Fri, 03/21/2025 - 11:41

Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, March 23, 2025

Hong Kong Jockey Club
Sha Tin turf racing.

Paul Lally: 
R1 7-4-5-6 
R2 1-3-2-5 
R3 7-12-8-2 
R4 4-5-8-2 
R5 13-4-3-9 
R6 10-8-7-14 
R7 1-6-11-5 
R8 3-11-8-4 
R9 4-1-13-3 
R10 6-8-10-9 
Best Bet R4 N4 Ahren 
Longshot R1 N7 Fortune Boy 
Play R5 QQP 3-4-13 

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:20

Lo delighted to be represented in BMW Hong Kong Derby with Bundle Award

The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Colin Lo (second from left) poses with trainer John Size and jockey Ben Thompson at the BMW Hong Kong Derby barrier draw ceremony.

Senior racehorse owner Colin Lo has been involved in horse racing in Hong Kong since the 1990s and this year he is excited to have his first HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) runner when Bundle Award contests the Classic on Sunday (23 March).

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 11:47

BMW Hong Kong Derby barrier draw delivers contrasting outcomes for My Wish, Rubylot

The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Mark Newnham celebrates My Wish’s Hong Kong Classic Mile success.

By Leo Schlink

Mark Newnham will rely on My Wish’s adaptability and Luke Ferraris’ tactical expertise to offset barrier 14 in the HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (23 March), while David Hayes is elated with Rubylot’s “perfect” draw of gate four.

Stepping to 2000m for the first time, HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) winner My Wish drew the extreme outside of the 14-horse field, tasking the diminutive gelding with the challenge of emulating Voyage Bubble’s triumph from the same gate in 2023.

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 11:06

Hugh Bowman limbers up for BMW Hong Kong Derby with Happy Valley double

The Hong Kong Jockey Club
M Unicorn defies all under Hugh Bowman.

By Leo Schlink

Chasing a third HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) victory at Sha Tin on Sunday (23 March), Hugh Bowman notched his 50th win of the season with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (19 March) to continue a blistering form streak.

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 10:00

Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, March 23, 2025

Hong Kong Jockey Club
Sha Tin turf racing.

Sha Tin  Selections
(Sunday, March 23, 2025)


Race 1: #5 Super Express, #4 Top Dragon, #7 Fortune Boy, #2 Forerunner
Race 2: #5 Divano, #3 Packing Hermod, #2 Young Champion, #1 Healthy Happy
Race 3: #2 Spirit Of Peace, #12 Lucky Sam Gor, #3 Harold Win, #8 Flying Amani
Race 4: #4 Ahren, #1 Enjoy Golf, #3 Parterre, #5 Quick Contribution
Race 5: #9 Endeared, #4 Armour War Eagle, #7 Solid Impact, #6 Everyone’s Star

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 12:45

Australia: Despite unbeaten record, Rivellino may offer value in wide-open Golden Slipper

Rivellino, unbeaten in three starts, including two stakes, may be overlooked in a wide-open running of the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Friday evening.

In a full field of 16, Rivellino was 10-1 in early betting on Wednesday. Tempted and Wodeton, both from leading stables, were 9-2 co-favorites, ahead of 7-1 Skyhook.

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 11:16

Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Selections for Wednesday's racing program from Happy Valley.
Wednesday's Happy Valley program features nine races.

Paul Lally:

R1: 4-8-10-5

R2: 2-3-1-5

R3: 5-8-1-3

R4: 3-10-5-1

R5: 5-9-1-12

R6: 7-4-8-6

R7: 2-11-1-6

R8: 4-5-11-8

R9: 5-2-4-1

Best Bet: R6 N7 Plentiful

Longshot: R4 N3 Flying Wrote

Play: R5 QQP 1-5-9

Tom Wood:

R1:       4-8-11-10

R2:       3-2-1-5

R3:       1-5-2-6

R4:       1-10-2-5

R5:       1-7-8-12

R6:       9-9-4-6

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 10:56

Aurora Lady, Beauty Destiny clash in stacked Class 2 sprint at Happy Valley

The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Beauty Destiny continues to lift his game at Happy Valley.

By Declan Schuster

Aurora Lady (128lb) and Beauty Destiny (125lb) are two of this season’s success stories at Happy Valley and tomorrow night (Wednesday, 19 March) the duo clashes for a second time in a hotly contested HK$2.84 million Class 2 Sports Handicap (1200m).

Both four-time winners at city circuit this term, Aurora Lady and Beauty Destiny have consistently raised the bar throughout the 2024/25 campaign. The pair met last December for the only time with Aurora Lady successful over a fast-closing Beauty Destiny by a short head.

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 11:01

Dennis Yip keeps the faith in Noisy Boy ahead of BMW Hong Kong Derby

The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Dennis Yip bids to win the BMW Hong Kong Derby two years in a row.

Dennis Yip will attempt to win a consecutive HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (23 March) when he saddles Noisy Boy in the third and the final leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series.

The 2024 BMW Hong Kong Derby-winning trainer with Massive Sovereign, Yip is holding faith in Noisy Boy’s ability and stamina to bounce back after the Real Steel gelding’s slightly disappointing 13th behind Rubylot in the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m), the second leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series.

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 09:06

Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Hong Kong Jockey Club
Happy Valley turf racing.

Happy Valley Selections
(Wednesday, March 19, 2025)