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‘Improved’ Golden Sixty trials at Sha Tin

Posted on September 5, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Golden Sixty stepped out for a trial yesterday morning (Friday, 4 September) at Sha Tin as he prepares for his campaign debut in the Group 3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) later this month, and his workout left regular rider Vincent Ho with the impression that the Medaglia d’Oro gelding has progressed through the summer break.[...]

Posted on April 23, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Playa Del Puente almost caused the biggest shock in BMW Hong Kong Derby history last month when at odds of 289/1 he forced Golden Sixty to prove there was substance to his brilliance. But a valiant almost doesn’t get you the trophy. “It was a bittersweet feeling to run second beaten so narrowly – a[...]

Posted on April 15, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

A final decision is yet to be made on Golden Sixty’s participation in the Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) on 26 April but trainer Francis Lui is pleased with the Medaglia d’Oro gelding following his sparkling BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) win last month. “He seems good, he looks fine, everything is fine and[...]

Posted on March 26, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Leading racing commentator Mark McNamara has handled the transition to one of the world’s most watched racing jurisdictions with aplomb. The Australian racecaller, who until August of last year spent more than a decade plying his trade in New Zealand, recently made the move to Hong Kong, where racing continues behind closed doors but is[...]

Posted on March 25, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Vincent Ho foiled Blake Shinn’s audacious run for glory aboard Playa Del Puente in Sunday’s BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m), with a surging late charge on Golden Sixty. Shinn described his near-miss on the 289/1 shot as “bittersweet” but he is hoping for nothing but the sweet taste of victory with Green Dispatch at Happy[...]

Posted on March 24, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata trainer Graham Richardson can take great heart from knowing he played a key role in the success of Hong Kong superstar Golden Sixty, who turned in a remarkable performance to win Sunday’s HK$20 million Hong Kong Derby (2000m), his tenth win in 11 starts. The Medaglia D’Oro four-year-old displayed a dazzling turn of foot[...]

Posted on March 23, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Golden Sixty triumphed in an epic HK$20 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin yesterday (Sunday, 22 March) to complete a brilliant whitewash of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series. The victory was a first in the race for jockey Vincent Ho, who ended a run of outs for ‘homegrown’ riders in the ‘blue riband’[...]

Posted on March 22, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Ex-pat New Zealand trainer Paul O’Sullivan said there is no place he feels safer than Hong Kong right now and he has been impressed with the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s handling of Covid-19 protocols. “The Hong Kong Jockey Club really has taken measures which are stronger than the local government here,” O’Sullivan said. “They have[...]

Posted on March 21, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

South American imports haven’t had the impact in Hong Kong that arrivals from Australasia and Europe have had, but this Sunday (22 March) at Sha Tin, the Danny Shum-trained Butterfield will attempt to raise the profile with victory in the HK$20 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m). A total of 61 South American imports have[...]

Posted on March 21, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Francis Lui has the strongest hand of any trainer heading into Sunday’s (22 March) HK$20 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) but that doesn’t mean he’s counting his chickens yet. The handler has the top-rated and seemingly brilliant Golden Sixty, successful in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) and Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m), aiming[...]

Posted on March 20, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

John Size knows what it takes to win the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) and this Sunday (22 March) Champion’s Way is looking to become the Australian’s fourth winner of the HK$20 million feature. The Hinchinbrook gelding is aiming to join Fay Fay (2012), Luger (2015) and Ping Hai Star (2018) as victors trained by[...]

Posted on March 20, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Vincent Ho shifts his weight to his left foot – the fingers of his right hand flick the outside seam of his thigh and for but a fleeting instant his steady lo-fi monotone stalls, intruded upon by what appears to be a prickling of self-consciousness. Ho is not a natural in front of a TV[...]

Posted on March 18, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Savvy Nine was not John Moore’s idea of what his final BMW Hong Kong Derby runner would look like but the trainer is hopeful that his useful European import will outrun his rating and “pick up a cheque” in Sunday’s (22 March) HK$20 million feature. “He’s in there and he’s done everything right leading into[...]

Posted on March 18, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Matthew Poon is preparing for a big day in the saddle on Sunday (22 March) when he will jump aboard the Tony Cruz-trained Private Secretary for a first-time ride in the HK$20 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m). “The Derby is the most prestigious race in Hong Kong – it’s the biggest race here because[...]

Posted on March 18, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

It’s 10 years since Caspar Fownes beamed in the afterglow of Super Satin’s moment of BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) glory and on Sunday (22 March) the handler will look to another talented Kiwi to end his decade-long wait for a follow-up. Columbus County will attempt to follow the lead of his Fownes-trained predecessor and[...]

Posted on March 17, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Francis Lui was satisfied with Golden Sixty and More Than This after his two leading BMW Hong Kong Derby contenders worked at Sha Tin Racecourse on Tuesday (17 March) morning. Golden Sixty heads into Sunday’s (22 March) final leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series with the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) and Hong Kong Classic[...]

Posted on March 15, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Derek Leung capped a steely treble at Sha Tin on Saturday, 14 March when Simply Brilliant earned just reward in the afternoon’s feature, the Class 1 Lung Cheung Handicap (1600m). Leung left little to chance on the Frankie Lor-trained chestnut, a lesson learned from a luckless defeat the time before at Happy Valley. On that[...]

‘Improved’ Golden Sixty trials at Sha Tin

QEII Cup victory would be sweeter for Shinn and Playa Del Puente

Golden Sixty camp mulls QEII Cup, Derby form on show at the Valley

Popular racing commentator making Mark in Hong Kong

Blake Shinn wants the win

Richardson plays pre-trainer to Hong Kong Stars

Golden glory for Ho and Lui in BMW Hong Kong Derby

Hong Kong racing keeps calm and carries on

Butterfield flies South American banner in Sunday’s Hong Kong Derby

Golden Sixty and More Than This ready for Hong Kong Derby reckoning

Size’s Champion’s can still get his Way

Golden Sixty puts Ho in the lead role for the BMW Hong Kong Derby

Moore relies on Savvy for ‘final’ BMW Hong Kong Derby

Matthew Poon gets a ticket to ride the BMW Hong Kong Derby train

Columbus leads the Kiwis in this year’s BMW Hong Kong Derby quest

Golden Sixty and More Than This please ahead of Hong Kong Derby

Simply Brilliant as Leung seals a Sha Tin treble

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