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Red Lion wins the Class One Hong Kong Macau Trophy (1,400m) under Alexis Badel at Sha Tin on Saturday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

John Size quinellas Hong Kong Macau Trophy as Red Lion roars louder than Beauty Eternal

Brown lamped late in betting, veteran trainer’s second stringer relishes Sha Tin’s wet conditions to turn the tables on his odds-on stablemate

13 May 2023

Jockey Alexis Badel and trainer John Size celebrate Seizing The Moment’s win at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Size seizes the moment with Sha Tin treble to extend title lead to double digits

7 May 2023 - 8:46 PM

Sight Success trials under Vagner Borges at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Sight Success bounces out of Dubai trip and into Chairman’s Sprint Prize

25 Apr 2023 - 12:51 PM

Sight Success gallops at Meydan on Thursday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Size has first overseas Success in his sights as HK graces world stage again

23 Mar 2023 - 5:57 PM

Robbie Fradd receives the acclaim of the Sha Tin crowd aboard 2000 Hong Kong Derby champion Keen Winner. Photo: Robert Ng

Hong Kong racing

From zero to Derby hero in six starts? Beauty Eternal seeks to equal Keen Winner

18 Mar 2023 - 9:35 AM

Zac Purton enjoys his four-timer at Sha Tin on Saturday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton back with a bang as Lor and Size trade blows at Sha Tin

11 Mar 2023 - 7:24 PM

Zac Purton trials Beauty Eternal at Sha Tin on Friday morning. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Hong Kong Derby favourite Beauty Eternal cruises through final pre-race trial

10 Mar 2023 - 3:44 PM

Viva Chaleur and Vincent Ho head out to trial. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Ho and Bowman rate Derby hopeful’s Collection Stakes chances very differently

4 Mar 2023 - 9:46 AM

Beauty Eternal wins the Class Two Citigold Handicap (1,600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Beauty Eternal’s Derby odds slashed after Size’s star smashes the clock

26 Feb 2023 - 8:44 PM

Beauty Eternal cruises to victory in the Class Three Des Voeux Handicap (1,400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Eternal produces Beauty of a HK Derby audition to seize big-race favouritism

12 Feb 2023 - 8:15 PM

Beauty Eternal’s trainer, John Size, chats with Zac Purton following the galloper’s win at Sha Tin on January 21. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Eternal HK Derby contender Size’s patience and prowess are things of Beauty

9 Feb 2023 - 11:20 AM

Charming City extends under Shane Dye to win the 2001 Classic Mile at Sha Tin. Photo: Oliver Tsang

Hong Kong racing

Connections gambling on Cordyceps Six mirroring 2001 Classic Mile winner Charming City

28 Jan 2023 - 10:02 AM

A beaming Vagner Borges dishes out high fives after winning aboard Sight Success at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Borges snuffs out Hong Kong’s longest drought in Bauhinia Sprint Trophy

8 Jan 2023 - 7:20 PM

Hugh Bowman gallops Caspar Fownes-trained imported entire Viva Chaleur at Sha Tin on Thursday ahead of today’s Class Three (Restricted) Lung Fu Shan Handicap (1,600m). Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Fownes wants Bowman to take heat out of Classic Series candidate Viva Chaleur

7 Jan 2023 - 9:32 AM

Wellington (pale blue cap) wins the messy Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) at Sha Tin on December 11. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Zac Purton warns Hong Kong Sprint form ‘might be a little bit misleading’

7 Jan 2023 - 9:07 AM

Zac Purton returns to the Happy Valley winner’s circle aboard Heroic Master on November 9. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton, the 40-year-old champion, eases into first meeting as a quadragenarian

3 Jan 2023 - 4:10 PM

Zac Purton rides Ping Hai Galaxy to win the Class Two Lukfook Jewellery Cup (1,000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Champions Size and Purton to the fore as Ping Hai Galaxy sprints stylishly

19 Dec 2022 - 9:40 AM

Jamie Richards (left) and Luke Currie (right) celebrate Rattan Kingdom’s Class Four Ibrox Handicap (1,200m) win at Happy Valley on November 30. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Sophisticated stats show Currie is hotter at the Valley than basic data suggests

12 Dec 2022 - 6:53 PM

Topic / John Size

John Size

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.