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Monday morning’s International Jockeys’ Championship draw gets the thumbs up from the riders. Photos: Kenneth Chan

HKIR week feels normal again, but routine lack of Aussie interest ‘disappointing’

Big six days awaits with Covid shackles finally off, but there won’t be a single runner from Down Under at Sha Tin on Sunday

5 Dec 2023

Trainer Pierre Ng and jockey Zac Purton enjoy a winner this season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Who’s made their presence felt through the first quarter of the HK season?

28 Nov 2023 - 7:48 AM

Wellington (left) runs third behind Lucky Sweynesse (centre) on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Wellington far from a spent force, Eternal has ‘got to take another step up’

21 Nov 2023 - 7:58 AM

Harry Bentley celebrates a victory last season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

False statements and burner phones: on face value, Bentley is lucky

14 Nov 2023 - 8:57 AM

Zac Purton returns after saluting at Happy Valley late last month. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton ‘looking forward to a feed’ after Melbourne Cup weight-loss regime

6 Nov 2023 - 6:13 PM

Trainer Danny Shum and jockey James McDonald celebrate in the aftermath of Romantic Warrior’s Cox Plate victory. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Can Romantic Warrior’s remarkable Cox Plate victory inspire others?

30 Oct 2023 - 6:45 PM

Trainer Danny Shum soaks up Champion Method’s victory at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Shum to tackle Cox Plate barrier draw armed with expertise from McDonald

23 Oct 2023 - 10:31 AM

The John Size-trained Ensued salutes under Zac Purton at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Ensued’s superb HK debut a 17-year first; Purton hopes Eternal ‘decision’ pays off

16 Oct 2023 - 4:38 PM

Romantic Warrior canters to the Group One Turnbull Stakes (2,000m) start at Flemington on Saturday under James McDonald. Photo: HKJC/Bruno Cannatelli

Hong Kong racing

Analysts agree with McDonald: ‘If you’re dropping off him, you’re a harsh critic’

9 Oct 2023 - 6:14 PM

Helene Vitality salutes under Anton Marcus at Sha Tin in 2003. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong racing

HK’s only other Turnbull runner ‘a good horse but not a patch on Romantic Warrior’

2 Oct 2023 - 3:58 PM

Tony Cruz and Zac Purton are all smiles after a California Spangle victory. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Bold Spangle call the latest chapter in intriguing Cruz-Purton relationship

25 Sep 2023 - 4:06 PM

Kurpany (right) upsets the apple cart in Sunday’s five-runner Class Two sprint. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Hong Kong’s small fields create headaches for officials and stump punters

18 Sep 2023 - 6:27 PM

Manfred Man enjoys a winner last season. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Column

More Sweynesse brilliance or not, Man looks well placed for another extension

11 Sep 2023 - 5:22 PM

Lucky Sweynesse wins June’s Sha Tin Vase. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Five predictions for the 2023-24 Hong Kong racing season

6 Sep 2023 - 5:08 PM

Lucky Sweynesse and Zac Purton win June’s Sha Tin Vase. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

‘Lucky Sweynesse clearly should be Horse of the Year’: Purton

13 Jul 2023 - 2:25 PM

Golden Sixty (left), California Spangle and Romantic Warrior lock horns in an epic Stewards’ Cup. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Hong Kong’s 2022-23 Group races by the numbers

4 Jul 2023 - 4:33 PM

Hong Kong International Sale lots seven and 10 stretch out at Saturday’s breeze up. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

This year’s Hong Kong International Sale crop ‘a bit more seasoned’

29 Jun 2023 - 9:38 AM

Victor Wong enjoys a victory at Happy Valley in 2019. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Three local jockeys expected to retire as licensing committee prepares to meet

15 Jun 2023 - 5:52 PM

Sam Agars started his career in South Australia before moving to Hong Kong in 2014. He spent three years covering rugby and golf for the Post, before joining the horse racing team in 2018.

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