Rubylot has confirmed status as a leading contender for the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on 31 January after winning Class 2 The Racing Club Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (12 January) as Dragon Joy and Embraces also enhanced Four-Year-Old Classic Series credentials.
Skip to main content
Create Your DRF Account
New to DRF?
Everything you could possibly
need in one place
need in one place
Register
Don't have an account?
Register Here
DRF Past Performances
Mon, 01/13/2025 - 08:59
Happy Valley Selections
(Wednesday, January 15, 2025)
Race 1: #2 Smashing Express, #12 Red Maverick, #5 Go Go Go, #6 Kasa Papa
Race 2: #9 Me Time, #4 Highland Rahy, #1 Charity Gain, #8 Good Good
Race 3: #11 Take Action, #8 Wah May Wai Wai, #2 Happy Daily, #6 Corleone
Race 4: #6 Bottomuptogether, #5 Brave Star, #7 Stellar Express, #8 Healthy Healthy
Race 5: #1 Happy United, #5 Bits Superstar, #7 Rewarding Twinkle, #6 Champion Method
Race 6: #7 Sea Sapphire, #1 Smart Fighter, #3 Telecom Dragon, #9 Gimme Five
By Leo Schlink
Pierre Ng hopes Johannes Brahms can further consolidate status as a leading Four-Year-Old Classic Series contender with a strong performance in the HK$2.84 million Class 2 The Racing Club Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (12 January).
Placed at Group 2 level in England when trained by Aidan O’Brien, Johannes Brahms charged late through a narrow gap under James McDonald to win over 1400m at Sha Tin on 22 December, earning a seven-point rise to 83 in the ratings after carrying 131lb.
Consecutive group-level stakes in the second half of November have left Sniztanova an early favorite to win Friday’s $1.85 million Magic Millions 3-year-old Guineas at Gold Coast Racecourse in Australia, but only a slight one.
In a full field of 18, the Southern Hemisphere 3-year-old filly will need a clean trip in the seven-furlong race to utilize her late kick.
Do Deuce, winner of the Grade 1 Japan Cup in November, was honored as Japan’s Horse of the Year and leading older colt or horse for 2024 in awards announced earlier this week.
Do Deuce, now 6, finished his accomplished career with consecutive Grade 1 wins, beginning with the autumn running of the Tenno Sho Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27. The Japan Cup turned out to be his final start. Do Deuce, by Heart’s Cry, was withdrawn because of lameness from the Grade 1 Arima Kinen at Nakayama in the days before the race was run on Dec. 22.
By Leo Schlink
Danny Shum surged to the top of the 2024/25 Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a quartet at Happy Valley on Wednesday (8 January), crowned by Helene Feeling’s triumph in the HK$4.2 million G3 January Cup Handicap (1800m).
Shum dominated the undercard with Judy’s Great, Happy Soul and Eternal Fortune, rising to the top of the trainers’ standings with Helene Feeling’s (117lb) victory under Harry Bentley, who drove the former British galloper to victory in Happy Valley’s only Group contest of the season.
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 08:15
By Leo Schlink
David Hayes is confident Ka Ying Rising is primed to continue his barnstorming form in the HK$13 million G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) on 19 January after the star sprinter dominated a 1200m trial at Sha Tin this morning (Thursday, 9 January).
Partnered by regular rider Zac Purton, the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) victor sat three-wide early before coasting to the lead and was untroubled in beating G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) winner Voyage Bubble by three quarters of length in 1m 10.43s.
Paul Lally:
R1 5-1-10-8
R2 4-12-2-11
R3 4-2-9-8
R4 1-4-9-7
R5 4-8-2-9
R6 1-10-3-4
R7 7-4-10-6
R8 4-3-1-8
R9 4-9-6-10
Best Bet R6 N1 Harmony Galaxy
Longshot R7 N7 Helene Feeling
Play Race QQP 4-6-9
Mark McNamara:
R1 – 1.5.8.10
R2 – 4.2.11.7
R3 – 6.9.4.2
R4 – 7.1.4.12
R5 – 8.4.5.2
R6 – 11.1.10.7
R7 – 6.10.4.7
R8 – 4.8.3.1
R9 – 4.9.3.10
Best Bet R8 N4 Eternal Fortune