Running through a rainstorm and under a Paris rainbow, Daryz wore down favored Minnie Hauk to win a surprisingly stirring renewal of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday at Longchamp.

Giving four pounds to the 3-year-old filly, 3-year-old Daryz got a perfect ride from first-time Arc winner Mickael Barzalona, who saved ground much of the 1 1/2-mile trip from his inside draw, got onto the back of Minnie Hauk and jockey Christophe Soumillon with 500 meters to run, and, after drafting behind her, switched outside and outkicked the filly to win by a head.

By Leo Schlink

Manfred Man soared into select company at Sha Tin on Saturday (4 October) when the veteran horseman snared his 700th win as a trainer to join an illustrious band of contemporaries with Ruby Sailing’s victory.

A former champion apprentice jockey whose most significant success in the saddle came aboard Go-Getter in the 1979 QEII Cup, Man joins John Size (1,614), Tony Cruz (1,573), Caspar Fownes (1,173), Ricky Yiu (1,068), Francis Lui (986), Danny Shum (879) and Dennis Yip (878) among the current trainers to saddle 700 winners or more in Hong Kong.

By Paul Ryding

Vincent Ho will attempt to kickstart his season at Sha Tin on Saturday (4 October) with seven rides and a bit of help from some old friends among several leading chances.

Ho, who missed the bulk of last season when sidelined following a fall, has been feeling his way back into form after months of intense rehabilitation.

Discussing his rides at Saturday’s fixture, Ho highlighted The Boom Box (131lb), a three-time winner over course and distance, as a strong chance in the Class 3 Tung Lung Chau Handicap (1200m).

Paul Lally: 
R1: 3-2-9-12 
R2: 1-2-11-3 
R3: 14-5-1-9 
R4: 5-14-11-9 
R5: 11-2-6-3 
R6: 9-1-4-6 
R7: 10-4-12-7 
R8: 7-8-12-4 
R9: 3-7-5-2 
R10: 4-3-5-1 
Best Bet R10 N4 Gentleman Legacy 
Longshot R7 N10 Chill Buddy 
Play Race3 QQP 1-5-14 

Sha Tin Selections
(Saturday, October 04, 2025)

By Paul Ryding

Trainer Dennis Yip claimed a timely first win of the 2025/26 season, taking out the feature HK$4.2 million G3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin’s National Day fixture on Wednesday (1 October) when his stable star Fast Network (125lb) blitzed an impressive field under Alexis Badel, who won the contest for a third time.

Forever Young romped to an easy win in Wednesday’s $457,700 Nippon TV Hai Stakes at Funabashi Racecourse in Tokyo, Japan, a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar on Nov. 1.

Forever Young was third in the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic in 2024.

On Wednesday, Forever Young, ridden confidently by Ryusei Sakai, closed from fifth in a field of 10 to take the lead with slightly more than a furlong remaining. Forever Young won by 2 1/2 lengths over Revontulet, who also stalked pacesetter Light Warrior.

Group 3 racing in Hong Kong continues this Wednesday (1 October) at Sha Tin when eight runners – headlined by last year’s winner Beauty Waves (135lb) – face off in the HK$4.2 million G3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) as part of the 10-race public-holiday programme on National Day in Hong Kong.