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Rispoli breaks season duck

Umberto Rispoli climbed off the premiership's bottom rung with a welcome first win of the season, leaving Lyle Hewitson, Ben So, Alex Lai and the injured Victor Wong the only jockeys without a win this term. The Italian had just two rides at Happy Valley on Wednesday and four yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 20 October) at[...]
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Umberto’s Choice the Right one

Umberto Rispoli heads into Wednesday's (11 September) eight-race card at Happy Valley primed for the mount aboard Right Choice (118lb) in the Class 2 Big Wave Bay Handicap (1650m). Happy Valley's first meeting of the season marks the start of the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge, which runs until 26 February. The competition is for[...]
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Thinkin’ Derby

Thinkin' Big (128lb) finished at the tail in last year's Victorian Derby (2500m) at Flemington as favourite but the newly-acquired Frankie Lor gelding might get his chance at another Derby next March as he begins his Hong Kong career in Sunday's Class 2 Staunton Handicap (1600m) under Umberto Rispoli. “He's a very nice horse, seeing[...]
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Rispoli bounces back

Umberto Rispoli missed Saturday's Sha Tin card with a back injury. That was his first absence this term and he made up for it with his first success since 5 May in race two, section one of the Class 4 Tong Fuk Handicap (1650m), on Lasting Friendship (122lb) at Sha Tin last night, Wednesday, 12[...]
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