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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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Racing in Germany will restart at Hanover after being given clearance from authorities. The sport has been on hold since March because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Deutscher Galopp had planned to restart the action on Monday at Dortmund, with no spectators and strict hygiene measures in place. That meeting had
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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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British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has spoken positively about hopes racing can resume in Britain soon following its suspension because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The last meetings to take place in Britain were at Wetherby and Taunton on March 17, both behind closed doors. The British Horseracing Authority has been
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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
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Darci Brahma’s Group One winning son D B Pin is the latest Hong Kong retiree after last weekend’s Champions Day. The John Size-trained D B Pin has been officially deregistered by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, with his former stablemate and long-term foe Mr Stunning also set to
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Secretariat is the 7-2 favourite for the virtual Kentucky Derby, an animated race featuring all 13 Triple Crown winners on the day the Derby would have been held before the coronavirus pandemic forced its postponement. The virtual Derby will use computer-generated imagery of the 13 horses running the 1-1/4-mile
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Churchill Downs will open stables at the track and training centre in phases before races are run during its spring meeting without spectators. The historic track has postponed the Kentucky Derby from May 2 to September 5 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It will mark the first time since 1945
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Joao Moreira maintained a slender three-win advantage over jockeys’ premiership rival Zac Purton after landing a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Moreira struck first with Victorious Seeker (Sebring) before New Zealand-bred gelding Simply Fluke (NZ) (Keeper) made it two wins in as many runs when taking out the
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After his Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday, seven-year-old triple Group One winner Mr Stunning (Exceed and Excel) has been retired. Trainer Frankie Lor confirmed the news to the South China Morning Post, with the venerable sprinter set to live out his days
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John Moore is looking forward to the challenge of setting up a stable with his brother Gary in Sydney after reaching a compulsory retirement age in Hong Kong. Moore, 70, is a seven-time leading trainer in Hong Kong and has applied for boxes at Rosehill and is set to join