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After clean-sweeping last season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series with the brilliant Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro), trainer Francis Lui is looking to Lucky Patch (NZ) (El Roca) this time around and Sunday’s (10 January) Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) will see him lay out his credentials for
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Zac Purton will partner David Hayes’ last-start winner Master Montaro (Toronado) in the Class 3 Cotton Tree Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Friday, but warns the four-year-old gelding will face a tougher task after an emphatic debut victory on 13 December. “I think it was a good effort, it’
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This Sunday at Sha Tin, trainer David Hayes will unveil smart four-year-old Conqueror (Fastnet Rock), who is looking to lay out his BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1400m). The Fastnet Rock gelding was runner-up to subsequent two-time Group One winner Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel)
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Eight time Group One winner Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock) has been retired from racing and will live out his days at Living Legends in Victoria. Connections made the announcement following Sunday’s HK$25 million Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin where the eight-year-old
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They came, they saw, they tried to blunt his dash, but they failed to conquer New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro): Hong Kong’s burgeoning hometown hero who dismantled his international rivals in the HK$25 million Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile
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Wary and respectful of world-class opposition, Francis Lui carries a characteristically understated sense of confidence into the Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) with Golden Sixty at Sha Tin on Sunday. The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate, who did his early education in Matamata under trainer
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Ricky Yiu heads to Sunday’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races with a three-pronged assault across the four-race HK$95 million showcase spearheaded by Voyage Warrior (Declaration of War), who will look to secure his trainer a fourth Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) success. Yiu is the most
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Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) has been ruled out of Sunday’s Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m). The son of Holy Roman Emperor, who was one of three overseas runners in the Group One feature, failed the vet check on Tuesday when he was found to be lame in
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Chad Schofield has the chance of producing a significant piece of history this Sunday (13 December) at Sha Tin when he partners Rattan (NZ) (Savabeel) with the hope of joining his father Glyn on the Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) honour roll, which would be a Hong Kong
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Karis Teetan is optimistic that an improved Will Power (NZ) (Power) can continue his ascent up the ratings with a third consecutive win in Sunday’s red-hot Class 2 Ashley Handicap (dirt, 1200m). The talented dirt specialist has five wins from nine starts, all on the dirt, and now sits
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Jockey Joao Moreira stole the show at Happy Valley on Wednesday with his fourth treble in a row, capping his hat-trick with a smart victory aboard Kinda Cool (NZ) (Per Incanto) in the first section of the Class 4 Gloucester Handicap (1200m). “It’s not too difficult when you get
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New Zealand-bred four-year-old Sky Darci (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has proven he’s worthy to mix it with the best in the Hong Kong Four-Year-Old Classic Series with a strong win in the Class 1 Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m), the day’s feature, at Sha Tin on Sunday. Trainer Caspar Fownes