Wally Pyrah

RACING in Hong Kong moves to a rare Saturday slot at Sha Tin this weekend, when the action gets underway with an 11-race programme including a couple of contests on the all-weather surface.Unfortunately, rain has reared its ugly head once again in the territory with the forecast of heavy showers and thunderstorms already circling the [...]

WITH a public holiday in China and Hong Kong on Wednesday, a huge crowd is likely to attend the Hong Kong Reunification Race Day at Sha Tin, which begins at 9.00am UK time.This highly competitive 11-race programme features the Hong Kong Reunification Cup, a seven-furlong handicap with a start time of 11.00am, and the Guangdong-Hong [...]

THERE is no stopping trainer Cody Mo at present and the former assistant to Tony Cruz is racking up winners at a remarkable rate, with six victories in the past 10 days.With a record of eight wins in May and another eight last month, the stable has climbed into seventh place in the trainers’ championship [...]

RACING in Hong Kong is back for another Saturday meeting at Sha Tin this weekend with an 11-race-programme, including the final two all-weather contests of the season.Racegoers may have struck lucky last weekend when the expected storms and rain bypassed the track before disappearing into the South China Sea, but they will not be so [...]

LOCAL media in Hong Kong continue to highlight the battle for the trainers’ title race with Caspar Fownes five winners in front of Danny Shum and six ahead of Mark Newnham, with just four meetings left in the season.Fownes, however, sends a strong party of eight gallopers to Sha Tin and looks likely to be [...]

WITH the World Cup taking centre stage in the sporting world at present, the Hong Kong Jockey Club have framed a unique eight-runner race at Happy Valley, symbolising the eight remaining nations who have reached the quarter finals of the tournament.Sporting the country’s national colours, the eight contenders will line-up in the aptly named Eight [...]

ALL EYES will be on next season’s potential Classic Series contender Gold Patch who returns to the track after a two-month lay-off in the six-furlong Joy and Fun Handicap (1.10pm).This son of Ardrossan has always been highly regarded in the Francis Lui stable, having won two of his four races and been given encouraging reports [...]

SUNDAY’s Class One Hong Kong Racehorse Owners Association Trophy Handicap (12.35pm) over a mile holds centre stage for Sha Tin’s final meeting of the 2025/26 season.Historically, records show gallopers in the lower half of the handicap have an advantage over top weights. That trend looks likely to continue with several well-rated performers lurking near the [...]

THERE is no doubt former top South African handler Brett Crawford has made his mark in Hong Kong since joining the training ranks this season.The 54-year-old, who saddled a host of Group One successes in his home country, recorded his 28th success with PI Legend at Sha Tin last Sunday and can add to that [...]

HAPPY Valley draws the curtain down for the final time on the 2025/26 season in Hong Kong, when the inner-city track hosts another exciting and competitive nine-race card, starting at 11.30am.Racegoers have plenty to look forward to during the night, with live entertainment from international stars singing on stage, an unforgettable fireworks display, prize draws, [...]