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Caspar Fownes is banking on consistency and a bit of luck when Sky Field (Deep Field) lines up in Sunday week’s Gr.1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m). “I’m sure he’ll give us a big run, he was a bit unlucky last start,” Fownes said. “I think once
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Kiwi horseman Mark Walker claimed his fourth Singapore Champion Trainer’s title on Saturday night with a Class 4 victory by King Arthur (I Am Invincible) extending his seasonal tally to 66 wins, eight clear of second-placed Michael Clements, who sent out a late double. The Singapore season runs calendar
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Reliable Team (NZ) (Reliable Man) has enhanced his Gr.1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) claims with a characteristically defiant effort to land the Gr.2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) under a superb ride from Derek Leung for Frankie Lor at Sha Tin on Sunday. Leung secured victory by stacking
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New Zealand-bred gelding Lucky Patch (NZ) (El Roca) has emerged as a legitimate Gr.1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) contender after steaming to success in the Gr.2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) for Francis Lui and Jerry Chau at Sha Tin on Sunday. Ridden perfectly by 21-year-old
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Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia d'Oro) rehearsal for next month’s Gr.1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) went according to plan on Sunday at Sha Tin as he brushed aside six rivals to claim the Gr.2 BOCHKJockey Club Mile (1600m). The reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year
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John Size is optimistic Courier Wonder can banish memories of luckless first-up defeat with a strong performance against accomplished, older rivals in the G2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 November). Courier Wonder struggled for clear running in the straight when a three
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Shooting for his fourth consecutive win at Happy Valley on Wednesday, a rapidly-improving Fa Fa (NZ) (He's Remarkable) is looking to continue his sublime run of form when he contests the Class 3 Tokyo Handicap (1650m) for trainer Frankie Lor and jockey Vincent Ho. Boasting four wins from
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Francis Lui will unveil a healthy, strong and more mature Golden Sixty (Medaglia D'Oro) when the Hong Kong superstar resumes in the Gr.2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Unbeaten in three Sha Tin trials since spelling, Golden Sixty returns to
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Auric Stable’s latest home-bred Just Because (NZ) (Swiss Ace) made a flying start to his Singapore racing career with a convincing first-up victory on Saturday. After two barrier trials where the Shane Baertschiger-trained newcomer’s getaways were tardy, he showed a much edgier side in the $75,000 Restricted
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On Line (NZ) (O’Reilly) enhanced his prospects of gaining a start in the S$1million Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) when he scored over 1600m at Kranji on Saturday. Around 20th in the order of entry on 70 points for the Cup before the running of the $70,000 Class
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King’s Command (NZ) (Tavistock) boosted his chances of a ticket to the SNG$1million Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) after his commanding win on Saturday. On 67 points, trainer Shane Baertschiger’s five-year-old grey languished around 10 nominations down the list of the time-honoured handicap race, badly in need of
On a fairly quiet weekend, trainer Steven Burridge hopes he can still play his cards right with at least one winner, with the much-improved Tiger Leap (NZ) (Iffraaj) the ace in his hand. The Singapore-based conditioner does apprehend the more robust opposition in Saturday’s Class 4 race over 1800m