Andre Fabre struck with his very first International Races runner in Hong Kong when Borgia and Olivier Peslier scraped the paint on their way to success in the 1999 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m), and it is the longest of the four Group 1s on the card which has remained the French training maestro’s touchstone at Sha Tin.

2023 G1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner Without A Fight and Mark Zahra can look forward to going the shortest way round in Sunday’s HK$24 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (8 December) after joint-trainer Sam Freedman drew stall one at Thursday’s (5 December) barrier ceremony.

Former French champion jockey Mickael Barzalona will head to Hong Kong to compete in the International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley on Wednesday 4 December after a dramatic end to the French season.

There may be other jockeys who arrive at Happy Valley on 4 December for the HK$1 million LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) with more fanfare, or on the back of recent big race successes.

Tuesday’s racing round-up brings news of an eventful day at Lingfield…

Thursday’s racing round-up brings news of the final runners and riders for Saturday’s feature Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham…

Tuesday’s racing round-up brings news that top-class filly Porta Fortuna will race on at four…

Charlie Johnston’s promising filly Sacred Angel will make her first outing since May when returning to action in the Listed BetMGM Fleur De Lys EBF Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield on Wednesday.