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James McDonald enjoys a recent Sha Tin winner. Photos: Kenneth Chan

McDonald keeps enjoying best of both worlds, while Ting is HK$100,000 lighter

Superstar Kiwi jockey will look to continue his remarkable run in Sha Tin Group Ones aboard Voyage Bubble in Sunday’s Stewards’ Cup

19 Jan 2024

Taipa racecourse in Macau is set to close. Photo: Dickson Lee

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Decorated Macau trainer Lau, like so many others, deserves better: ‘It’s very sad’

15 Jan 2024 - 10:15 PM

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (right) presents Andrey Rublev with his trophy on Sunday. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

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As Lee praises tennis, HKJC chief wants racing seen as more than ‘an income source’

8 Jan 2024 - 6:05 PM

David Eustace at Happy Valley on Thursday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Eustace hopes early HK move pays off: ‘It’s difficult to focus on two things at once’

5 Jan 2024 - 5:21 PM

Zac Purton returns after one of his three winners at Sha Tin on Monday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton, Avdulla holidays ‘not a policy shift’, but there must be a line

2 Jan 2024 - 6:37 PM

Golden Sixty (left) beats home Voyage Bubble in the Group One Hong Kong Mile on December 10. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Who can wrest spotlight off city’s big three in Golden Sixty’s absence?

30 Dec 2023 - 6:21 PM

Voyage Bubble (right) wins last season’s Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) at Sha Tin on March 19. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Unbelievable excitement as Hong Kong Derby countdown ramps up

28 Dec 2023 - 7:00 AM

Veteran trainer Manfred Man celebrates at Sha Tin on October 25. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Jockey Club adds Good Horses Rule to extend Lucky Sweynesse trainer Man’s licence

22 Dec 2023 - 7:00 AM

Pierre Ng celebrates one of his 35 victories this season. Photo: Kenneth Chan.

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Ng will have to talk about the title if he keeps up this pace

19 Dec 2023 - 7:14 AM

Golden Sixty under Vincent Ho wins his third Group One Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan.

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Sixty-five thousand saw Golden Sixty’s best – but many more will claim they did

15 Dec 2023 - 6:46 AM

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

Hong Kong racing

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

5 Dec 2023 - 6:56 AM

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

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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