Otaki trainer Johno Benner believes it's far from a vintage running of this year's Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), but he's hardly complaining. Benner and his partner Hollie Wynyard will produce two-win Showcasing gelding Montre Moi in Sunday's Classic, which
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Already armed with an imposing BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) arsenal, John Size could add to an impressive fleet of Classic contenders when Savaquin (NZ) (Savabeel) contests the first section of Class 3 Canal Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. With a handicap rating of 80, the proven
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Jockey Karis Teetan hopes to continue another positive season aboard Ultra Express (NZ) (Power) in the Class 4 Yuen Chau Tsai Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday night. Successful over 1400m at Sha Tin on 31 January aboard Tony Millard’s charge, Teetan is confident there are more wins
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Jockey Zac Purton is hopeful that the David Hall-trained Maldives (NZ) (Burgundy) can atone for his wayward misfortune last start in Wednesday’s Class 4 Tsun Yip Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley. “It was disappointing - he threw the race away and hopefully he can atone for that,” Purton said.
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A leisurely 1200m barrier trial has filled jockey Vincent Ho with confidence that Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) remains on target to extend an imposing winning sequence to 13 with a third Group One triumph in the Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on 21 February.
Curraghmore’s Gordon Cunningham has been acknowledged by the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association with the Wild Geese trophy, an award sponsored by the Aga Khan for Irish horsepeople who have represented their home country on the world stage with distinction. Cunningham received the award at the National Breeding & Racing
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Revitalised by a brief spell, emerging talent Columbus County (NZ) (Redwood) will throw down the gauntlet to Hong Kong’s premier stayers in the G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday as Caspar Fownes plots an ambitious path. Freshened since a brave third to Ireland’s Mogul
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Not even a slipped saddle and muddling tempo were enough to halt Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D’Oro) burgeoning winning streak as the Hong Kong superstar posted a dramatic 12th successive victory after scrambling to narrow triumph in the Gr.1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) in Hong Kong on Sunday night.
Andrew Bensley talks with Johno Benner after Bonham struck Group One glory in the Gr.1 Devan Plastics Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham https://soundcloud.com/nz-racing-desk/johno-benner-sat-16-jan-2021
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Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock), one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong racing, will be farewelled in a special ceremony on Sunday, 24 January. Twice Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year, Beauty Generation will return to Sha Tin Racecourse – the scene of all of
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After clean-sweeping last season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series with the brilliant Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro), trainer Francis Lui is looking to Lucky Patch (NZ) (El Roca) this time around and Sunday’s (10 January) Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) will see him lay out his credentials for