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AUDIO: Stephen Nickalls
Andrew Bensley talks to trainer Stephen Nickalls about his plans for smart three-year-old filly Llanacord. https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/stephen-nickalls-saturday-24-april
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International
Golden Sixty primed to excel as Vincent Ho anticipates a landmark FWD Champions Day meeting
Armed with an impressive arsenal of G1 mounts at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 April), Vincent Ho is chasing perfection aboard Golden Sixty as the Hong Kong star bids for a 14th consecutive win when he contests the HK$20 million G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) against only five rivals.
Bishara proud of champion mare despite Randwick defeat
Nick Bishara is a sucker for punishment. The affable Aucklander spent part of his Sunday morning watching video replays of the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) from Randwick on Saturday where champion mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) had to settle for a hard fought second behind European raider Addeyyb
International
Shenron to make Hong Kong debut
David Hayes is optimistic first-starter Shenron (NZ) (Shocking) can provide added impetus to the stable’s momentum when he contests the second section of the Class 4 Larch Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Hayes has delivered a winner at all three April meetings so far with Fantastic Treasure
International
Kiwi-breds dominate Hong Kong features
New Zealand-bred horses took out the two feature races at Sha Tin on Monday. Mighty Giant (NZ) (Power) scored an all-the-way victory in the Gr.2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) to land the HK$4.5 million contest under a daring front-running ride by jockey Neil Callan. The Power gelding
Australia
McEvoy warming to Aegon in Doncaster
Fresh from his Group One win aboard Hungry Heart (Frankel) in the Vinery Stud Stakes, Kerrin McEvoy is turning his attention to The Championships. Having tested New Zealander Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) in a recent barrier trial, jockey Kerrin Mcevoy is buoyant about his Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) prospects,
International
Per Incanto leads the way, Oscar Glory steps up in trip for Happy Valley test
New Zealand-bred horses dominated proceedings with six wins at Sha Tin on Sunday and this Wednesday night at Happy Valley trainer Frankie Lor is looking to keep the ball rolling when the improving Oscar Glory (NZ) - a son of this season’s leading sire Per Incanto - contests the
International
Lor hopes Winning Dreamer can demonstrate Group 1 potential
Winning Dreamer (NZ) (Deep Field) will attempt to upstage the upper echelon of Hong Kong’s sprint division when he contests a hot Class 1 Lantau Island Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin this Saturday as trainer Frankie Lor plots a path toward next month’s Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint
International
Sky Darci heads BMW Hong Kong Derby selected runners
Caspar Fownes-trained Sky Darci (NZ) (Darci Brahma) heads 14 selected runners for the HK$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 21 March. Commanding top-rating for the coveted Classic, Sky Darci will bid to lodge a sixth victory in Hong Kong and, in the process,
International
Kinda Cool set for Happy Valley return
Frankie Lor is hoping Kinda Cool (NZ) (Per Incanto) can benefit from a stint in Conghua with a strong display in the second section of Class 3 Baker Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. “I just gave him a break and trialled him in Conghua, he’s come back
International
Super Football’s Hong Kong Derby hopes on the line
Super Football’s (NZ) (More Than Ready) BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) aspirations will be put to the test this Sunday (7 March) at Sha Tin as he shoots for a hat-trick of wins and a boost in the ratings high enough to warrant consideration for Hong Kong’s most
Nothing “Soft” about Aegon
Australian punters pouring over the New Zealand form of Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) favourite Aegon could easily be led down the garden path believing the talented three-year-old is a rain-affected galloper as he prepares to face a Good 4 Randwick surface. While, for all intents and purposes, the two