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Jimmy Ting is hoping Amazing Star (NZ) (Darci Brahma) can put a mishap in the gates behind him when he takes his place in the Class 2 Begonia Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. “The horses form is good, he’s still fit and he looked very good in
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It’s only after Axel’s (NZ) (Darci Brahma) barnstorming win at his last start that trainer Mark Walker began to toy with the idea he could be a Derby horse. The Darci Brahma four-year-old’s previous runs would not really have warranted such lofty dreams, albeit luck was not
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It’s 10 years since Caspar Fownes beamed in the afterglow of Super Satin’s (NZ) (Danehill Dancer) moment of BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) glory and on Sunday the handler will look to another talented Kiwi to end his decade-long wait for a follow-up. Columbus County (NZ) (Redwood) will
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Judges could not split War Pride (NZ) (Tavistock) and Kimitonara (Star Witness) after they came out tops in a stirring four-cornered fight in Friday's Class 4 race over 1700m in Singapore. The better-fancied ($8) War Pride took the first run after coming from a one-out one-back spot. Kimitonara
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Vincent Ho put BMW Hong Kong Derby standout Golden Sixty (Medaglia D'Oro) through a gallop at Sha Tin on Friday. Golden Sixty satisfied Ho and trainer Francis Lui with a routine gallop on the all-weather track this morning as he prepares for the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m)
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Hong Kong’s star four-year-old Golden Sixty (Medaglia D'Oro) heads 14 selected runners for the HK$20 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 22 March. The brilliant galloper, who was consigned by Riversley Park at the 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To
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Last-start winner Coming Through (NZ) (El Hermano) is having another go at Polytrack sprint this Sunday, but trainer Desmond Koh said it was not because it was a tried and tested formula or it was his pet surface. The El Hermano four-year-old’s four wins from seven starts have all
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Among Joao Moreira's eight chances at Happy Valley on Wednesday are the John Size-trained Dor Dor (NZ) (Shamexpress) and Moreira is hopeful he can continue his consistent form and nail a third win for the term at the city venue in the Class 4 Thomson Handicap (1650m). “Compared
A rare opportunity to purchase a young, Group One-winning daughter of Champion Sire Savabeel off the track is the latest drawcard for online auction site gavelhouse.com. One of the stars of her generation, Hasahalo (NZ) (Savabeel) has taken her Go Racing syndicate on a dream ride but it is
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New Zealand-bred gelding Tangmere (NZ) (Frankel) ground home for Zac Purton in the Class 4 Ma Tau Kok Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The five-year-old rewarded a patient group of connections as he saluted for the first time since his arrival in Hong Kong nearly two years
Tough warhorse War Affair’s (NZ) (O'Reilly) glory days on the battlefield seem long lost in the mists of time, but trainer Jason Ong is not giving up on his old warrior rising again to deal one last blow. The Singaporean handler doesn’t know if it will
Low-key jockey Koh Teck Huat has not jumped on many good horses over the years, but there were a few of those so-called bread-and-butter horses who “ran for him”. The Wild Bunch (NZ) is the latest one to have clicked, but the Swiss Ace three-year-old may well turn out to