Former Australia galloper Hostwin Meraki has really found his calling on Macau's sand surface at Taipa.

Macau's former champion jockey Peter Ho got the new season off to a flying start with a winning treble on Saturday's opening day at Taipa.

Sacred Capital defied an interrupted preparation and the extreme outside barrier to run away with the 28th running of the SJM Macau Derby at Taipa on July 27, giving trainer Joe Lau his third victory in the coveted race.

Visiting Japanese jockey Kakeru Mizuno scored the biggest win of his career when he rated the Alan Tam trained Fasuba to perfection for an all the way in Macau's Group 2 Summer Trophy at Taipa.