January Cup

Money Catcher lifts Group 3 January Cup for Frankie Lor

Posted on January 12, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Bolstering a reputation as an emerging contender among Hong Kong's staying division, Money Catcher franked an excellent Group 1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) performance last month with a brave Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) triumph for Frankie Lor as Silvestre de Sousa dominated with a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Driven to[...]

Posted on January 11, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Glorious Dragon will make a long-awaited return to racing in Wednesday night's (11 January) HK$3.9 million Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley. Not seen since contesting the 2021 Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m), Glorious Dragon has faced setbacks to his fetlock joints and will appear in competition for the first[...]

Posted on December 29, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Frankie Lor will consider a Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) tilt for Looking Great at Happy Valley next month after the gelding's breakthrough win at the city circuit on Wednesday night in the Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap (2200m). Given a textbook ride by Karis Teetan, Looking Great added to his four Sha Tin[...]

Posted on January 6, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

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 26, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Robbie Dolan has combined with his former boss Mark Newnham to take out the feature race at Warwick Farm on Australia Day aboard Skymax.

Posted on January 9, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Mark Newnham has a big opinion of his imported stayer Spirit Ridge and he's now eyeing off Sydney's biggest staying races after his Randwick victory.

Posted on January 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Newnham has already had a memorable summer period and he is looking at continuing that winning run in the January Cup with three good winning chances.

Posted on January 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

David Pfieffer is on his way to the Gold Coast and he will be represented at Randwick by his consistent galloper Laure Me In in the January Cup.

Posted on January 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Rejuvenated mare Luvaluva will be given a Group One opportunity across the Tasman after landing back-to-back stakes wins with a classy performance in the January Cup. In a race that did not go to plan, Luvaluva was flushed out into a three-wide position when the speed slowed but rather than panic, jockey Koby Jennings used[...]

Posted on January 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

When Koby Jennings looks back on 2019, he remembers it as a year of challenge and reward. The challenges started early when his father, Troy Kilgower, underwent treatment for cancer. Between riding engagements, the NSW-based Jennings travelled home to be with his family who live in Victoria's Gippsland region. It was a difficult period but[...]

Posted on January 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

His homeland is known for producing racehorses blessed with stamina but until recently, Richard Litt has had limited opportunities to train stayers. The New Zealand-born, Sydney-based horseman is happy that trend is changing thanks to stable star Castelvecchio, runner-up to recently crowned Japanese champion Lys Gracieux in the Cox Plate, and Christmas Cup winner Morton's[...]

Posted on January 9, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Doctor Geoff scooted away with the Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 8 January) to set up a potentially big month for connections. Francis Lui has emerged as a force in the trainer's title race this season, aided by the ascendant Vincent Ho who has guided 11 of the[...]

Posted on January 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

After re-establishing herself as a winner, Luvaluva will start the short-priced favourite to enhance her record in the January Cup at Randwick. The John Sargent-trained mare won the Group Three Summer Cup on December 26 over the same 2000m-course as Saturday's Listed race. Her previous victory came in the Adrian Knox Stakes, also over the[...]

Posted on January 8, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Alexis Badel will never forget his victory aboard the Frankie Lor-trained Simply Brilliant in last year's January Cup. The Frenchman hit the floor hard just a few strides after sealing a first Group race win in Hong Kong and limped through the post-race formalities while nursing his fractured wrist. “The stewards even called me in[...]

Posted on January 8, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Sacred Capital (118lb) is the one non-Hong Kong runner in the Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday (8 January) night. The Macau-based galloper returns to the city having placed fourth to Southern Legend in the Ladies' Purse. Regular partner Peter Ho was in the plate for that run but Hong[...]

Posted on January 8, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Southern Legend heads to Happy Valley on Wednesday (8 January) night for the Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800m), aiming to prove his last run to be nothing more than a blip in an otherwise admirable campaign. The high-class seven-year-old caused an upset when defeating Group 1 winners Exultant and Time Warp in the Group[...]

Posted on January 7, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Impeccably bred mare Aqua D'ivina will be given the chance to prove herself at 2000 metres and gain valuable black-type in the January Cup at Randwick. Saturday's Listed feature will be just the second time Aqua D'ivina has been tested at the distance with her previous experience little guide. She ran over 2000m in the[...]

Money Catcher lifts Group 3 January Cup for Frankie Lor

Glorious Dragon’s back for Group 3 January Cup

Frankie Lor eyes possible January Cup start with Looking Great

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

Skymax Outstays Rivals To Land Stakes Win

Newnham’s Successful Summer Continues

Newnham Gang Tackles Feature Race

Laure Me In To Fly Pfieffer Flag

Luvaluva Wins Again To Earn Group One Shot

Jennings Confident Luvaluva Can Win Again

Cup Outsider Getting Under Guard Of Rivals

Doctor Geoff lifts January Cup as Lui and Ho roll on

Luvaluva Favourite To Continue Winning Way

Brilliant for Badel

Moreira invests faith in Capital

Purton’s back aboard Southern Legend for Group 3 January Cup

Distance Test For Aqua D’ivina At Randwick

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