David Eustace will turn to one of his yard’s emerging talents as he bids to build momentum and snap a frustrating spell when Hong Kong racing shifts to Happy Valley’s rare weekend meeting on Sunday (2 November).

The hugely popular Rebel’s Romance could make history on Sunday (2 November) at Del Mar’s beachside racecourse in southern California by becoming the first horse to win the G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf (2400m) for a third time.

The 172nd running of the Tenno Sho (Autumn) will be held on Sunday, 2nd November and it is a 2,000m turf event at Tokyo Racecourse.

The 2025 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races has received a world-class entry list, comprising 185 horses and crowned by 70 individual Group 1 winners, all chasing end-of-year glory at the ‘Turf World Championships’ on 14 December at Sha Tin.

Just days after his former stable star tasted Group 2 glory in Hong Kong, Far North Queensland trainer Ricky Ludwig has revealed a half-brother to Tomodachi Kokoroe is edging closer to a maiden public appearance.

Mark Newnham is sailing through the 2025/26 Hong Kong racing season with flying colours and the Australian trainer, who has 12 wins in October, takes a five-strong team to Thursday night’s (30 October) eight-race all-dirt programme at Sha Tin.

Selections and analysis for Thursday's (30/10/25) 08-race fixture at Sha Tin

Tomodachi Kokoroe (115lb) sensationally catapulted himself into LONGINES Hong Kong International Races reckoning after running the second-fastest 1200m time in Hong Kong racing history to scoop the HK$5.35 million G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 October).

Brett Davis provides exclusive Review of Sha Tin races.

Brett Davis provides exclusive Preview of Sha Tin races.

After a testing start to his 2025/26 campaign, Pierre Ng is looking to Mugen (115lb) for a change of fortune in the HK$5.35 million G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 October).

Alexis Badel believes the improving Fast Network has the credentials to compete in elevated Group 2 company on Sunday (26 October) when he steps out in HK$5.35 million G2 Premier Bowl (1200m) at Sha Tin, with the handicapper lending a helping hand.

Zac Purton’s storied career surpassed yet another milestone on Wednesday (22 October) at Happy Valley, as Hong Kong’s all-time leading jockey captured his 1,900th win in the city aboard Talents Supremo (126lb) in the Class 5 Success Handicap (1200m).

Tomodachi Kokoroe has emerged as an unlikely candidate for the HK$5.35 million G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) following a pair of supercharged wins in Class 2, and jockey Harry Bentley, 33, is hoping a light weight can give the Written Tycoon gelding an edge on Sunday afternoon (26 October).