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Ivy League lands his first win in Hong Kong over 1,650m at Happy Valley. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Whyte hopes Ivy is in a League of his own: ‘The penny has finally dropped’

The last-start winner and an unbeaten import are the South African trainer’s highlights on Wednesday night’s Happy Valley card

30 Oct 2023

A beaming Mark Newnham celebrates his first Hong Kong win with jockey Lyle Hewitson. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Surprised Newnham finds his Hong Kong Hero to break through for his first win

11 Oct 2023 - 11:41 PM

Brett Prebble rides Cape Of Good Hope to win the Group One Australia Stakes (1,200m) at Moonee Valley in 2005. Photo: Darrin Braybrook/Sunday Herald Sun

Hong Kong racing

How Prebble repaid Oughton for saving his HK career with historic win in Australia

5 Oct 2023 - 2:49 PM

Stoltz (right) wins the Group Three National Day Cup (1,000m) under Zac Purton at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

National Day Cup winner Stoltz headlines Lui’s second successive Sha Tin treble

1 Oct 2023 - 8:28 PM

Russian Emperor trials under Hugh Bowman at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Russian Emperor makes trial return as connections aim at HKIR, Qatar defence

26 Sep 2023 - 1:46 PM

Flaming Rabbit salutes at Sha Tin on July 3. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Flaming Rabbit running for more than prize money in Sunday’s Sha Tin feature

15 Jul 2023 - 10:06 AM

Lyle Hewitson gallops Beluga at Sha Tin on May 12. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Hewitson hopes to have whale of a time on projected Premier Plate leader Beluga

24 Jun 2023 - 10:14 AM

Zac Purton and Southern Legend return after winning the 2019 Kranji Mile, while trainer Caspar Fownes is interviewed on the big screen. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Hong Kong reacts to demise of Singapore racing

6 Jun 2023 - 10:23 AM

Jockey Hugh Bowman and trainer Douglas Whyte celebrate Russian Emperor’s Champions & Chater Cup victory. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Emperor upstages Warrior to snare back-to-back Champions & Chater Cups

28 May 2023 - 6:46 PM

Russian Emperor gallops under trainer Douglas Whyte this week. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Whyte concedes Russian Emperor unlikely to rain on Romantic Warrior’s parade

25 May 2023 - 2:36 PM

Russian Emperor (left) finishes sixth behind Straight Arron (middle) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Whyte happy with Emperor as Godolphin enters four in Champions & Chater Cup

9 May 2023 - 9:43 AM

Russian Emperor wins last year’s Champions & Chater Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Fresh Emperor ready to roll in ‘very competitive’ Queen Mother Memorial Cup

6 May 2023 - 12:35 PM

Straight Arron wins the Class Two Wan Chai Gap Handicap (1,800m) under Vincent Ho at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Fownes declares Straight Arron would have won a genuinely run Hong Kong Derby

23 Apr 2023 - 8:44 PM

Flaming Rabbit trials under Karis Teetan at Sha Tin on March 7. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Flaming Rabbit ready for Hong Kong bow after Whyte bucked against Derby debut

7 Apr 2023 - 4:31 PM

Russian Emperor gallops under trainer Douglas Whyte at Meydan on Thursday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Emperor continues lucrative Middle Eastern mission in red-hot Dubai Sheema Classic

24 Mar 2023 - 8:39 PM

Cheval Valiant smashes the clock under Angus Chung at Sha Tin on March 11. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Cheval Valiant attempts to accomplish what only Group-quality sprinters achieve

23 Mar 2023 - 4:49 PM

Flaming Rabbit trials under Karis Teetan at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Flaming Rabbit moves well in trial ahead of potential HK debut in the Derby

7 Mar 2023 - 2:32 PM

Carroll Street makes a triumphant return under Karis Teetan at Sha Tin on February 19. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Whyte hopes Happy Valley is up Carroll’s Street as programme steers him to track

6 Mar 2023 - 3:08 PM

Topic / Douglas Whyte

Douglas Whyte

Jack has been passionate about racing since watching Frankel power to victory in the 2012 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. Having been a racing reporter in the south of England, he then covered racing in the USA, Ireland, France and the UK before moving to Hong Kong in 2023.