C S Shum

Danny Shum rode 24 winners in Hong Kong between 1977 and 1983. He learnt the training ropes as assistant to former multiple Hong Kong Champion Trainer, Ivan Allan. He was granted a Hong Kong trainer’s licence ahead of the 2003/04 season and began brightly with 34 winners. The handler improved on that good debut season to rank third in the trainers’ championship in his second term when Scintillation emerged as his standout runner. The 2011/12 season brought a first overseas success as Little Bridge went to Royal Ascot to clinch victory in the King’s Stand Stakes. He achieved one of his career highlights in 2021/22 when Romantic Warrior became the first graduate of the Hong Kong International Sale to win the Hong Kong Derby. The star galloper followed up with a maiden QEII Cup triumph for Shum. Shum closed out another outstanding season in 2023/24 with Romantic Warrior, who was crowned Horse of the Year for the first time and Champion Middle-Distance Horse for the third consecutive year, after winning five Group 1 races in a single season across Australia, Hong Kong and Japan. Romantic Warrior added two more Group 1 wins to Shum’s tally in 2024/25, securing the Hong Kong Cup and Jebel Hatta. The horse then bravely finished second in the Saudi Cup – his first start racing on a dirt surface – and again in the Dubai Turf. Romantic Warrior reached new heights in the 2025/26 season. Crowned Horse of the Year for the second time, he became the only four-time winner of both the Hong Kong Cup and QEII Cup in Hong Kong racing history, won all three legs of the Triple Crown and was named Champion Middle-Distance Horse for a fifth season. Romantic Warrior’s career earnings stand at HK$288.74 million – a world record. Shum surpassed the 900-win mark in Hong Kong in the 2025/26 season, and posted a career-high 65 wins to finish second in the standings. Notable Wins Include:Hong Kong Derby (2022 Romantic Warrior), Hong Kong Cup (2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 Romantic Warrior), QEII Cup (2022, 2023, 2024 & 2026 Romantic Warrior), Champions & Chater Cup (2026 Romantic Warrior), Hong Kong Gold Cup (2024 & 2026 Romantic Warrior), Stewards’ Cup (2018 Seasons Bloom, 2026 Romantic Warrior), Centenary Sprint Cup (2006 & 2007 Scintillation, 2024 Victor The Winner), W.S. Cox Plate (2023 Romantic Warrior), King’s Stand Stakes (2012 Little Bridge), Yasuda Kinen (2024 Romantic Warrior), Jebel Hatta (2025 Romantic Warrior), Hong Kong Classic Mile (2005 Scintillation, 2009 Thumbs Up, 2022 Romantic Warrior), G2 Jockey Club Cup (2022, 2024 & 2025 Romantic Warrior), G2 Jockey Club Mile (2017 Seasons Bloom), G2 Premier Bowl (2019 Seasons Bloom), G2 Jockey Club Sprint (2011 Little Bridge), HKG2 Sprint Cup (2012 Little Bridge), G3 Premier Plate (2022 Tourbillon Diamond), G3 Ladies’ Purse (2021 Tourbillon Diamond), G3 Centenary Vase (2017 Supreme Profit), G3 Sha Tin Vase (2017 Lucky Year), G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (2021 Butterfield, 2026 Romantic Thor), HKG3 National Day Cup (2006 Flaming Lamborgini), HKG3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup (2006 Scintillation, 2011 Little Bridge), HKG3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy (2007 Scintillation, 2012 Little Bridge), HKG3 Sha Tin Sprint Trophy (2004 Scintillation). Hong Kong Career Wins (at start of 2026/27 season):938 (win strike rate: 9.3%).