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Champions Day
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Champions Day. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Masquerade Ball is a likely QE II Cup starter at Sha Tin next month. Photo: JRA
Hong Kong racing

Calandagan and Masquerade Ball headline overseas entries for Champions Day

A total of 23 individual Group One winners feature among nominations released by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for the showpiece meeting.

Hong Kong racing

Record tourist numbers flock to Champions Day but filly’s death mutes celebrations

Hong Kong racing

Bumper Champions Day to feature ‘best international line-up we have had’

Hong Kong racing

Hayes family ‘very happy’ with Champions Day barriers but other big guns draw wide

Ka Ying Rising lands stall four for the Chairman’s Sprint Prize, while Mr Brightside will jump from gate two in the Champions Mile.

Connections after the Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) barrier draw at Sha Tin on Thursday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Goliath, Mr Brightside and Japanese stars lead overseas assault on Champions Day

Twenty individual Group One winners will vie for a share of the HK$74 million in prize money on April 27.

Hong Kong racing

Big-name raiders could hunt QE II Cup riches in Romantic Warrior’s absence

A total of 28 individual Group One winners feature among the Champions Day entries released by the Jockey Club on Wednesday.

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Hong Kong racing

Champions Day can go from ‘strength to strength’ following post-pandemic rebuild

Punters wager north of HK$1.55 billion on Sunday despite wet conditions, with Jockey Club chief Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges determined to grow the marquee meeting

Jockey Club officials Greg Carpenter (left), Andrew Harding and Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges toast Champions Day. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Golden Sixty’s glittering career ‘probably’ over after Champions Mile defeat

Francis Lui says city’s most successful galloper is unlikely to race again as Beauty Eternal breaks through at the elite level

Hong Kong racing

Hall ends Group One drought as Invincible Sage announces arrival on big stage

Four-year-old speedster makes light work of his first appearance at the top level, comfortably snaring the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday

Hong Kong racing

Records, not retirement, the focus for Golden Sixty: ‘What if he wins by lengths?’

World’s highest-earning racehorse chases historic fourth Champions Mile victory on bumper Sha Tin Sunday

Vincent Ho waves to Golden Sixty’s adoring fans after last year’s Champions Mile success. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Massive Sovereign a ‘very good chance’ of dethroning Romantic Warrior, says Yip

Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) hero chases Group One QE II Cup (2,000m) glory on only his third start in the city

Massive Sovereign triumphs under Zac Purton in March’s Hong Kong Derby. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Avdulla eyes Group One hat-trick on California Spangle in Chairman’s Sprint Prize

Australian jockey expects in-form speedster to prove hard to beat in Sunday’s HK$22 million Champions Day feature

Hong Kong racing

Marquand relishing chance to have second QE II Cup crack with Dubai Honour

Dual Group One winner is ‘coming here with fresher legs’ as he prepares to again take aim at hometown hero Romantic Warrior

Hong Kong racing

‘Special’ Galaxy Patch poised for epic Champions Mile clash with Golden Sixty

Hong Kong Derby runner-up faces his toughest test yet in Sunday’s HK$22 million contest: ‘He’s been very impressive over every distance’

Galaxy Patch brushes aside his rivals at Sha Tin in January. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Lane rates Hishi Iguazu his Champions Day best ahead of Romantic Warrior rematch

Australian jockey continues his strong association with Japan in Sunday’s three Group Ones at Sha Tin

Damian Lane after winning the 2022 Hong Kong Vase on Win Marilyn. He has three key rides on Champions Day on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

After a rare HK blank in 2023, Japan could strike out again on Champions Day

Last year was the first time since 2018 that the Land of the Rising Sun had a presence at one of Sha Tin’s marquee meeting without tasting success

Hong Kong racing

Pressure off for owner Lau as Warrior looks to continue all-conquering run

After experiencing Hong Kong Derby glory and Cox Plate euphoria among a host of big-race wins, the Japan Home Centre co-founder’s nerves are far more settled ahead of Sunday’s QE II Cup

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Hong Kong racing

Sixty’s fitness, barrier get tick from Lui: ‘I’m only worried about the weather’

Three-time Horse of the Year chases a record-extending fourth Champions Mile victory in what could be his final run on Sunday

The Champions Mile barrier draw at Sha Tin on Thursday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Romantic Warrior ready for battle in historic hat-trick bid: ‘He’s a brute’

Kiwi ace James McDonald backs his star mount in Sunday’s Group One QE II Cup (2,000m): ‘He knows how to get the job done’

Hong Kong racing

Bentley teams up with familiar face in pursuit of Chairman’s Sprint Prize glory

British jockey’s connection with countryman leads to first Group One ride on Champions Day

Hong Kong racing

Overseas raiders to converge on Champions Day in record numbers

Dubai Honour, Obamburumai and Mad Cool among 11 internationals to feature in the fields for April 28’s showcase meeting

Romantic Warrior (middle) sees off Prognosis (left) and Dubai Honour (right) in last year’s Group One QE II Cup (2,000m). Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Lucky Sweynesse ruled out for the season after sustaining cannon bone fracture

Manfred Man’s superstar faces ‘three to four months’ on the sidelines after suffering the injury at Sha Tin on Sunday

Lucky Sweynesse (yellow and blue colours) wins Sunday’s Group Two Sprint Cup (1,200m) at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Lucky Sweynesse bounces back in Sprint Cup: ‘I knew what I had underneath me’

Hong Kong’s premier speedster sets up an intriguing clash with California Spangle in the Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) later this month

Hong Kong racing

A dozen Group One winners among overseas entries for Champions Day

Japan’s Liberty Island and Prognosis, Dubai Honour from Great Britain and Australia’s Mr Brightside headline international interest in Hong Kong’s second-biggest race day

Hong Kong racing

Moreira a winner again in Hong Kong: ‘it’s like a dream’

Magic Man boots Caspar Fownes-trained Packing Hurricane to victory in the opening event on the Champions Day card

Joao Moreira returns a winner aboard Packing Hurricane at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Warrior bounces back with emphatic QE II Cup win: ‘these HK horses are flying’

Danny Shum’s five-year-old defends his crown in style to cap an afternoon dominated by the home team at Sha Tin on Sunday

James McDonald celebrates as Romantic Warrior wins Sunday’s QE II Cup at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Golden Sixty becomes the highest-earning horse in history with Champions Mile hat-trick

Francis Lui’s superstar takes his prize money tally to almost HK$148 million with his ninth Group One victory at Sha Tin on Sunday

Hong Kong racing

Purton says ‘the sky’s the limit’ for Sweynesse after Speed Series clean sweep

Manfred Man’s Chairman’s Sprint Prize winner becomes the first galloper since all-time great Silent Witness to land the Jockey Club’s bounty

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