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Wellington rises to the challenge with sparkling Sprint success

Posted on December 11, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Wellington now looks to have the racing world at his feet after the home-trained champion delivered a performance of real authority in the HK$24 million Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on Sunday. Richard Gibson's six-year-old has had an almost faultless 12 months since his unfortunate seventh-place run in this 1200m showpiece at the end[...]

Posted on December 9, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

With so many opportunities throughout a racing calendar which stretches across the world, it has been only the very hardiest of Aidan O'Brien's string which have been able to make an impact at the Hong Kong International Races (HKIR). Few visited more places than the magnificent Highland Reel, who signed off in 2017 with his[...]

Posted on December 9, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Silvestre de Sousa's return to riding in Hong Kong has had a few hitches but he has a few reasons to feel optimistic over the coming week. A visit from his English-based family has raised the spirits, as has the progress of both the Brazilian's home country and his adopted one in the Fifa World[...]

Posted on December 8, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News, Japan Horse Racing News

Admire Mars and an inspired Christophe Soumillon came to the fore in what was an emotional occasion for the Japanese racing industry in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin today (Sunday, 8 December). It was not, perhaps, the result that the home town audience yearned for, with the hat-trick seeking[...]

Posted on December 7, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News, Ireland Horse Racing News

Even some of the incredibly well-travelled fillies and mares who have visited the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races over the years are comparative hermits when considering the odyssey of Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) contender Magic Wand. Names on the meeting's roll of honour such as Alexander Goldrun – three times a runner[...]

Posted on December 6, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

It was the master Italian breeder Federico Tesio who once remarked that the existence of the thoroughbred depended on a single criterion, namely the winning post of the Derby at Epsom. Times have changed in the subsequent decades as racing becomes ever globalised as well as favoured towards speed and precocity, yet it remains by[...]

Posted on December 5, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

There was a smile on John Moore's face as he discovered the fate of his latest sensation Aethero at the barrier draw ceremony for Sunday's (8 December) Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m). Gate 10 was considered perfect for the master trainer, whose three-year-old has cut a swathe through the division including with his triumph[...]

Posted on December 5, 2019
in France Horse Racing News, Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Pia Brandt will not necessarily be a familiar face for many Hong Kong racing fans but aficionados are far more likely to recognise the silks carried by her horse Called To The Bar. The five-year-old will carry the blue and white silks of Fair Salinia Ltd, the breeding and racing operation of Sven and Carina[...]

Author: Tom Peacock

Wellington rises to the challenge with sparkling Sprint success

Experience the key for three-strong O’Brien challenge

Pieces falling into place for De Sousa’s international challenge

Plenty to Admire for Soumillon in poignant Hong Kong Mile

Magic Wand’s odyssey continues at Hong Kong International Races

Anthony Van Dyck is a Derby first at the Hong Kong International Races

Moore happy with the draws for Hong Kong International Races

Pia Brandt and Called To The Bar follow Pride’s Hong Kong lead

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