It was FWD Champions Day in Hong Kong on Sunday, April 27 and among the competition from around the world, Japan sent eight runners to contest the three G1 races held on the day at Sha Tin Racecourse. Prior to the big event, it looked as if Japan’s best chance of a win might come…
Jockey James McDonald attributed a dramatic Hong Kong Gold Cup (G1) victory to Voyage Bubble‘s class and courage after the pair overcame several obstacles at Sha Tin Feb. 23. Having arrived at Sha Tin from Riyadh, where he partnered Romantic Warrior into second place in a pulsating Saudi Cup (G1), McDonald encountered trouble near the…
The second winner on the Sha Tin card to have parlayed a win in the 2024 Longines Hong Kong International Races to Group 1 glory on Sunday, Voyage Bubble (Aus) (Deep Field {Aus}) secured the 2000-metre HK$13-million Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup, although not without some trouble in running. Reunited with James McDonald after he…
1 of 2 | Romantic Warrior, with jockey James McDonald celebrating, wins the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Cup for the third time. Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Jockey Club HONG KONG, Dec. 9 (UPI) — It was a great weekend for the home teams on the global horse racing scene, as Hong Kong runners…
More than two dozen foreign runners were entered for the four events in the Dec. 8 Longines Hong Kong International Races but, as often is the case, the locals made off with most of the hardware and hard cash. Hong Kong horses, including two local superstars, won three of the four races, worth an aggregate…
Reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), winner of five elite-level events in Australia, Hong Kong and Japan in 2023-2024, kicks off what promises to be an audacious season in Sunday’s G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup over his pet distance of 2000 metres at Sha Tin Racecourse. A history-making winner…
Romantic Warrior takes center stage at Sha Tin Racecourse Nov. 17 as Hong Kong’s best runners prep for the biggest day on the local calendar, the Dec. 8 Longines Hong Kong International Races. Romantic Warrior, a 6-year-old Acclamation gelding, is bidding to eclipse records held by now-retired Golden Sixty after demonstrating his prowess during the 2023-24…