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Tarzino four-year-old Jungle Magnate made an instant impact when winning on debut from his new quarters in Hong Kong. Purchased privately after winning the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) for Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, the gelding has been re-named Beautyverse and emerged as a contender for next
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Former Kiwi galloper Money Catcher will be considered for the Gr.1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin next month after the import ended a frustrating string of near-misses with victory in the Gr.3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m) victory at Sha Tin on Sunday. The son
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Mighty Giant (NZ) (Power) makes his highly anticipated first start on dirt when he lines up in the HK$2.9 million Class 2 Kwok Shui Handicap (1650m) as the feature race at Sha Tin on Wednesday. A seven-time winner in Hong Kong, Mighty Giant’s biggest scalp came in
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Flying Ace (NZ) has enjoyed a swift ascent and on Wednesday night at Happy Valley the Swiss Ace speedster will attempt to complete a five-timer and seal a berth in Class 2 when he contests the first section of the Class 3 Speedy Handicap (1200m). Matthew Poon has been aboard
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Expat New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards celebrated his first win in Hong Kong overnight courtesy of Handsome Rebel (Denman) in the Class 5 Pottinger Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley. The Denman gelding was previously under Richards’ care when training alongside Stephen Autridge for Te Akau Racing at Matamata. Handsome Rebel
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Expat Kiwi trainer Jamie Richards is set to have his first runners in Hong Kong at Happy Valley on Wednesday. “I’m looking forward to it – hopefully the horses can come out and run well, no doubt they’ll improve with the run a bit but they should run well,
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Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) extended his undefeated record at Sha Tin to three on Sunday when taking out the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m), Hong Kong Champion Griffin in 2021/2022 with five wins from seven starts, the New Zealand-bred resumed in superb fashion by trouncing
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Sky Field (Deep Field) faces a weighty task in Sunday’s Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin when he makes his return at the first of 88 fixtures for the new season. Trained by Caspar Fownes, the classy chestnut who was purchased out of
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New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Golden Sixty’s record-breaking performance during the 2021/22 racing season saw Hong Kong’s champion earn consecutive Horse of the Year titles at a special presentation held at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Happy Valley Clubhouse on Friday night. The
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The curtain will close on Paul O’Sullivan’s 18-year odyssey in Hong Kong at the conclusion of Saturday’s season finale fixture at Sha Tin but the affable New Zealander won’t be lost to racing as he prepares for a return to where it all began. “Lance (O’
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Caspar Fownes is looking for a fourth consecutive win in Sunday’s HK$3.7 million Gr.3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) when Columbus County (NZ) (Redwood) takes his place in the traditional end-of-season showdown for middle-distance gallopers at Sha Tin. A two-time winner in Hong Kong, the Redwood gelding
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Trainer Peter Ho was not surprised when Dashing Triumph (NZ) (El Roca) defied market expectations to win the Tung Wan Shan Plate (1000m) for Griffins at Sha Tin on Sunday under Dylan Mo despite the El Roca gelding starting at 27-1 on the basis of a modest trial last month.