Yuen gaining confidence after riding third Hong Kong double at Sha Tin

Yuen gaining confidence after riding third Hong Kong double at Sha Tin

Even for the most seasoned jockeys, Hong Kong is a daunting place to ride, but you would not know it when speaking to the city’s newest apprentice Nichola Yuen Hang-yiu. Granted, like all local apprentices, Yuen spent plenty of time honing her craft overseas, riding 78 winners across Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in five years before her April 1 debut in Hong Kong, but as is so often said, Hong Kong is a totally different beast. The be…