Hong Kong Derby

It means that Winx's jockey, the man from Dunedoo, country New South Wales, is going to miss the important Hong Kong international races in December.

But all going well, Hugh expects to be back in the saddle well in time for the Hong Kong Derby in March, and probably a few prep races for the Classic before that.

He told me he was in such pain after the first meeting at Sha Tin on September the 6th that he couldn't have ridden on.

He could walk uphill, but he couldn't walk down, hence the call for surgery.