HONG KONG – A Hong Kong judge on Thursday convicted a pro-democracy former lawmaker of rioting during mob violence at a subway station at the height of the city’s anti-government protests in July 2019. Prosecutors accused Lam Cheuk-ting of provoking a group of about 100 men armed with wooden poles and metal rods who attacked…
Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro–Gaudeamus, by Distorted Humor), a three-time Horse of the Year and 10-times Group 1 winner in Hong Kong, has officially been retired from racing, owner Stanley Chan announced Friday at the Sha Tin stables of the gelding’s trainer Francis Lui. “Golden Sixty has been more than just a racehorse to me…
Golden Sixty, one of Hong Kong’s greatest stars and the highest-earning racehorse of all time, has been retired at age 9. Trained by Francis Lui and owned by Stanley Chan, Golden Sixty won 26 races in the racing jurisdiction, with 10 of those coming at the group 1 level, both records in Hong Kong. He…