THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE LUCK AWARD Trained by Mark Newnham, current head of the Trainer’s leaderboard in Hong Kong, a first starter ridden by the extremely tall, strong Jimmy Orman gaining increasing popularity in the city, drawn an outside barrier and absolutely smashed in the betting to start the race favourite, looked like waltzing in until suddenly something made him run out wide probably looking for the closest McDonald’s, and then surviving an enquiry and an objection fi

Trainer William Haggas has been somewhat busy these days saying that though Oisin Murphy is a mighty fine jockey, he’s also been lambasting the recently crowned British champion jockey for some of his riding modus. Not to be left out, wife Maureen Haggas has chimed in by appearing to be none too impressed with the riding skills of Champion Hong Kong Jockey Zac Purton. This was after his ride at Randwick last weekend on the Haggas trained Lake Forest which came an inglorious l

As someone who grew up, down and sideways in Hong Kong and took in the races at Happy Valley racecourse before “graduating” to see the start of horse racing at Shatin, what I have always wanted to see is a greater “fusion” between the sport and the city, and a more mainstream audience. Being in marketing for as long as I have and having lived and breathed advertising and creating product awareness, what has still not happened is this marriage between Hong Kong racing and Hong