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Reliable Team’s (NZ) (Reliable Man) battling win in the Class 2 Cochrane Handicap (1800m) ensured Karis Teetan enjoyed a memorable 30th birthday at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The Frankie Lor-trained grey capped a celebratory double for the ‘Mauritian Magician’ following Murray’s Partners’ (NZ) (Towkay) success in race three.
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Ricky Yiu is hoping a first Hong Kong win for Super Oasis (NZ) (Rock 'n' Pop) in Wednesday’s Class 2 Cochrane Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley can provide the spur he needs to repel Tony Cruz’s mounting challenge for the champion trainer title. Cruz has trimmed
Te Awamutu trainer Clayton Chipperfield is looking forward to welcoming back a beefed-up Catalyst (NZ) (Darci Brahma) in the coming days, with this season’s Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) winner being readied for a spring campaign. The winner of six of his seven starts in New Zealand,
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A major overhaul of Melbourne’s spring racing carnival could be on the agenda this year, with the Melbourne Racing Club exploring the option of moving its Caulfield carnival, including the Caulfield Cup, from mid-October to the end of November. News Corp reported that the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m)
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Happy Valley specialist Amazing Star (NZ) (Darci Brahma) is shooting for his fifth win at the city circuit this season when he faces off against talented rivals in the Class 2 Ho Chung River Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday. The Jimmy Ting trainee has relished racing around the Valley’s tight
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The Michael Chang-trained President’s Choice (Redoute's Choice) will shoot for a hat-trick of wins this Sunday as he contests the Class 3 Pak Sha O Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin. “He’s won two nice races, he’s a nice little horse – his last win was very
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Jockey Zac Purton will climb aboard the Caspar Fownes-trained Dances With Dragon (NZ) (Savabeel) at Happy Valley on Wednesday in the Class 2 Camellia Handicap (1650m). The six-year-old New Zealand import, winner of the G1 Levin Classic as a three-year-old when racing as Hall of Fame, has found a new
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Mr Stunning (Exceed And Excel) lived up to his name and cemented his place as one of Hong Kong’s finest sprinters with a victory in the HK$18 million Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m). The Frankie Lor-trained gelding put age and injury woes behind him to become
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The John Moore-trained Above (NZ) (Tavistock) will be out to continue his good run of form at Happy Valley on Wednesday in the Class 3 Heather Handicap (2200m). With championship leading jockey Joao Moreira sidelined due to suspension, Moore will utilise the red-hot Chad Schofield and the pair will break
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Ricky Yiu is enjoying his best season ever in terms of his numerical success and on Sunday (26 April) at Sha Tin he will attempt to cap it with a Group One win. Voyage Warrior (Declaration of War) stunned the big guns with a front-running victory in the Gr.2
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Former New Zealand galloper Mighty Giant (NZ) (Power) took another step up the ladder with an impressive performance in the Class 3 Dorset Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Ricky Yiu-trained gelding had his work cut out in the early stages under jockey Zac Purton but had enough
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A final decision is yet to be made on Golden Sixty’s participation in the Gr.1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) on 26 April but trainer Francis Lui is pleased with the Medaglia d’Oro gelding following his sparkling BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) win last month. “He seems good,