Wally Pyrah

THERE doesn’t seem to be a race meeting in Hong Kong that goes by where reigning champion jockey Zac Purton does not ride a winner. In fact, the Zac-Man has visited the winners’ circle at nine out of the last 10 fixtures, and with 28 wins already the season, already looks to hold an unassailable [...]

THIS Sunday brings something different for racing enthusiasts in Hong Kong, when city track Happy Valley hosts its solitary weekend fixture of the season, with a cracking 10-race programme starting at the twilight hour of 4.45am. The feature race on the card, the Class Two Guangzhou Handicap (9.50am) over six furlongs, includes some of the [...]

PERHAPS the most intriguing contest on today’s programme at Happy Valley is the Class Three Fife Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile. It’s a race that sees the reappearance of Super Unicorn who produced a stunning visual performance when running away from his opposition over the course and distance this month. The handicappers were clearly [...]

RACEGOERS can look forward to another exciting and all-action programme in Hong Kong today, when Happy Valley hosts an eight-race card starting at 11.10am. Regular Happy Valley fans will have mixed feelings when they arrive though, as racing takes place on the dreaded C+3 track. The width of the track is only around the length [...]

NOTHING gives Sa Sa owners Simon and Eleanor Kwok greater pleasure than to celebrate a winner on their sponsored day at Sha Tin. The Kwoks and their family have been great supporters of Hong Kong racing for many years and their famous black and pink colours have been carried to victory in numerous Group One [...]

FOLLOWERS of Hong Kong racing have the bonus of an extra race at Happy Valley today, when the inner-city track hosts a nine-race programme starting at 10.40am. It hasn’t been easy for regulars at the Valley in recent times with only two market leaders obliging from 26 races and plenty of shock results along the [...]

IT WAS good to see Keith Yeung back in the limelight when the jockey rode a double at Sha Tin on Sunday. This likeable and hard-working pilot doesn’t get the rides his talent deserves but has still managed to strike with a handful of winners from just 74 rides and is riding like a man [...]

SUPPORTERS of the Frankie Lor stable will be rubbing their hands with anticipation when the former champion trainer sends his heavy artillery to Sha Tin, including three last start winners. The likes of Master Trillion in the Panasonic Mini LED TV Handicap (6.00am) over six furlongs and Never Peter Out in the Panasonic IH Warm [...]

HAPPY Valley in Hong Kong hosts its regular midweek-programme today with nine races, featuring the Class Three Hok Yuen Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile. The city track has continued to prove a tough place to find winners for the serious bettors recently, with just three winning favourites from the last 35 races. Champion jockey [...]

MATTHEW Poon, the 31-year-old claiming rider, fondly known as ‘The Poon Train’ by regular racegoers in the city, is having the time of his life in Hong Kong at present. With a winning double on his birthday at Sha Tin last Sunday, which included landing the Class 2 Panasonic Cup, he finds himself joint-fourth in [...]