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It was a bumper day for New Zealand bred gallopers at the Selangor Turf Club’s meeting on Sunday, with seven of the nine winners on the card hailing from New Zealand. These included a pair of feature-race winners in Duma (NZ) (Too Darn Hot), who won the 2024 NZB
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Apprentice Britney Wong celebrated her first Hong Kong win on the Douglas Whyte trained Cheval Valiant (NZ) (Charm Spirit) in the Class 4 Golden Sixty Handicap at Sha Tin on Sunday. Wong, 25, is the first Hong Kong-born female jockey to ride a winner in the city since Kei Chiong
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Ricky Yiu believes emerging talent Sunlight Power (Capitalist) can continue a sharp rise and eventually join the city’s elite after the gelding’s stunning win at Sha Tin on Sunday (15 September) as Zac Purton dominated the meeting with a quartet. Ridden by Jerry Chau, Sunlight Power travelled three-wide
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Golden Sixty, one of Hong Kong’s greatest champions, has been retired from racing. Owner Stanley Chan announced the three-time Horse of the Year’s retirement today (Friday, 13 September) at trainer Francis Lui’s Sha Tin stable. Chan said: “Golden Sixty has been more than just a racehorse to
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Cambridge Stud shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain recorded his first stakes-winner when smart two-year-old colt Misunderstood produced a dominant performance to land the Gr.3 Prix des Chenes (1600m) at Longchamp yesterday. Trained by Mario Baratti and ridden by Alexis Pouchin, Misunderstood was having just his second start after making a
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Antipodean (NZ) (Derryn) fought hard to win the M$200,000 Selangor Gold Cup (1600m) at Selangor racecourse on the track and the stewards room on a special day for jockey Bernardo Pinheiro who rode six winners. Young guns Antipodean and Golden Pegasus were the only horses seriously backed to
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Defying history and testing track conditions, rising star Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) continued an irrepressible advance through Hong Kong’s sprint ranks with record-breaking success in the HK$3.72 million Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Illuminating gloomy conditions in
A huge crowd befitting the last running of the S$300,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (1800m) got the results they wanted after Singapore’s best galloper, Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec), won the elite race at Kranji on Saturday. Trelawney Stud bred Lim’s Kosciuszko was sent out the heavy
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It’s easy to see why trainer David Hayes is excited about Ka Ying Rising (NZ) ( Shamexpress), the sprinting sensation who was last season crowned Hong Kong Champion Griffin and Most Improved Horse. Returning in Sunday’s (8 September) HK$3.72 million Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup
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Aiming to extend a remarkable consistency, David Hall hopes Flying Ace (NZ) (Swiss Ace) can kick-start his stable’s quest for more success in the HK$3.72 million Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) when the 2024/25 Hong Kong season opens at Sha Tin on
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Two New Zealand sourced horses fought out a exciting finish in the $300,000 Raffles Cup at Kranji on Sunday with Lim’s Saltoro (NZ) (Shamexpress) doing what few people thought possible by holding off Lim’s Kosciuszko in a epic contest. It was a remarkable feat given the last-start
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Three-year-old filly Erle became the fourth individual Group One winner for Reliable Man when streaking clear to bag Sunday's Gr.1 Preis Der Diana (2200m) at Dusseldorf. Having landed the Gr.3 Diana Trial (Gr 3, 2000m) at Hoppegarten on her previous outing, the Maxim Pecheur-trained filly took