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Mr Stunning (Exceed and Excel) has a score to settle in Sunday’s (19 January) G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin and trainer Frankie Lor believes his top-class charge is in the right shape to prevail. The seven-year-old was denied a hat-trick of wins in the G1 LONGINES
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Superlative (NZ) (Ferlax) was not quite how one could describe the Gold Stable’s relative newcomer in either his work on the training tracks or inconspicuous debut in August last year, but the output at his second race certainly was closer to it. The three-year-old son of 2013 Australian Guineas
A stable transfer is always a bit of a stab in the dark, but The Iceman’s (NZ) (Darci Brahma) maiden breakthrough at his very first start for trainer Donna Logan could not have come as a better stamp of approval the Kiwi handler was doing the right thing. Gracious
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Class filly Travelling Light displayed a brilliant turn of foot to down her male rivals as she left no excuses for the beaten brigade in the Gr.1 Woodridge Homes Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham. The El Roca three-year-old had gone close to Group One glory when finishing third in
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Many have been quick to label Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) a has-been after his disappointing finish to 2019 but Zac Purton is confident the reigning Horse of the Year can still have a big say at the top level after a promising trial at Sha Tin on Friday
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Sacred Capital (NZ) (O'Reilly) will line up at the Gr.3 January Cup (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The Macau-based galloper returns to the city having placed fourth to Southern Legend(Not A Single Doubt) in the Ladies’ Purse. Regular partner Peter Ho was in the
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Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’oro) made a big statement with an impressive win in the Gr.3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha tin on Wednesday. The exciting rising star dominated the New Year’s Day feature to cement his status as a chief protagonist for this season’
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A smart go-forward ride from Krisna Thangamani on longshot Nowyousee (NZ) (O’Reilly) rewarded the Malaysian apprentice jockey with his first Singapore Group win in the Sing Gr.3 New Year Cup (1200m) on Wednesday. Trainer Ricardo Le Grange’s protégé stole the race when the O’Reilly five-year-old responded
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Caspar Fownes has BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) ambitions for The Hulk (Spirit of Boom) who will attempt to prove his Classic Series credentials with a muscle-flexing display in the Class 2 Chai Wan Kok Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Thursday. “He’s here to get into the Four-Year-Old
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Amazing Star (NZ) (Darci Brahma) produced a stellar performance at Happy Valley on Wednesday, coasting to an eased-down four and a half-length victory in the Class 3 Venus Handicap (1200m). “He surprised me how easy he won. I thought he’d win but not by that far,” jockey Zac Purton
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Highly Proactive (NZ) (Coats Choice), who raced as The Last Won in New Zealand, brought up his first win on Wednesday night since arriving in Hong Kong earlier this year. The four-year-old son of Coats Choice shrugged off inexperience and a wide passage to take the Class 3 Venus Handicap
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Amazing Star (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has had his fair share of hiccups along the way but his five-and-a-half length win last-start highlighted Zac Purton’s strong opinion of him and the champion jockey is looking for a follow-up in the Class 3 Venus Handicap (1200m) in Hong Kong on Wednesday