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Romantic Warrior reigns supreme in April’s Group One QE II Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Warrior all set for Jockey Club Cup as superstar kick-starts mammoth season

Veteran handler says February’s Group One Saudi Cup (1,800m) ‘is the most important race’ for his flag-bearer this term.

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Shum praises Victor The Winner as Hong Kong duo fall short in Sprinters Stakes

29 Sep 2024 - 6:15PM

Romantic Warrior, California Spangle make stylish returns at Sha Tin trials

17 Sep 2024 - 11:48AM

Romantic Warrior could tackle Saudi Cup, Dubai World Cup in audacious dirt campaign

Trainer Danny Shum confirms connections are considering a bold tilt at the richest race on the planet.

15 Sep 2024 - 8:12PM

Romantic Warrior wins the Group One Gold Cup (2,000m) in February. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Victor The Winner one gallop away from being ‘spot on’ after Sha Tin trial success

Danny Shum’s speedster leads fellow Group One Sprinters Stakes (1,200m) runner Mugen across the line in Thursday morning’s hit-out.

12 Sep 2024 - 11:06AM

Shum outlines four-year-old series plans for Happy Valley duo

Veteran handler claims back-to-back doubles and looks to feature races with city circuit winners.

11 Sep 2024 - 11:16PM

Shum starts Valley title defence with solid team headlined by Packing Power

Veteran handler aims to repeat last season’s success at city circuit on Wednesday night, with impressive debut winner among his top chances.

9 Sep 2024 - 12:14PM

Packing Power bolts in on debut under Zac Purton at Happy Valley. Photos: Kenneth Chan

HK racing off-season update: Victor ‘confirmed for the Sprinters Stakes’

Danny Shum’s speedster is set to make his second trip to Japan this year after running third in March’s Group One Takamatsunomiya Kinen (1,200m)

19 Aug 2024 - 5:31PM

Shum would ‘prefer to stay in Hong Kong’ with Romantic Warrior next season

He has options in Australia, America and Japan, but the veteran handler may keep his superstar on home soil

2 Jul 2024 - 2:48PM

Time for Shum’s Moments to capture Happy Valley Class Two: ‘He’s in very good form’

Veteran trainer identifies best chance of his three gallopers in city circuit’s main event on Wednesday night

10 Jun 2024 - 4:35PM

Moments In Time passes the Happy Valley winning post for a second victory under Zac Purton. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Shum extends outstanding season at Happy Valley with emphatic double

Veteran handler surges to lead in city circuit standings after Packing Power and Helene Warrior’s big wins

5 Jun 2024 - 11:39PM

Danny Shum, Lyle Hewitson and connections of Helene Warrior celebrate the gelding’s Happy Valley win. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Romantic Warrior’s Yasuda win surely caps the best season ever by a HK horse

Danny Shum’s superstar not only becomes the first galloper to land both the Cox Plate and the Yasuda Kinen, but he does it in a season also featuring three Group One victories at home

3 Jun 2024 - 9:01PM

Romantic Warrior reigns supreme in Japan with magnificent Yasuda Kinen win

Danny Shum’s superstar collects his fifth consecutive Group One success with a thrilling victory at Tokyo racecourse

2 Jun 2024 - 5:23PM

Shum ‘very happy’ as Romantic Warrior draws barrier seven for Yasuda Kinen

Superstar galloper dealt an ideal gate in his bid for a fifth consecutive Group One: ‘He can sit wherever he’s comfortable and he’s got an engine’

31 May 2024 - 12:11PM

Romantic Warrior works on the Tokyo dirt track on Thursday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Shum’s Japan trip lays platform for Warrior’s Yasuda tilt: ‘It will be a big help’

Veteran handler gains ‘good experience’ in the Land of the Rising Sun during Victor The Winner’s Group One Takamatsunomiya Kinen (1,200m) raid

25 Mar 2024 - 10:04AM

Jockey Derek Leung (left) and trainer Danny Shum in Japan last week. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Shum dreaming of mammoth Derby Day double: ‘He will definitely run well’

