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Waikuku lifts Stewards’ Cup as Golden Sixty is beaten

Posted on January 24, 2022
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Waikuku delivered a stunning blow at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 23 January) to deny Golden Sixty a record-equalling win in the Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m). Aiming to extend his unbeaten sequence to 17 – the champion’s win streak ended after a second-place finish in the afternoon’s feature – his first defeat in nearly[...]

Posted on January 24, 2022
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Revered as the most successful rider in Hong Kong racing history with 13 jockeys’ championships and a record 1,813 wins, Douglas Whyte forged new territory on Sunday (23 January) when Stronger provided the South African with his first major victory as a trainer with success in the Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m). The diminutive[...]

Posted on January 22, 2022
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Undistracted by history, Vincent Ho will adopt a trademark conservative approach to the Group 1 HKD$12 million Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (23 January) when Golden Sixty attempts to match Silent Witness’ Hong Kong record of 17 successive victories. Typically understated, Ho is not budging from the routine which has yielded 19[...]

Posted on January 21, 2022
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Super Wealthy steps into the unknown this Sunday (23 January) at Sha Tin when the five-time winning six-year-old gets his initial experience of the Group 1 cauldron in the HKD$12 million Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m). Runner-up at Group 2 level earlier this term in the Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) to Lucky Patch, Super Wealthy –[...]

Posted on January 20, 2022
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In an extraordinary coincidence, Paul O’Sullivan and Karis Teetan simultaneously reached the Hong Kong 500-win milestone when the pair combined with Shadow Runner in the second section of the Class 4 Green Island Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (19 January). Starting their Hong Kong careers almost a decade apart, 62-year-old New Zealander[...]

Posted on January 20, 2022
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Graduates of the 2020 Four-Year-Old Classic Series, Golden Sixty and More Than This have had vastly contrasting careers since – like most in comparison to Hong Kong’s reigning Horse of the Year. Pitted then as Hong Kong’s Generation Next, Golden Sixty has soared to inexorable heights – where he currently remains – while More Than[...]

Posted on January 19, 2022
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Group 1 action returns this Sunday (23 January) to Sha Tin with a pair of top-level contests – highlighted by the reappearance of Golden Sixty as well as a hot renewal of the Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) – which Alexis Badel is gunning for aboard Wellington. Victorious in the 2021 HKD$18 million Group 1 Chairman’s[...]

Posted on January 19, 2022
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Gearing up for a huge fortnight of Hong Kong racing, Zac Purton heads to Happy Valley this Wednesday evening (19 January) looking to maintain the momentum and ultimately to chase a fifth riding title. Two Group 1s feature this weekend – including the return of Golden Sixty – while Sunday week’s (30 January) fixture sees[...]

Posted on January 18, 2022
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Triumphant after a Sha Tin quartet on Sunday (16 January), Joao Moreira will deliberate overnight before deciding which of the several leading contenders he will ride in the HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on Sunday, 30 January. Boosting his lead in the jockeys’ championship over arch-rival Zac Purton to 10 – 62-52 –[...]

Posted on January 15, 2022
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Determined to build on a positive return to race-riding, Zac Purton believes the pecking order for the HKD$48 million Four-Year-Old Classic Series will become clearer during a defining finale to the meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday (16 January). Committed to Danny Shum’s Packing Victory for the HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha[...]

Posted on January 15, 2022
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Master Eight has been one of this season’s most impressive performers with swift progression from Class 3 into a leading protagonist for Sunday week’s (23 January) HKD$12 million Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) – a seemingly daunting task for the four-year-old but one that trainer Frankie Lor is quietly relishing. Aiming to extend his[...]

Posted on January 14, 2022
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Exactly a month after suffering multiple injuries in a Sha Tin fall, Zac Purton notched his 50th victory of the 2021/22 season as the champion hoop revived hopes of a fifth jockeys’ crown with a successful return at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (12 January). Competing for the first time since 12 December, Purton had[...]

Posted on January 12, 2022
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Bidding for a hat-trick of wins and a fifth overall – Joyful Win has hit career-best form and he’s got trainer Ricky Yiu believing there’s plenty more still to come ahead of Wednesday evening’s (12 January) Class 3 Kowloon City Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley. “He’s very consistent – I wouldn’t be surprised if he[...]

Posted on January 11, 2022
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Benefiting from an overdue change of luck with barriers, Beluga upstaged several Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders with facile victory in the Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap (1600m), prompting trainer David Hall to consider loftier targets with the talented gelding. Beluga’s record of five wins and eight minor placings from 16 starts would be even more[...]

Posted on January 8, 2022
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Tony Cruz is confident Ima Single Man can stamp Hong Kong Classic Mile credentials with another strong performance in the Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (9 January) in a contest pivotal to the hopes of several Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders. Stepping to 1600m for the first time after wins[...]

Posted on January 6, 2022
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The Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at Sha Tin on 1 May has emerged as a long-range target for Zebrowski following the Australian import’s dogged victory in the Group 3 January Cup (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (5 January). Contesting only his seventh Hong Kong start, the 2020 Group 1[...]

Posted on January 2, 2022
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Joao Moreira believes Master Eight has the ability to rise to the top of Hong Kong’s sprinting ranks after the gifted speedster preserved his unbeaten record with victory in the Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m) to seal a memorable day for trainer Frankie Lor. Lor, who previously won the Bauhinia Sprint Trophy in[...]

Waikuku lifts Stewards’ Cup as Golden Sixty is beaten

Stronger delivers Douglas Whyte’s first Group 1 as trainer

Golden Sixty ready for date with destiny

David Hayes hopes Super Wealthy can shine in Centenary Sprint Cup

Paul O’Sullivan, Karis Teetan unite in rare Hong Kong double

More Than This on giant-slaying mission in Sunday’s Stewards’ Cup

Wellington’s best to come, Badel chases Centenary Sprint Cup glory

Beauty Joy for Purton at the Valley, Teetan snares Romantic Warrior ride

Joao Moreira flush with Hong Kong Classic Mile options after Sha Tin four-timer

Strong Hong Kong Classic Series focus for Sha Tin on Sunday

Master Eight ready for Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup test

Purton returns from injury to post 50th for the season

Joyful Win goes for three in a row at Happy Valley

Beluga lands Sha Tin feature for David Hall and Matthew Chadwick

Cruz pins Classic aspirations on Ima Single Man

Caspar Fownes, Joao Moreira claim Group 3 January Cup with Zebrowski

Master Eight lands Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy to remain unbeaten

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