War Affair (NZ) (O'Reilly) has waged his last battle on the tracks. The 2014 Singapore Horse Of The Year has been retired to Malaysia at the ripe old age of 10. Despite his well-documented health issues, mainly of respiratory nature, the son of the late stallion O’Reilly
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Championship leading jockey Joao Moreira is eager to bounce back onto the winner’s list with a full book of eight rides on Wednesday night at Happy Valley, following a two-meeting suspension. One of those mounts is Sky Darci (NZ) (Darci Brahma), who proved a fine ally with a smart
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Joao Moreira capped a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday with a smart victory aboard Columbus County (NZ) (Redwood) in the Class 2 Time Warp Handicap (1800m) for trainer Caspar Fownes. “We know how hard it is to win one race in Hong Kong, when you go home with four
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Caspar Fownes is putting his faith in Columbus County (NZ) (Redwood) to put down a Group One marker in the Class 2 Time Warp Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. “We’ll make an entry for the Hong Kong International Races with him,” the handler said. “He’s rated
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Westbury Stud graduate Inferno put on what looked to be an exhibition gallop when running away with the S$400,000 Lion City Cup (1200m) on at Kranji Sunday. In his typically economical debriefing style after the country’s premier sprint, trainer Cliff Brown said the Holy Roman Emperor four-year-old
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New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) took another important step toward December’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races riches with victory in the Gr.2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin, a result that all but confirmed a changing
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Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) has improved from his first-up win according to trainer Francis Lui as the Hong Kong Derby hero shoots for his ninth victory in a row in Sunday’s Gr.2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m). “He’s good, he’s come on from
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Championship leading trainer Caspar Fownes will launch a two-pronged assault on Sunday’s Gr.2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin when Southern Legend (Not A Single Doubt) and Dances With Dragon (NZ) (Savabeel) take their places en route to December’s LONGINES Hong Kong International
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New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) kicked off his five-year-old campaign where he left off last season with an effortless victory in the Gr.3 Celebration Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin. Golden Sixty took the first step on his path toward the 2020
The “rising star’ tag had been bandied around for a while, but after Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) lit up Saturday’s Singapore Guineas (1600m) with a victory as emphatic as you would ever witness at Kranji, not many will now disagree that a new star is born. Even if Mr
‘Judgement Day’ was ominously descending on short-priced favourite Heartening Flyer (NZ) (Excelebration) in the home straight in Singapore on Saturday, but his sheer will to win saved the day in the end. The $8 hotpot had everything going to script and was quite rightly being hailed the winner when he
The road towards The Jericho Cup (4800m) at Warrnambool on November 29 will begin at New Plymouth on Saturday for the victor of the qualifying race of the same name. The NZB Airfreight sponsored 3210m race was taken out by Aigne (NZ) (Sufficient) last year and owner Neil O’Dowd