Lucky Sweynesse

Lucky Sweynesse bounces back to form with Jockey Club Sprint win

Posted on November 20, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

After two successive defeats, champion sprinter Lucky Sweynesse produced a fighting finish to narrowly down Victor The Winner to claim successive victories in the Group 2 Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin. Lucky Sweynesse will now aim to land his first Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on December 10. It was Zac[...]

Posted on October 21, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton believes Lucky Sweynesse is poised to improve significantly in the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, but is wary of race tactics which might again favour Victor The Winner in the HK$5.35 million feature. Danny Shum's Victor The Winner (115lb) condemned Lucky Sweynesse (135lb) to only the fifth[...]

Posted on October 17, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Trainer Manfred Man hopes star sprinter Lucky Sweynesse can recapture his winning thread in Sunday's HK$5.35 million Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin. The reigning champion sprinter's six-race unbeaten streak was halted first-up by the runaway Victor The Winner. Carrying 20lb more than his winning rival, Lucky Sweynesse could only manage second[...]

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

Danny Shum will plot a path towards the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on December 10 with Victor The Winner after the lightly-raced gelding toppled Lucky Sweynesse, the world's highest-rated sprinter, at Sha Tin on Sunday (September 10). Notching his sixth win over 1200m, Victor The Winner (115lb) led all the way and exploited[...]

Posted on September 5, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton has sounded a note of caution ahead of Lucky Sweynesse's Hong Kong return on Sunday after the champion sprinter breezed through a delayed trial at Sha Tin on Monday. Postponed from its original schedule of Friday morning because of Super Typhoon Saola, Monday's 1000m trial saw Lucky Sweynesse finish second to one of[...]

Posted on July 15, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Golden Sixty's record-breaking performance during the 2022/23 racing season saw Hong Kong's champion earn the Horse of the Year title for a third consecutive year. As such, he becomes the first horse in the history of Hong Kong racing to annex three consecutive Horse of the Year crowns. The Francis Lui-trained seven-year-old's efforts this season[...]

Posted on June 5, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Lucky Sweynesse might be given the chance to extend a phenomenal season in search of a ninth victory after matching Beauty Generation's record for the most wins in a single Hong Kong campaign with a dominant performance in the Group 3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Posting his eighth win[...]

Posted on June 3, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton concedes Lucky Sweynesse faces a significant challenge at Sha Tin on Sunday when the champion sprinter tackles the Group 3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) attempting to match Beauty Generation's record of eight victories in a season. Manfred Man's star will contest his 10th race in a campaign which started with victory on[...]

Posted on May 8, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Luigi Muollo's Novara Park Stud near Cambridge will stand four stallions this season, spear-headed by exciting young stallion Staphanos at $15,000 + GST. The son of Deep Impact is the sire of Group 1 Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) winner Pignan from his first crop, with the Lisa Latta-trained filly carrying all the traits of[...]

Posted on May 1, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Established as the world's highest-rated sprinter of 2023, Lucky Sweynesse joined elite company with a runaway win in the HK$20 million Group 1 Chairman's Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The four-year-old continued his rise to stardom and edged closer to embarking on an ambitious path of potentially tackling elite races either in[...]

Posted on April 10, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Consolidating status as Hong Kong's premier sprinter with a facile triumph in the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, Lucky Sweynesse will next attempt to add further lustre to an increasingly imposing record with a tilt at the HK$20 million Group 1 Chairman's Sprint Prize (1200m) as Manfred Man considers overseas[...]

Posted on April 6, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Lucky Sweynesse has continued to raise the bar this season for trainer Manfred Man and on Sunday at Sha Tin the star four-year-old can add further gloss to an already impressive campaign if he is successful in the HK$5 million Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m). Lucky Sweynesse has won five times this season. His biggest[...]

Posted on March 20, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Lucky Sweynesse collected his second Group 1 crown in as many starts at Sha Tin on Sunday as he reeled in a brave California Spangle to lift the HK$12 million Group 1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m). Ridden by fly-in rider James McDonald for trainer Manfred Man, Lucky Sweynesse broke cleanly against four rivals to[...]

Posted on February 6, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Crowning a perfect week for veteran trainer Manfred Man, rising star Lucky Sweynesse's redemptive victory in the HK$12 million Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday also provided Zac Purton with revealing satisfaction. Devastated for Man after Lucky Sweynesse failed to obtain clear running before finishing an untested sixth in the[...]

Posted on February 3, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

In the midst of a fine debut season, Pierre Ng hopes Duke Wai can add further lustre to the freshman stable's record with a strong performance in the Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Pitted against outstanding performers Wellington (128) and Lucky Sweynesse (125), Duke Wai (112) is among a[...]

Posted on February 3, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Manfred Man is optimistic Lucky Sweynesse can secure Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday to further erase memories of the star speedster's frustrating Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) experience. Sent off a short-priced favourite in the Hong Kong Sprint on 11 December, Lucky Sweynesse was badly held up[...]

Posted on January 2, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Declaring Lucky Sweynesse the best horse he has trained, Manfred Man is likely to give his stable flagbearer the opportunity to chase Group 1 glory in the HK$12 million Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) next month after the gelding's authoritative Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday. Weighing potential[...]

Lucky Sweynesse bounces back to form with Jockey Club Sprint win

Lucky Sweynesse primed to improve in Group 2 Premier Bowl

Lucky Sweynesse eyes bounce back in Premier Bowl

Victor The Winner upstages Lucky Sweynesse at Sha Tin

Lucky Sweynesse limbers up for Sunday’s Sha Tin season-opener

Golden Sixty crowned Hong Kong Horse of the Year

Lucky Sweynesse storms to record-equalling triumph in Sha Tin Vase

Group 3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap weight challenge for Lucky Sweynesse

Staphanos heads Novara Park roster

Lucky Sweynesse storms to Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize glory

Lucky Sweynesse continues superb season with Sprint Cup romp

Lucky Sweynesse ready to roll for Group 2 Sprint Cup

Lucky Sweynesse stars with Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup success

Lucky Sweynesse thunders to Centenary Sprint Cup glory

Pierre Ng hopes Duke Wai can provide Centenary Sprint Cup upset

Manfred Man chases Centenary Sprint Cup glory with Lucky Sweynesse

Lucky Sweynesse surges to Group 3 triumph for Manfred Man

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