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Joao Moreira got the fillip he’d been looking for at Happy Valley on Wednesday, teaming up with Caspar Fownes to nail a much-needed double. The Brazilian entered the arena four wins adrift of championship leader Zac Purton and that widened to five when the reigning champ took the opener.
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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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Despite a recent extension to the shutdown of thoroughbred racing in Singapore until June 30, ex-pat Kiwi trainer Donna Logan can see some light at the end of the dark tunnel. With a significant flare up in Covid-19 infections forcing the Singapore government to order a strict lockdown scenario for
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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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The Singapore Turf Club has announced racing will not resume until July at the earliest. While racing has or is readying to resume in many jurisdictions around the world Singapore will continue to suspend race meetings in alignment with the government’s phased approach to resumption of activities. The Club
Australia
Waikato Stud bred and raced filly Grand De Flora (NZ) (Savabeel) commenced her Australian career in fine style for trainer Danny O'Brien with a six-length victory at Seymour on Thursday. Grand De Flora ($1.90 favourite), a daughter of Savabeel out of dual Group One winner Daffodil, box-seated
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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