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Hong Kong Derby likely to be run at moderate pace

Posted on March 21, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Accustomed to success in the Hong Kong Derby (2000m), Joao Moreira and Tony Millard both contend this year's Classic is likely to be contested at a leisurely tempo, paving the way for a sit-sprint finale at Sha Tin today (21 March). Millard, who will chase a third Derby triumph with Panfield and Maximus, and Moreira,[...]

Posted on March 20, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

While two-time champion trainer David Hayes looks set to feature prominently in Sunday's (21 March) BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) with Shadow Hero and Conqueror, the Australian handler will also have an eye on the undercard as talented young guns Master Montaro and Fantastic Treasure bid for back-to-back wins. A two-time winner already in Hong[...]

Posted on March 19, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

David Hayes hopes timing counts for everything when dual Group 1 winner Shadow Hero bids for Hong Kong Derby (2000m) success at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 March). Placed twice from four starts in Hong Kong, the highly vaunted Australian import will attempt to provide Hayes with his second Derby triumph following filly Elegant Fashion's[...]

Posted on March 16, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes is optimistic Sky Darci can erase the disappointment of successive luckless runs by strongly contending for Hong Kong Derby (2000m) glory at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 March). The winner of three races so far this season, Sky Darci finished sixth in the Hong Kong Classic Mile behind Excellent Proposal before suffering interference[...]

Posted on January 23, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Francis Lui is hoping for a belated birthday celebration on Sunday (24 January) after watching Hong Kong star Golden Sixty breeze through his final piece of trackwork ahead of a much-anticipated competitive return in the Group 1 Stewards' Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin. Freshened after claiming the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile at Sha[...]

Posted on January 22, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

David Hayes is optimistic the removal of blinkers from Shadow Hero can spark an improved performance from the highly-regarded Australian galloper in the Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday (24 January). A dual Group 1 winner in Australia before export to Hong Kong, Shadow Hero has been only fairly away in both[...]

Posted on December 19, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

This Sunday (20 December) at Sha Tin, two-time champion trainer David Hayes will unveil smart four-year-old Conqueror, who is looking to lay out his BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1400m). The Fastnet Rock gelding was runner-up to subsequent two-time Group 1 winner Probabeel in the Listed Karaka Million[...]

Posted on November 27, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Fast Most Furious (132lb) will put his Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile credentials on show this Sunday (29 November) at Sha Tin when he contests the Class 1 Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m) with a start in December's HK$25 million mile subject to his screen test this weekend. “He's very difficult to place now –[...]

Posted on June 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

In four years, Mark Newnham has cemented his position as one of Sydney's leading trainers and this season he has reached a new high. Bettering his metropolitan tally of winners each term since taking out his trainers' licence in 2016-17, Newnham is sitting on 27 city victories, four more than last year with more than[...]

Posted on June 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Newnham predicts dual Group One winner Shadow Hero to be a smash hit in Hong Kong as he looks toward the next generation of horses to carry his stable into the future. The sale of the Randwick Guineas winner to Hong Kong interests was confirmed last week in a deal worth more than $3[...]

Posted on April 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

THE ATC AUSTRALIAN DERBY 2400m, $1 million, set weights Prize money halved this year because of coronavirus pandemic and reduced wagering income HISTORY First run in 1861 and won by Kyogle, the Derby is firmly established as the No.1 three-year-old Classic in the country. Past winners include Grand Flaneur (1880), Poseidon (1906), Gloaming (1918), Heroic[...]

Posted on April 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The absence of a crowd will not dull Josh Parr's excitement if he can capture the ATC Australian Derby on his personal pin-up horse Shadow Hero. Parr feels a sense of unfinished business with the three-year-old, who was the beaten favourite in the Victoria Derby last spring. He has warned punters not to judge Shadow[...]

Posted on March 31, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A star-studded field of 13 has been declared for the Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick with Nature Strip drawing barrier one. One of four Group One races on Saturday's opening day of The Championships at Randwick, the weight-for-age TJ Smith (1200m) features a number of star sprinters including Newmarket Handicap winning colt Bivouac[...]

Posted on March 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

As he prepares his contenders in two of Sydney's signature races on the opening day of The Championships, trainer Mark Newnham believes racing is doing everything right to be able to continue. A former jockey and now Group One-winning trainer, Newnham has Shadow Hero set for Saturday's Australian Derby while stablemate Quackerjack is on target[...]

Posted on March 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

There is something special about both the Doncaster Mile and Australian Derby for Mark Newnham. And on Saturday the trainer hopes he can get his name etched onto the honour roll of one, or both, of the time-honoured races at Randwick. Newnham has forged a career in racing, starting as a strapper as a teenager[...]

Posted on March 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

ROSEHILL GUINEAS 2000m, $600,000 Group One set weights for three-year-olds at Rosehill HISTORY * Electric Wire won the inaugural Rosehill Guineas in 1910 * The Rosehill Guineas was classified as a principal race until 1979, Kingston Town won the first Group One edition in 1980 * Only three fillies have won * The Rosehill Guineas[...]

Posted on March 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand Derby winner Sherwood Forest will be out to stamp his credentials for the Australian equivalent when he makes his Sydney debut in the Group One Rosehill Guineas. And trainer Tony Pike believes if Sherwood Forest's rivals have a hard time beating him over 2000m on Saturday, he will be an even bigger force[...]

Hong Kong Derby likely to be run at moderate pace

Hayes’ youngsters Master Montaro and Fantastic Treasure tackle Derby undercard

Shadow Hero ready to peak, Conqueror expected to improve for Derby

Sky Darci on target for Hong Kong Derby

Birthday boy Francis Lui looks forward to a weekend of extended celebrations

Gear change for Shadow Hero in the Hong Kong Classic Mile

David Hayes unveils Conqueror with Hong Kong Derby in mind

Fast Most Furious eyes LONGINES Hong Kong Mile start

Stake Money Measure Of Newnham’s Season

Newham Looks To Next Gen After Hero Sale

Fast Facts About The ATC Australian Derby

Josh Parr Confident He Is On Derby Hero

Star-Studded Fields For Randwick Features

Newnham Believes Racing Can Continue

Mark Newnham Eyes Derby, Doncaster Glory

Rosehill Guineas Facts And Figures

NZ Derby Winner To Step Out At Rosehill

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