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Top Military (NZ) (Swiss Ace) delivered a bazooka of a shock in section two of the Class 4 Staunton Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday to help jockey Ben So to his first double since November 2016. The six-year-old became the longest-priced winner at Happy Valley since Hong Kong
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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
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New Zealand Bloodstock yearling sale graduate Winning Dreamer (NZ) (Deep Field) impressed many when he lived up to expectations with a successful debut in Hong Kong on Sunday. The Frankie Lor-trained three-year-old showed good speed and shrugged off the attentions of useful top-weight Fabulous Eight to win with plenty in
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Zac Purton has taken advantage of Joao Moreira's absence to kick three wins clear in the race for the Hong Kong jockeys' premiership with a winning treble at Sha Tin. After four wins apiece on last Sunday's program, Purton and Moreira remained level-pegging in this
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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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Jockey Antoine Hamelin continued his recent good form at Sha Tin on Sunday when he guided home the Manfred Man-trained Dublin Star (NZ) (Savabeel) to win the Class 4 Tai Mong Tsai Handicap (1000m). The Savabeel four-year-old was beaten as an odds-on favourite in his first two starts and had
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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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Hong Kong has been one of the few nations to continue racing through the COVID-19 pandemic, though trainer Paul O’Sullivan expects the effects of the virus to reach the Asian racing jurisdiction. Regular trading partner nations throughout Europe and New Zealand have long been a source of private purchases,
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Zac Purton scored a dazzling five-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday, aiding his tilt at a fourth Hong Kong champion jockey title. Purton blitzed a hat-trick of wins through the first three of nine contests, met with frustration in races four, five and six, but charged through the final third
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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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Exciting three-year-old Holy Mongolemperor (NZ) (More Than Ready) has been sold and will do his future racing in Hong Kong. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained colt has been placed in three of his seven starts. The good-looking son of More Than Ready was last seen when fifth in the