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My Wish lands Four-Year-Old Classic Series glory at Sha Tin. (Photo: HKJC) My Wish has already provided Mark Newnham with a string of highlights this season and the Australian horseman hopes his diminutive galloper can produce a crowning performance in the HK$24 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Winless from two starts in 2023/24, My Wish has rocketed from a rating of 54 to 101 in just eight starts this preparation with four wins, two seconds and two thirds – for prizemoney of HK$18.65…

James Orman will have his first ride in a Hong Kong Group 1 on Sunday. (Photo: HKJC) If things had spanned out differently for James Orman, he would now be back in Australia chasing his third consecutive Metropolitan Queensland Jockey Premiership. He didn’t hesitate to snap up an offer of a short-term six-week contract to ride in Hong Kong to cover a sudden shortage of jockeys, but before it expired on April 2 his contract was extended until the end of the season. In what is regarded as the world’s…

Quokka contender, Headwall. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith is confident in the condition of his Group 1-performed sprinter Headwall ahead of Saturday’s $5 million The Quokka (1200m) at Ascot. The six-year-old has hit career-best form this preparation, finishing runner-up to Joliestar in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) before an eye-catching third in a deep edition of the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick. “He had a bit of a breeze up this morning (Tuesday) on the grass and looked great,” Smith told TABradio. “His condition’s…

Estriella. (Photo: Scott Barbour – Racing Photos) Ciaron Maher’s team is looking for a form reversal from Estriella as she lines up in Saturday’s Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. The four-year-old mare, a Group 2 winner, finished fifth in the Sangster last year but has struggled this campaign, finishing 14th in the Oakleigh Plate and 11th in The Galaxy. “At her last couple we’ve gone back in an effort to get her to settle,” Maher’s assistant Jack Turnbull explained. “Up in Sydney, we were hoping for a…

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What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, April 23, 2025 First Race 6:40pm HKT (8:40pm AEST) Visit Dabble Happy Valley Racecourse is the destination for Hong Kong racing on Wednesday evening, with a bumper nine-part program set for decision. The rail is in the C position for the meeting, and although some rainfall is forecast leading into race-day, it shouldn’t affect the Good 4 rating at the time of acceptances. The opening event is scheduled to get underway…

Jumbo Treasure was an easy victor at the end of March. (Photo: HKJC) Jumbo Treasure burst onto the scene with a smashing first victory last month and trainer Cody Mo’s young talent is aiming to recreate those heroics at Happy Valley in Wednesday night’s (April 23) Class 4 Lusitano Challenge Cup Handicap (1200m). Overcoming barrier 13 last start, Jumbo Treasure exploded to the front under Derek Leung before scoring by a comfortable two lengths at Sha Tin on March 30. The Written Tycoon gelding steps from gate six tomorrow night…