Tony Cruz will bid for a remarkable eighth G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) as a trainer on 26 May after showcasing his stable’s staying might as La City Blanche and Five G Patch fought out the G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (5 May).

Brett Davis provides exclusive preview of Sha Tin races.

Harry Bentley hopes a combination of a light weight, rain-affected ground and natural stamina will be sufficient for Five G Patch to provide Tony Cruz with a fourth victory as a trainer in the HK$4.2 million G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (5 May).

Acknowledging Russian Emperor faces a formidable challenge in the HK$4.2 million G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (5 May), Douglas Whyte is hopeful the globe-trotting stayer can make a strong return to racing despite conceding significant weight to all his rivals.

Acknowledging Russian Emperor faces a formidable challenge in the HK$4.2 million G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (5 May), Douglas Whyte is hopeful the globe-trotting stayer can make a strong return to racing despite conceding significant weight to all his rivals.

Angus Chung has dedicated his graduation to Hong Kong’s senior riding ranks to Tony Cruz, his family and friends and The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Apprentice Jockeys’ School after reaching the 70-win milestone at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (1 May).

A long association with a special horse lead Hanna Orting to try her hand in the training ranks, and the Auckland horsewoman captured her first win in the role at Ruakaka on Wednesday.

Andrea Atzeni hopes Ka Ying Generation can take advantage of a favourable weight spread in Sunday’s (5 May) HK$4.2 million G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at Sha Tin.

Romantic Warrior stunned James McDonald and once again lived up to his name as he produced a titanic late surge saw to land a record-breaking third FWD QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (28 April).

Invincible Sage has emerged as the newest member of Hong Kong racing’s elite with victory in the G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) on a rain-affected Sha Tin track today (28 April), providing David Hall with his first-top level win since 2008.

Bidding for a record third G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) win with Romantic Warrior at Sha Tin on Sunday (28 April), trainer Danny Shum will hatch several different plans for the HK$28 million feature.

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Brett Davis provides exclusive preview of Sha Tin races.

Blake Shinn subscribes to the theory that nothing is permanent in racing as he mounts the most serious challenge yet to the incredible Golden Sixty in the HK$22 million FWD Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (28 April).