Many in Hong Kong are looking forward to the Happy Valley Day meeting and it seems that Francis Louis Kinwai is the trainer they want to go to the first meeting in the city district in 11 days next Sunday. Fresh from a rare evening race, Louis entered Wednesday’s all-weather meeting at Sha Tin with no riders. The reigning champion trainer took five strong hands in the Valley to amass impressive records this season. . With five winners from just 20 runners, Louis is 25% in the Vale compared to 9% overall and should kick his butt in October. There have only been two winners so far. Lewis’ first rider is his partner France, a rider who is relishing his return to the Valley.
Copartner Prance is a winning machine! 😤 Francis Louis’ promising youngster makes it six wins in a row as @zpurton completes a treble at Valley… Partner Prance, who is unbeaten in his last five races at the track, has not touched a tire in two rounds at Sha Tin to start the season. But he will be given every opportunity to go from the first hurdle in the Grade 2 Handicap (1200m). In Guangzhou on Sunday.
Ho joins HKIR registration
Boniface Ho Ka-kui’s Celestial Legend and Japanese jockey Sol Oriens announced on Thursday that the Jockey Club announced the first entries for the December 8 show, has been added to the Longines Hong Kong International list. Legend of the Sky, Group 1 winner of the Randwick Guineas (1600m) and Doncaster Mile, is entered in the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile, while last year’s Group 1 winner Satsuki Sho (2000m) is entered for the Sol Orients. This weekend there is a combination of the Group 1 Tenno Sho Autumn (2,000m), the Group 1 Hong Kong Cup (2,000m) and the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2,400m). Applications for the four additional International Day events close on 18 November. Participants will be announced on November 20.
Ka Ying goes up to Everest Square
Hong Kong’s hottest horse is now favorite in the $8 Ka Ying Rising of Everest (1200m) in Sydney next October, the world’s richest sprint race. David Hayes first expressed an interest in driving his regular star in last season’s A$20 million (HK$103 million) final race and has been in the spotlight since taking part on Saturday in the Group One Cox Plate (HK$2.040 million) in Melbourne. . His sons Will, Ben and JD ride the iron horses Mr Brightside and Evaporate.
Rising Hong Kong star and recent G2 winner Ka Ying Rising has emerged as the firm favourite to win next year after several bets were placed earlier this week. Hayes is very clear about his views on Ka Ying Rising and admitted he was never a sprinter after the racehorse won the Group 2 Premier Bowl (1200m) last Sunday. “People will probably rate him as the best and ask how he compares to all the top sprinters I’ve trained,” Hayes said of his 127th-placed sprinter. December Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m). “I don’t think I’ve ever had a horse as good as him in the first nine races. I’m not saying he’s the best horse I’ve ever had because he should win the group championship. If he’s as good as good as I am, great, but I think early stages, lessons learned and He knows what to do.
