Seeking a record fourth win in the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m), Golden Sixty was unable to reel in Zac Purton aboard Beauty Eternal, eventually fading to finish fourth in what could be his final career run. With the track downgraded to yielding after race one, Beauty Eternal ($12) made the most… Read More »
View the results and replay for the 2024 Chairman’s Sprint Prize. The Chairman’s Sprint Prize was raced at Sha Tin racecourse on Sunday, 28 April 2024. Chairman’s Sprint Prize Replay: Sweet run! Invincible Sage swoops to his first Group 1 in the Chairman's Sprint Prize for @HugeBowman and David Hall…… Read More »
Former Sydney premiership winning jockey Brenton Avdulla is loving life in Hong Kong as he approaches the end of his first full season and has no plans to leave. Avdulla has ridden 26 winners from 351 rides this season, striking at a healthy 13.5% including the Group 1 Queen’s Silver… Read More »
View the results and replay for the 2023 Chairman’s Sprint Prize. The Chairman’s Sprint Prize was raced at Sha Tin racecourse on Sunday, 30 April 2023. Have Your Say 🗣: What did you think of the race? Comment below 👇 Chairman’s Sprint Prize Replay: We’ll never get tired of watching… Read More »
It’s all one way traffic with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Chairmans Sprint (1200m) this afternoon at Sha Tin. Lucky Sweynesse has been the dominant sprinter in Hong Kong for a little while and there is talk he could be in line for a slot in The Everest. With that in mind,… Read More »
Australian jockey Zac Purton, a five-time premiership winner in Hong Kong, has announced that a decision regarding his future in horse racing will be made next week, following Sunday’s Champions Day meeting in Hong Kong. Purton’s recent Group 1 success in Sydney has sparked rumors of a potential permanent return… Read More »
Renowned jockey James McDonald has been booked to ride in all three Group 1s at the upcoming Champions Day meeting in Hong Kong on April 30. McDonald will be partnering with three top contenders, including a reunion with Hong Kong’s top middle-distance galloper and defending champion, Romantic Warrior, in the… Read More »
Wellington joined one of the most select clubs in Hong Kong racing’s fabled speed division on a glorious FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 24 April) when running out a dominant winner of the G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) under Alexis Badel. Richard Gibson’s powerful gelding, who… Read More »
Duke Wai’s stunning consistency has earned Paul O’Sullivan’s flagbearer a tilt at the G3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) in May after victory in the Class 1 Silvermine Bay Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin’s all-dirt meeting on Wednesday night (30 March). Upstaging Kurpany and Majestic Star , who are both being… Read More »
Wellington banished early season setbacks with a classy win in last month’s G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) and, this Sunday (3 April) at Sha Tin, the talented bay tackles the G2 Sprint Cup (1200m) as he gears up for his shot at joining elite company with the defence of… Read More »
Santa Ana Lane has finished fourth in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin in Hong Kong won by Beat The Clock. Ridden by Hugh Bowman, the Anthony Freedman-trained Santa Ana Lane made his usual run from back in the field but could not make up enough ground in Sunday’s… Read More »
Australia was represented by two horses in today’s feature Sprint in Hong Kong the G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize but neither ran in into the placings. Santa Ana Lane who jumped as the odds on favourite in the race was the best of the Australian’s running fourth whilst Viddora ran near… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Sunday, where most eyes will be on Santa Ana Lane, as he looks to continue his amazing 12 months of racing when contesting the Chairmans Sprint (1200m), where he is an odds on favourite. Race One: 11 My Winner… Read More »
Australian mare Viddora has been cleared to start in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong but Zac Purton has lost his mount with Mr Stunning failing a veterinary test. Viddora has been monitored since early this week when she was found to have some lameness in a hind leg… Read More »
Australia’s Santa Ana Lane has drawn the outside barrier in a field of 10 for his assignment in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong. The Anthony Freedman-trained gelding is one of the leading contenders for Sunday’s 1200m-Group One sprint with Australia’s other representative Viddora to start from seven. Viddora… Read More »
Trainer Lloyd Kennewell is feeling more confident Viddora will make it to the starting gates of the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong after showing signs of recovery from lameness. Viddora is being closely monitored ahead of Sunday’s big race at Sha Tin after she was found to be lame… Read More »
Viddora has pulled up lame from trackwork in Hong Kong with the mare to be monitored ahead of the Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin. She worked on the all-weather track on Wednesday morning with regular jockey Joe Bowditch aboard but Hong Kong Jockey Club vet, Dr Peter Curl, later… Read More »
Star Australian sprinter Santa Ana Lane has travelled well to Hong Kong in preparation for his first international start in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin. The Anthony Freedman-trained five-time Group One winner flew out of Melbourne on Monday and the stable said on Twitter the gelding had handled… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has picked up the ride on star sprinter Santa Ana Lane for his international debut in Hong Kong. Bowman replaces the suspended Mark Zahra on the five-time Group One winner in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin on April 28, a race Australian Chautauqua won in 2016…. Read More »
Star sprinter Santa Ana Lane is on track for his first overseas appearance in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong but will need a new jockey with Mark Zahra suspended. The Anthony Freedman-trained gelding claimed his fifth Group One win when he dominated a field of Australia’s top sprinters… Read More »
