Horse racing news: Two-time IJC winner Ryan Moore in contention for December Hong Kong return
Two-time LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) winner Ryan Moore is amongst the line-up for this year’s competition and is hoping to recover in time for the event at Happy Valley Racecourse on 10 December.
Moore’s participation in this year’s edition will be subject to final confirmation given his continuing recovery from a fractured femur that has kept him on the sidelines since York’s Ebor Festival in August.
Horse racing news: Hong Kong’s Ka Ying Rising primed for Everest mission after Sha Tin send-off
Trainer David Hayes said no stone has been left unturned in the preparation of stable star Ka Ying Rising ahead of a trip to Australia to tackle the world’s richest turf race, The Everest, which will be a World Pool event for the third successive year.
In his final workout on the grass of Sha Tin before leaving Hong Kong, the world’s top-rated sprinter clocked 56.9s over 800m – completing the final 400m in 23.6s – in a showing that his Australian handler called “a good piece of work”.