Veteran handler will watch Victor The Winner in Japan before turning his attention to Chill Chibi and Helene Feeling in the Hong Kong Derby (2,000m)

23 Mar 2024 - 4:59PM

Sports Legend’s big Happy Valley win sets the scene for Shum’s big weekend

Veteran handler prepares dominant city circuit winner ahead of Hong Kong Derby and Japan Group One tilts

21 Mar 2024 - 12:07AM

Shum declares returning Chill Chibi ‘the one to beat’ in Classic Cup

Veteran handler believes four-time winner can spring a surprise on his return from injury, while he is also confident Helene Feeling is well placed

2 Mar 2024 - 10:24AM

Chill Chibi coasts to victory under Jerry Chau at Happy Valley in November. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Warrior outlasts Bubble in Gold Cup thriller: ‘He’s the undisputed champion’

Superstar galloper conquers Hong Kong’s quartet of 2,000m majors with fighting Group One win at Sha Tin

25 Feb 2024 - 7:13PM

Happy Valley’s Million Challenge ends in a tie for second time in three years

Connections of Copartner Ambition and Tomodachi Kokoroe walk away with a bonus of HK$675,000 each after a competitive finale

22 Feb 2024 - 12:32AM

Shum eyes Million Challenge riches with Copartner Ambition

In-form galloper well placed to surpass absent stablemate in final meeting of HK$1.5 million series

20 Feb 2024 - 12:21PM

Copartner Ambition wins under Andrea Atzeni at Happy Valley in October. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Shum and Bentley land doubles while some familiar colours salute at Happy Valley

Veteran trainer and British jockey taste success as a duo for the first time since 2022 thanks to the victory of Eighteen Palms

8 Feb 2024 - 1:30AM

Dan Attack salutes under French jockey Antoine Hamelin at Happy Valley last night. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Shum wishes Hong Kong Derby was at Happy Valley for track specialist Chill Chibi

Experienced trainer believes his exciting youngster ‘would win’ the most prestigious race on the calendar if it were run at the city circuit this season

18 Dec 2023 - 5:17PM

McDonald declares back-to-back HK Cup champ ‘toughest racehorse I’ve ever sat on’

Romantic Warrior joins California Memory as a two-time winner of the city’s richest race, pipping Luxembourg six weeks on from his Cox Plate triumph

10 Dec 2023 - 9:24PM

King triumphs on first ride in Hong Kong, and trainer Shum snares 800th win

Oversubscribed and Helene Feeling record milestone victories for British jockey representing Australia and local trainer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night

7 Dec 2023 - 12:34AM

Rachel King celebrates winning the first leg of the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship aboard Oversubscribed. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Shum eyes Hong Kong Derby for Chill Chibi, but first he must pass Valley test

Trainer has his sights set on the 2,000m Classic with his progressive four-year-old: ‘It’s a big challenge, but I’m looking forward to taking it on’

28 Nov 2023 - 8:11PM

Chill Chibi wins the Class Three Hanshin Handicap (1,650m) at Happy Valley earlier this month. Photo: Kenneth Chan.

Ng moves clear in trainers’ premiership with Happy Valley double

Second-season handler moves to 16 wins for the campaign, thanks to the victories of Spicy So Smart and Fortune Warrior

9 Nov 2023 - 12:50AM

Shum hopes course specialist Nordic Dragon can fire on return to Happy Valley

After two runs at Sha Tin, the galloper makes his first start of the season at his favoured venue on Wednesday night

6 Nov 2023 - 1:27PM

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Danny Shum

Danny Shum Chap-shing is a Hong Kong horse trainer. The Hong Kong local was a jockey between 1977 and 1983. He learnt the training ropes as assistant to former multiple Hong Kong champion trainer Ivan Allan, and was granted a Hong Kong trainer's licence ahead of the 2003-04 season. His biggest success came with Little Bridge, who he prepared to win the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2012.

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last updated:

7 October, 2024