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It’s been four years since Hong Kong’s Karis Teetan won the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) and he can’t wait to have another crack at winning the title at Wednesday’s (6 December) Happy Valley meeting.
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Six-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey Zac Purton believes he has his work cut out in his bid for a fourth success in the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (6 December) after a challenging start to the season.
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Ahead of what shapes as his fourth and final appearance at the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, Golden Sixty was as enthusiastic as ever at Sha Tin this morning (Monday, 4 December) under former jockey Alex Yu – his regular work rider – while trainer Francis Lui watched on from his traditional vantage point in the trainers’ stand.
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Not since 2010 has the UAE national anthem rung out over Sha Tin racecourse following one of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR). Aiming to plug that long gap this year in the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) will be West Wind Blows, who has a historical connection on his side.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Happy Valley.
The Kentucky-bred Lemon Pop led throughout Sunday’s Grade 1 Champions Cup at Chukyo Racecourse in Japan, becoming the fourth horse to sweep two Grade 1 dirt races at Japan Racing Association tracks in the same year.
Not Too Bad and Foxy Baroness, the two runners at the top of the weights, are expected to dominate a one-mile handicap at Narromine Racecourse in Australia on Monday evening.
Blue Sky Moon has won twice in Australia this year following layoffs, in April after a break of more than three months, and on Nov. 16 after a gap of nearly seven months.
The veteran gelding Full Press can continue his 2023 success in cup races at countryside tracks in Australia in the Armidale Cup at Armidale Racecourse on Saturday evening.
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The Kentucky-bred Lemon Pop won the Grade 1 February Stakes at a mile on dirt at Tokyo Racecourse in February and will attempt to sweep Japan’s other Grade 1 race on dirt in Sunday’s $1.58 million Champions Cup at 1 1/8 miles at Chukyo Racecourse.
