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Jockey Zac Purton brought up his fifth Hong Kong century at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. “The target at the start of the season is always 100 and I think if you ride that amount of winners you’ve had a very good season,” Purton said. “It’s not easy
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Golden Sixty (Medaglia D'Oro) was the talk of Happy Valley on Wednesday night with trainer Francis Lui revealing that his sensational Hong Kong Derby (2000m) hero will not contest the Gr.1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) on April 26. “He won’t run,” Lui said. “He’s achieved
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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,
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Douglas Whyte bagged the 29th win of his rookie season as a trainer when Simply Fluke (NZ) (Keeper) broke his maiden in section two of the Class 4 Wan Tsui Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. It was the five-year-old’s first start for the handler following a stable
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Voyage Warrior (Declaration Of War) went a long way to fulfilling his prodigious potential with a make-all win in the Gr.2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The New Zealand Bloodstock sales graduate shot relished the rain-affected turf and dominated his seven rivals under an inspired Vincent
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Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) brushed aside the younger challenger and shrugged off old rivals to win the Gr.2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin, setting up the prospect of an unprecedented third victory in the Gr.1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) at the end of the
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Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock) showed last time out that any ‘has-been’ talk was premature but when the champ takes on Waikuku (Harbour Watch) in Sunday’s (5 April) Gr.2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) he’ll be facing a rival who has had his measure the last four
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Righteous Mate had only one horse behind him with 300m to race in the Class 4 Pui O Handicap at Sha Tin on Wednesday but rolled past the rest to land a 92/1 shock under Brazilian hoop Vagner Borges. “He’s been running quite well and his last run
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Jockey Karis Teetan was in hot form at Sha Tin on Wednesday winning three on the card, two aboard New Zealand-bred gallopers. Goldie Flanker (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) flashed home to seal Teetan’s second win of the evening in section one of the Class 4 Kiu Tsui Handicap (1200m)
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New Zealand-bred galloper Juneau Park (NZ) (Ocean Park) made it back-to-back wins when victorious in the Class 4 So Uk Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. It was the John Size-trained four-year-old’s fifth start in Hong Kong and jockey Joao Moreira was suitably pleased with the effort under
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Joao Moreira has become the fourth jockey to rack up 900 winners in Hong Kong. Moreira rode five winners at Sha Tin on Sunday with racing continuing in the Asian centre throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting went ahead after the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) received a late exemption
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It’s taken 52 race meetings but a Zac Purton double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (25 March) meant the champion jockey poked his nose into the lead in the title race for the first time since late September. The Australian ace arrived at the city-side venue one win