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A jockey from 1975-82, Francis Lui Kin-wai received his training licence in 1996-97. He first tasted Group One success with Lucky Bubbles in the 2017 Chairman's Sprint Prize but is best known for his association with Golden Sixty, the Hong Kong superstar who swept the four-year-old series in 2020.
Golden Sixty’s handler is the only trainer in the positive through the first 62 meetings of the season
Veteran handler scores a double before championship leader strikes back as title fight begins to heat up
Veteran handler confirms star Englishman will ride Classic Cup runner-up Chancheng Glory in the city’s most prestigious race
Veteran handler moves to within 12 wins of current leader Pierre Ng Pang-chi after Call Me Glorious and Universal Horizon leave him shocked at Sha Tin
Veteran handler surprises himself by landing an 8,644-1 three-timer to become just the sixth trainer to reach the milestone
Jamie Kah has been booked to partner Packing Treadmill in the Group One Centenary Sprint Cup (1,200m) later this month
Mauritian jockey and trainer Douglas Whyte team up for a Happy Valley double on Thursday night
Setback puts the brakes on superstar miler’s farewell season three weeks after his mind-boggling Hong Kong Mile victory
With both of the miler’s previously booked riders, Harry Bentley and Vincent Ho, unavailable, the veteran trainer sticks with the perennial champion
Three-year-old galloper lands his fourth consecutive victory at Sha Tin and adds to the South African rider’s wins on Fun Elite and Northern Beaches
On Boxing Day at Sha Tin, Francis Lui’s Classic Series dark horse attempts to make it four wins in a row, and two jockeys make their comebacks
In-form jockey rides Patch Of Theta in a 1,000m sprint on Sunday when the most expensive lot at this year’s local auction makes his competitive bow
Connections happy with three-time Horse of the Year as they weigh up their options following the galloper’s trial at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning
Despite missing the feature and losing a winning chance through Enterprise Attack’s scratching, the jockey and the trainer still have reasons to be excited
Short-course specialist’s Group Three triumph and undercard victories of Moduleconstruction and Chancheng Glory continue trainer’s best-ever start
Sweet Briar and Wonder Kit among the reigning King of the Valley’s five runners on Wednesday night as he looks to add to his eight victories this term
Beaten in last season’s Hong Kong Classic Mile as the favourite, five-year-old regains top form to complete a treble for his handler
Australian trainer leads by nine wins, and his nearest challenger can’t overtake him with entries in only nine races on Sunday and significantly fewer seconds
Golden Sixty’s handler leads Hong Kong’s four-time champion trainer by one win going into Wednesday’s exciting finale at the city circuit
The fastest galloper over the city circuit’s 1,000m makes his first appearance at the course since injuring his right front leg there on July 6, 2022
Sha Tin Vase champion’s new trainer rates the HK$5 million Speed Series bonus winner as the one to beat but is surprised he’s in Sunday’s Group Three
Unfavourable gate one and absence of race experience don’t stop Frankie Lor’s newcomer smashing the clock and starting Vincent Ho’s Sunday double
Sunday’s Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) is down to eight runners because of Jockey Club rules that stipulate horses cannot run for 14 days after switching stables
Second starter carries the colours made famous by Hong Kong’s two-time Horse of the Year to end his trainer’s barren spell and begin his Sha Tin double
Hong Kong’s two-time Horse of the Year grabs Romantic Warrior inside the final 50m to snare his eighth Group One victory
Francis Lui’s galloper has not raced since February 23 last year but returns over the course and distance of much of his best work on Wednesday night
Two-time Horse of the Year takes down Romantic Warrior and California Spangle in titanic tussle, with connections suggesting a trip to Dubai is on the cards
Golden Sixty chases a second win in the race that also bought an end to his pursuit of Silent Witness’ Hong Kong record of 17 consecutive victories
Packing Treadmill heads overseas betting markets for Sunday’s four-year-old series opener, but his Sha Tin 1,600m time is the slowest of the runners