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Antoine Hamelin celebrates his Happy Valley double aboard Hit The Shot (pictured) and Pretty Queen Prawn. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hamelin wants to parlay first double in 20 months into more rides on favourites

French jockey wins aboard market leader Pretty Queen Prawn at Happy Valley then helps Australian Group One runner-up Hit The Shot break his Hong Kong duck

30 Oct 2022

Trainer Douglas Whyte and jockey Lyle Hewitson celebrate Durham Star’s victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Whyte and Hewitson are Bafana Bafana, the SA boys scoring goals in HK racing

24 Sep 2022 - 9:54 AM

Russian Emperor wins last season’s Champions & Chater Cup under Blake Shinn. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Whyte confirms new jockey for Group One star Russian Emperor

13 Sep 2022 - 11:39 AM

Douglas Whyte

Whyte’s new level of emotions as a trainer: ‘it’s like taking on a foster child’

9 Jul 2022 - 12:53 PM

Jockey Blake Shinn celebrates Russian Emperor’s victory in the Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Douglas Whyte

Shinn continues superb season as Russian Emperor snares Champions & Chater Cup

22 May 2022 - 6:34 PM

Lyle Hewitson celebrates his 13th winner in less than a month. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Douglas Whyte

Dream team continues to fire as Hewitson and Whyte keep winners flowing

19 May 2022 - 12:12 AM

Russian Emperor wins the Gold Cup. Photo: HKJC

Douglas Whyte

Whyte confident Russian Emperor can stake QE II Cup claim in Chairman’s Trophy

2 Apr 2022 - 1:59 PM

Douglas Whyte celebrates a win with Will Power. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Will Power ‘the perfect horse to travel with’: Whyte ponders what could have been

7 Mar 2022 - 4:21 PM

Will Power beats home Red Desert (right) and Californiadeepshot to win the Class One Cornflower Handicap at Sha Tin. Photo: HKJC

Douglas Whyte

Will Power heads off for deserved break after landing eighth dirt win

6 Mar 2022 - 3:45 PM

Talking Points

Emperor’s owners miss out on ‘what they live for’ but Covid-19 won’t curb enthusiasm

24 Feb 2022 - 6:56 PM

Douglas Whyte

Russian Emperor reigns supreme in Gold Cup as Golden Sixty again disappoints

20 Feb 2022 - 6:19 PM

Douglas Whyte

Whyte secures first Group One as a trainer as Stronger captures Centenary Sprint Cup

23 Jan 2022 - 5:41 PM

Golden Sixty wins last month’s Hong Kong Mile. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Douglas Whyte

Golden Sixty has HK buzzing as he hunts Silent Witness: ‘there’s a similar aura’

22 Jan 2022 - 12:22 PM

Douglas Whyte

Whyte hungry for the next 100 winners after reaching a century

8 Jan 2022 - 2:21 PM

Savvy Nine wins the 2020 January Cup under Christophe Soumillon. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Douglas Whyte

Yeung hopes history repeats for Savvy Nine in the Group Three January Cup

4 Jan 2022 - 12:46 PM

Russian Emperor (left), Loves Only You and Hishi Iguazu (right) run to the line in the Hong Kong Cup. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Douglas Whyte

Whyte inching closer to elusive Group One with Russian Emperor

14 Dec 2021 - 2:26 PM

Keith Yeung pilots Astrologer to victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Douglas Whyte

Whyte’s Astrologer leaves punters seeing stars with $134 knockout blow

17 Nov 2021 - 11:42 PM

Jerry Chau partners Carroll Street to victory at Sha Tin in May. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Douglas Whyte

Carroll Street back after ‘nasty incident’ but he’ll have his work cut out again

2 Nov 2021 - 2:39 PM

Topic / Douglas Whyte

Douglas Whyte

After graduating, Mark joined Racing Post in 1996 and was its chief sports writer until he moved to Australia in 2001. In Australia, he was the media manager of, among others, Centrebet, Sydney FC and Tom Waterhouse, and he ran the Western Australian Turf Club's racing and wagering operations.