Happy Valley Racecourse is set to draw horse racing fans for an exciting evening of action on May 21st, 2025, featuring nine competitive races under the floodlights. The race day opens with the Cochrane Handicap at 18:40, a Class 4 sprint over 1200 meters, offering a prize purse of HK$1,170,000. Among the 12 runners, key contenders include Jumbo Treasure (J: K C Leung / T: W K Mo), Run Run Smart (J: A Badel / T: F C Lor), Bunta Baby (J: L Ferraris / T: K L Man), Endued (J: H Bowman / T: T P Yung), and Top To Sky (J: K Teetan / T: C H Yip).
At 19:10, the D’Aguilar Handicap, run over 1650 meters, also features 12 runners competing for HK$875,000. The top entries are Confringo (J: K C Leung / T: W K Mo), Smiling Emperor (J: H Bentley / T: K H Ting), Apolar Fighter (J: Y L Chung / T: D Eustace), Windicator Family (J: M F Poon / T: D J Hall), and U S S Constitution (J: K Teetan / T: J Size).
The third event, the Glenealy Handicap at 19:40, is another 1200-meter contest offering HK$1,170,000. Leading contenders include Thesis (J: J Orman / T: Y S Tsui), Written Casa (J: Z Purton / T: J Richards), Turin Warrior (J: L Ferraris / T: K L Man), Flying Wrote (J: H Bowman / T: A S Cruz), and Figopumpkin (J: K Teetan / T: J Size).
A second division of the Glenealy Handicap follows at 20:10, this time over 1650 meters with another HK$1,170,000 purse. Top contenders to watch are Supreme Agility (J: J Orman / T: P C Ng), Mighty Commander (J: H Bowman / T: C Fownes), Simple Hedge (J: A Badel / T: J Size), Stormi (J: C L Chau / T: T P Yung), and Dashing Dragon (J: B Thompson / T: D A Hayes).
The evening heats up at 20:40 with the Sports Club Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup, a 1000-meter sprint offering HK$1,170,000. Featured horses include Happy United (J: Y L Chung / T: J Richards), Sergeant Pepper (J: K C Leung / T: Y S Tsui), Harmony Fire (J: E C W Wong / T: D J Whyte), Majestic Delight (J: H Bowman / T: D Eustace), and Szeryng (J: K Teetan / T: J Size).
Another Cochrane Handicap (possibly a split division) will be held at 21:10 over 1200 meters with the same HK$1,170,000 on offer. The first five expected leaders are Thriving Brothers (J: M Chadwick / T: C H Yip), Super Sixty (J: E C W Wong / T: C Fownes), Prime Mortar (J: Y L Chung / T: A S Cruz), Candlelight Dinner (J: J Orman / T: Y S Tsui), and Gameplayer Elite (J: L Hewitson / T: D J Whyte).
At 21:45, the Wyndham Handicap, another 1200-meter Class 3 race, offers a significant HK$1,860,000 prize. Top selections include Sugar Sugar (J: E C W Wong / T: C Fownes), Harmony N Blessed (J: L Ferraris / T: D A Hayes), Beauty Infinity (J: H Bowman / T: J Size), View Of The World (J: K Teetan / T: C H Yip), and King Miles (J: Z Purton / T: K W Lui).
The penultimate race, the On Lan Handicap at 22:15, is a 1650-meter contest offering the highest purse of the day at HK$2,050,000. Notable names include Sky Trust (J: H Bowman / T: C Fownes), A Americ Te Specso (J: A Atzeni / T: J Size), Embraces (J: C L Chau / T: W K Mo), Star Contact (J: B Thompson / T: D A Hayes), and Dragon Joy (J: J Orman / T: P F Yiu).
The race day concludes at 22:50 with another edition of the Wyndham Handicap, again over 1200 meters with HK$1,860,000 up for grabs. Final headliners are Happy Fat Cat (J: A Hamelin / T: W K Mo), Superb Capitalist (J: Y L Chung / T: A S Cruz), Power Koepp (J: A Badel / T: M Newnham), Nucleozor (J: J Orman / T: C S Shum), and Superb Boy (J: H Bowman / T: K W Lui).
