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Dennis Yip celebrates a winner at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing stock market: who’s hot, who’s not and who’s emerging?

Season 2020-21 is under way and some of the big players have already made significant moves – we look at who is set to soar

7 Sep 2020

Vincent Ho, Zac Purton and Joao Moreira wait for the draw at the International Jockeys’ Championship last year. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Column

Seven predictions for the 2020-21 Hong Kong racing season

2 Sep 2020 - 5:24 PM

Horses compete at Sha Tin on Sunday in front of largely empty grandstands. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

With no buzz, a Hong Kong racing season like no other draws to a close

13 Jul 2020 - 4:37 PM

Dances With Dragon bolts clear in the Group Three Premier Plate (1,800m) at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

The winners (and losers) in the Hong Kong stable-change stakes

9 Jul 2020 - 4:16 PM

Exultant’s owners Eddie Wong Ming-chak (right) and Wong Leung Sau-hing (centre) with son Kirk Wong King-wai (left) at the 2018-19 Champions Awards. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Column

The ICAC’s bizarre bribery case against an owner of Exultant

6 Jul 2020 - 5:29 PM

Jockey Club members watch the races at Sha Tin on Wednesday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Public to return to Hong Kong racing – with restrictions

2 Jul 2020 - 6:57 PM

Exultant takes out the Group One Champions & Chater Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

And the 2019-20 Jockey Club Champions Awards go to …

29 Jun 2020 - 3:15 PM

Zac Purton unleashes a big fist pump after completing a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

The four races that changed the complexion of the 2019-20 season

25 Jun 2020 - 4:43 PM

Joao Moreira returns to scale after winning on Good Luck Friend. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Suspension puts a dent in Joao Moreira’s championship dreams

22 Jun 2020 - 4:43 PM

Golden Sixty’s owner Stanley Chan (right) celebrates his win in the BMW Hong Kong Derby. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Jockey Club flexes its muscles with massive prize money boost

18 Jun 2020 - 4:47 PM

Customers line up to place bets at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Jockey Club boosts rebate to help combat ‘illegal bookmakers’

11 Jun 2020 - 2:48 PM

Jockeys Joao Moreira (left) and Zac Purton pose for photographers at the end of 2018-19 season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Pressing pause on the Zac and Joao show before a grandstand finish

8 Jun 2020 - 4:51 PM

Ben So is all smiles after Divine Unicorn’s win on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Ben So relishes spotlight with Jockey Club to reveal 2020-21 riding roster

4 Jun 2020 - 5:48 PM

Ricky Yiu celebrates a winner. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Who can finish strongest? Four left in fight for Hong Kong trainers’ title

1 Jun 2020 - 3:20 PM

Exultant takes out the Champions & Chater Cup on May 24. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Exultant should be crowned Horse of the Year, but he can thank Covid-19

28 May 2020 - 4:44 PM

Solow (Maxime Guyon) wins the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2015, with Hong Kong runner Able Friend (Joao Moreira) a distant sixth. Photo: Liesl King

Talking Points

Royal Ascot to cash in on new programme with record Hong Kong/World Pool turnover

25 May 2020 - 7:15 PM

A horse goes under the hammer at the Hong Kong International Sale in 2019. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Withdrawals add to Jockey Club’s Hong Kong International Sale headache

21 May 2020 - 4:50 PM

Joao Moreira guides Simply Fluke to victory at Happy Valley last month. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Simply Fluke cements his position as Hong Kong’s unluckiest horse

18 May 2020 - 6:09 PM

Trenton worked as a general news reporter in Brisbane, Australia at The Courier-Mail for three years before moving into the political coverage. During his four years at the paper he covered federal and state elections along with a range of major political issues before moving to Hong Kong to pursue his love of racing.

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