Sam Agars

Hong Kong

Sports Journalist at South China Morning Post

Sports journo with @SCMPRacingPost and @SCMP_Sport.

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SCMP Best Bets: Pochettino should manage victory at Sha Tin

1 week ago | scmp.com | Sam Agars

Sam Agars DAZZLING FIT - R5 (1) Can defy heavy weight and continue on his winning ways Jay Rooney LUCKY SYMPHONY - R3 (1) Won impressively last start and can overcome another wide draw here Trackwork Spy HELIOS EXPRESS - R8 (2) So long the bridesmaid, the gun sprinter can have his day in the sun today Phillip Woo DIVANO - R6 (7) Gets in nicely at the weights and is running over a suitable trip Shannon (Vincent Wong) POCHETTINO - R1 (5) Drops into Class Five and looks ready to produce his best...
Luke Ferraris ready to dazzle at Sha Tin after shaking off fever

1 week ago | scmp.com | Sam Agars

Luke Ferraris gives a thumbs up after winning aboard Dazzling Fit. Photo: Kenneth Chan Luke Ferraris has shaken off the worst of the fever that sidelined him from Wednesday night’s Happy Valley meeting and is hoping he has the ammunition to continue his strong recent form at Sha Tin on Saturday.
Sunlight Power ready to parlay ‘storming run’ into maiden Group success

1 week ago | scmp.com | Sam Agars

Sunlight Power (left) runs third in last month’s Group One Champions Mile. Photo: Kenneth Chan He’s coming off the best run of his career but Ricky Yiu Poon-fai remains confident Sunlight Power has even more to give in Saturday’s Group Three Lion Rock Trophy (1,600m) at Sha Tin. A half-length third behind Red Lion in last month’s Group One Champions Mile, with superstar Voyage Bubble splitting the pair, Sunlight Power looks as well placed as anything in this Saturday’s mile feature.
Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior has screw inserted into injured leg

1 week ago | msn.com | Sam Agars

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Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior has screw inserted into injured leg

1 week ago | scmp.com | Sam Agars

Romantic Warrior wins last December’s Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m). Photo: Kenneth Chan The world’s highest-earning racehorse, Romantic Warrior, had a screw inserted into his injured left front leg on Wednesday, with the Jockey Club confirming the surgery was a success. Found to have a left fore fetlock injury in the lead-up to an intended welcome home ceremony last Sunday, the 10-time Group One winner is now back in his box at trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing’s stables.
Voyage Bubble stakes Horse of the Year claim with HK$61 million season

1 week ago | scmp.com | Sam Agars

Voyage Bubble wins Sunday’s Group One Champions & Chater Cup (2,400m). Photo: Kenneth Chan While Voyage Bubble’s brilliant surge to a fifth Group One success and a Triple Crown clean sweep rightly demanded much of the attention at Sha Tin on Sunday, the champion galloper also quietly ticked another box on the weekend by becoming just the fourth Hong Kong-trained horse to amass HK$100 million in prize money.
SCMP Best Bets: Debutant an Invincible prospect for punters at Sha Tin

1 week ago | scmp.com | Sam Agars

Sam Agars ALSONSO - R9 (13) Didn't have a lot of luck when running second again last start but can atone Jay Rooney GOLD MASTER - R10 (8) Only narrowly beaten from a wide draw last start, gets gate two here Trackwork Spy DUBAI HONOUR - R8 (2) Boasts elite form at the trip and looks set to get the better of Voyage Bubble Phillip Woo INVINCIBLE IBIS - R2 (7) Has had a nice preparation at the trials and can strike first up Shannon (Vincent Wong) SHINE BRIGHT - R2 (14) Looks to have some ability...
The Champions & Chater Cup by the numbers

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Sam Agars

Rebel’s Romance becomes the first overseas winner of the Group One Champions & Chater Cup (2,400m). Photo: Kenneth Chan The final Group One of the Hong Kong season is not always the most thrilling of elite-level contests but the scene is certainly set for a bumper 2025 edition of the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2,400m). With big-name globetrotter Dubai Honour in town and Voyage Bubble alive in the Triple Crown, fans are expecting fireworks at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Jamie Richards fined HK$100,000 for failing to report horse’s lameness before trial

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Sam Agars

Trainer Jamie Richards. Photo: Kenneth Chan Jamie Richards has been fined HK$100,000 for failing to report that Celestial Colours was lame in his right fore leg before trialling at Conghua last week. Richards was found guilty of a charge under rule of racing 50 (6), which states that “each trainer shall, as soon as practicable, report to the veterinary officer or the veterinary surgeon any condition, abnormality, injury or sickness to any horse under his care”.
SCMP Best Bets: Commander a Mighty chance to strike at the Valley

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Sam Agars

Sam Agars DRAGON STAR - R4 (7) Is working towards a win and going well enough to overcome a tricky gate Jay Rooney KING MILES - R7 (5) Gets a great chance to break through after two impressive seconds Trackwork Spy KING MILES - R7 (5) Looks primed to go one better than past two starts with an ideal draw Phillip Woo MIGHTY COMMANDER - R4 (2) Looks ready to win again after a huge third last run Shannon (Vincent Wong) VICTORY SKY - R7 (6) Youngster is poised to break through after promising...