Richard Gibson

Dual Hong Kong Champion Sprinter Wellington (Aus) (All Too Hard {Aus}), who is slated to take part in Royal Ascot's G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee S., placed third in a 1000-metre turf trial (video) at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning, to the delight of trainer Richard Gibson. A four-time Group 1 winner, Wellington was kept under a tight rein throughout by Alexis Badel and clocked :57.94 for the trial. "There's no greater judge than Alexis to base his [Wellington's] form and condition on and we're really satisfied with the trial,"...

Two-time reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro) was allotted barrier four in a field of 10 mile specialists from Japan and Australia in addition to the locals as he shoots to equal the record of Good Ba Ba (Lear Fan) with a third consecutive victory in Sunday's G1 Longines Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin Racecourse. Winner under a five-pound penalty of the G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Mile when making his seasonal debut three weeks ago, the 7-year-old has won 22 of his 25...

by Alan Carasso Russian Emperor (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the winner of the G3 Hampton Court S. at Royal Ascot in 2020, had run some mighty races since being imported into Hong Kong, but just hadn't had that breakthrough moment. On a rain-soaked Sunday afternoon where the thermometer never made it into the double digits, the 5-year-old finally stood centre stage following a bloodless, 4 1/4-length thrashing of a field that included Horse of the Year Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro) in the G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup at Sha...