...

Alan Aitken
Jun 21, 20184 min read


Is the Mauritian Magician the biggest winner from Hong Kong jockeys' room changes next season?
Joao Moreira's sudden change of base to Japan next season will deliver a seismic shift to the topography of the Hong Kong jockey...

Alan Aitken
Jun 13, 20184 min read


Is the Hong Kong jockeys' title being decided by off-track shifts?
or ? When the curtain lifted for the 2017-18 season, what price was another Joao Moreira magic show? The Brazilian had put up margins...

Alan Aitken
Jun 1, 20183 min read


Just how important is a last-start performance ?
Top class galloper Beauty Generation (left) will head into the G2 Chairman's Trophy at Sha Tin on Sunday as one of two last-start winners...

Alan Aitken
Apr 6, 20184 min read


Running the rule over the HK Derby class of 2018
The HK Derby is done and dusted for another year and John Size has worked the oracle with Ping Hai Star, getting him to relax and booking...

Alan Aitken
Mar 24, 20182 min read


Where's the gamble - unknowns up in class or proven talent down in class?
It's the age old argument - established class or the handicap - and it will be front and centre in a sensational renewal of the G3...

Alan Aitken
Dec 31, 20175 min read


There's a new Lor in town - is the title out of reach of exciting new trainer?
Not since John Size came from last to win the the trainers' championship in 2001-02 has a new trainer caused the stir that Frankie Lor...

Alan Aitken
Nov 3, 20172 min read


Beware first-time runners in Hong Kong unless you have the right trainer
Now that we're getting into the Hong Kong season towards the end of September, with more than 50 races under the belt more and more...

Alan Aitken
Sep 22, 20174 min read


Dishing the dirt - the top HK yards to follow on the all-weather AND what to avoid
The all-weather, or dirt, track at Sha Tin is where all of Hong Kong's horse population is trained on a daily basis, so you'd think...

Alan Aitken
Sep 15, 20173 min read
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