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Jockey Zac Purton is hopeful that the David Hall-trained Maldives (NZ) (Burgundy) can atone for his wayward misfortune last start in Wednesday’s Class 4 Tsun Yip Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley. “It was disappointing - he threw the race away and hopefully he can atone for that,” Purton said.
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A leisurely 1200m barrier trial has filled jockey Vincent Ho with confidence that Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) remains on target to extend an imposing winning sequence to 13 with a third Group One triumph in the Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on 21 February.
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Leslie Khoo was a keen watcher at the Singapore Turf Club barrier trials on Tuesday, especially in the second heat where he had a new filly on show for the first time, Super Generous (NZ) (Showcasing). Ridden by Zyrul Nor Azman, the Showcasing three-year-old displayed early toe to settle among
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Revitalised by a brief spell, emerging talent Columbus County (NZ) (Redwood) will throw down the gauntlet to Hong Kong’s premier stayers in the G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday as Caspar Fownes plots an ambitious path. Freshened since a brave third to Ireland’s Mogul
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Not even a slipped saddle and muddling tempo were enough to halt Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D’Oro) burgeoning winning streak as the Hong Kong superstar posted a dramatic 12th successive victory after scrambling to narrow triumph in the Gr.1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) in Hong Kong on Sunday night.
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Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock), one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong racing, will be farewelled in a special ceremony on Sunday, 24 January. Twice Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year, Beauty Generation will return to Sha Tin Racecourse – the scene of all of
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New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Golden Sixty pleased his connections with his trial on Tuesday ahead of his tilt at the Gr.1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on January 24. “I’m happy with his trial, in the trial you can relax him – he doesn’t show much, he
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Reprising a latent winning habit, Not Usual Talent’s (NZ) (Zacinto) gate-crashing victory in the Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday ended an 11-race losing streak while delivering a reality check to the claims of a string of Four-Year-Old Classic Series aspirants. Winless since July
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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