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Warrior puts global rivals to the sword in dominant FWD QEII Cup win

Posted on May 1, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

They came, they saw and they were well and truly conquered in the Sha Tin sunshine as Romantic Warrior confirmed himself among the world's elite with a commanding second consecutive success in the Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m). Pandemic restrictions meant Danny Shum's gelding beat a purely domestic field when landing the HK$25 million[...]

Posted on December 12, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

They came to bow down to the old king and left saluting a powerful new prince of Hong Kong racing as Romantic Warrior left a high-class global field trailing in his wake at Sha Tin on Sunday with a thunderous performance in the HK$34 million Group 1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m). Hong Kong racing's biggest[...]

Posted on April 25, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Wellington joined one of the most select clubs in Hong Kong racing's fabled speed division on a glorious FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin Sunday afternoon (April 24) when running out a dominant winner of the Group 1 Chairman's Sprint Prize (1200m) under Alexis Badel. Richard Gibson's powerful gelding, who captured the coveted prize with[...]

Posted on December 13, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Loves Only You set the perfect seal on one of international racing's most colourful careers with a spellbinding success in the HKD$30 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) on Sunday (12 December). Yoshito Yahagi's globetrotting mare has flown the Hinomaru flag from Dubai to Hong Kong and on to the USA then back[...]

Posted on December 9, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Sunday, December 12th, 2004: A nervous young jockey from Liverpool gazes round a star-studded Sha Tin paddock ahead of his ride on Andrew Balding's Phoenix Reach in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) and wonders whether he truly belongs. Frankie Dettori doesn't have a care in the world; Olivier Peslier, Christophe Soumillon and Gerald[...]

Posted on October 24, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Something has to give at Sha Tin on Saturday (24 October) as two of Hong Kong's hottest young properties put impressive winning streaks on the line. The clash between Mighty Giant (129lb) and Sky Field (123lb) in the Class 2 Argyle Handicap (1400m) is the clear highlight of the day with all the elements of[...]

Posted on August 11, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Vincent Ho marked his first day in the saddle at one of the world's most famous racecourses with a win as his Rest of the World team captured the Shergar Cup at Ascot on Saturday (10 August). The 29-year-old Hong Kong star went close in the Shergar Cup Challenge (2300m) when the front-running Genetics was[...]

Posted on August 9, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Vincent Ho faces one of the biggest tests of his career and is relishing the challenge as he prepares to fly the Hong Kong flag in the prestigious Shergar Cup at Ascot this Saturday (10 August). The 29-year-old rider earned his invitation to one of the world's premier jockey challenges following a breakthrough season in[...]

Author: Graham Cunningham

Warrior puts global rivals to the sword in dominant FWD QEII Cup win

Warrior enters world’s elite with stunning Hong Kong Cup success

Wellington brilliance shines bright with back-to-back Chairman’s Sprint Prize success

Loves Only You bids farewell with dazzling Hong Kong Cup success

No room for doubt as Dwyer reaches for more Vase glory

Fownes hopes fiery Field can bloom on 1400m debut

Ho shines as Rest of the World team triumphs in Shergar Cup

Ho riding high as Shergar Cup challenge beckons

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