Less than three weeks after a win in the $1.8 million Big Dance Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, the red-hot 5-year-old gelding Gringotts is bound for a much smaller venue for the Group 3 Gong Stakes at a mile at Kembla Grange Racecourse on Friday evening.
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Much-travelled Australian-based jockey Rachel King will add Hong Kong as another of her racing destinations for 2024 when she returns to Happy Valley on Wednesday, 4 December for the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC).
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A foreign-trained horse has not won the Grade 1 Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse since Alkaased from Britain scored by a nose at 9-1 in 2005. The home team has not always faced foreign competition in recent years, but will have that threat on Sunday with the presence of the 2024 European Group 1 winners Auguste Rodin, Fantastic Moon, and Goliath.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, November 24, 2024 at Sha Tin.
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City of Troy, the fabulous colt who won three of Britain’s most prestigious races in the spring and summer, was honored as the 2024 Cartier Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old colt in an awards ceremony in London on Wednesday evening.
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Hugh Bowman and Karis Teetan have clinched the final two places in the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) on 4 December as Tony Cruz celebrated his best meeting of the 2024/25 season with a quartet at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (20 November).
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A stunning collection of world-class horses led by Romantic Warrior, Ka Ying Rising, Goliath, Liberty Island, Voyage Bubble, Antino, Without A Fight, California Spangle and Galaxy Patch highlights 56 gallopers from Hong Kong, Japan, Great Britain, Australia, France, Ireland, Germany and the United States of America chosen for the HK$126 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 8 December.
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Enough of an established name to have been invited to the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) as far back as six years ago, Colin Keane nonetheless returns to Hong Kong in 2024 at a time when his stock has never been higher.
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The line-up for the 2024 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) on 4 December will be finalised at the conclusion of tomorrow night’s (Wednesday, 20 November) nine-race fixture at Happy Valley with Karis Teetan and Matthew Poon fighting for the coveted final spot.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at Happy Valley.
