K L Man

Manfred Man was a jockey in Hong Kong between 1976 and 1983 and notched a memorable triumph in the 1979 QEII Cup on Go-Getter. He then worked through the assistant trainer ranks, most notably with John Moore, and received a full trainer’s licence in 2001. Man trained Eagle Regiment to win the 2012 HKG1 Centenary Sprint Cup and brought the horse back from injury to win the same race in 2013, and followed that up with a gallant third in the 2013 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan, Dubai. Man achieved 44 winners in 2022/23, the season in which he won seven Group races with star galloper Lucky Sweynesse. Crowned Hong Kong Champion Sprinter and Champion Four-Year-Old that term, Lucky Sweynesse swept Hong Kong’s three-race Speed Series. Lucky Sweynesse also won the Hong Kong Sprint, G2 Jockey Club Sprint and G2 Sprint Cup in the following season. Man trained his 600th winner in Hong Kong in 2023, and enjoyed his best season to date in 2024/25 with 45 wins. In the 2025/26 season, he achieved his first overseas success with Self Improvement in the G3 Korea Sprint before landing his 700th Hong Kong win with Ruby Sailing. He closed out that season with 43 wins. Achievements:Hong Kong Champion Apprentice (1978/79). Notable Wins Include:Hong Kong Sprint (2023 Lucky Sweynesse), Centenary Sprint Cup (2012 & 2013 Eagle Regiment, 2023 Lucky Sweynesse), Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (2023 Lucky Sweynesse), Chairman’s Sprint Prize (2023 Lucky Sweynesse), G2 Chairman’s Trophy (2026 Lucky Sweynesse), G2 Jockey Club Sprint (2022 & 2023 Lucky Sweynesse), G2 Sprint Cup (2023 & 2024 Lucky Sweynesse), G3 Korea Sprint (2025 Self Improvement), G3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse (2023 Encountered), G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup (2023 Lucky Sweynesse), G3 Sha Tin Vase (2023 Lucky Sweynesse, 2026 Patch Of Stars), HKG3 January Cup (2015 Pleasure Gains). Hong Kong Career Wins (at start of 2026/27 season):739 (win strike rate: 7.1%).