Fresh from his Group One win aboard Hungry Heart (Frankel) in the Vinery Stud Stakes, Kerrin McEvoy is turning his attention to The Championships. Having tested New Zealander Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) in a recent barrier trial, jockey Kerrin Mcevoy is buoyant about his Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) prospects,
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New Zealand-bred horses dominated proceedings with six wins at Sha Tin on Sunday and this Wednesday night at Happy Valley trainer Frankie Lor is looking to keep the ball rolling when the improving Oscar Glory (NZ) - a son of this season’s leading sire Per Incanto - contests the
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Winning Dreamer (NZ) (Deep Field) will attempt to upstage the upper echelon of Hong Kong’s sprint division when he contests a hot Class 1 Lantau Island Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin this Saturday as trainer Frankie Lor plots a path toward next month’s Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint
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Caspar Fownes-trained Sky Darci (NZ) (Darci Brahma) heads 14 selected runners for the HK$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 21 March. Commanding top-rating for the coveted Classic, Sky Darci will bid to lodge a sixth victory in Hong Kong and, in the process,
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Frankie Lor is hoping Kinda Cool (NZ) (Per Incanto) can benefit from a stint in Conghua with a strong display in the second section of Class 3 Baker Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. “I just gave him a break and trialled him in Conghua, he’s come back
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Super Football’s (NZ) (More Than Ready) BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) aspirations will be put to the test this Sunday (7 March) at Sha Tin as he shoots for a hat-trick of wins and a boost in the ratings high enough to warrant consideration for Hong Kong’s most
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Australian punters pouring over the New Zealand form of Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) favourite Aegon could easily be led down the garden path believing the talented three-year-old is a rain-affected galloper as he prepares to face a Good 4 Randwick surface. While, for all intents and purposes, the two
Otaki trainer Johno Benner believes it's far from a vintage running of this year's Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), but he's hardly complaining. Benner and his partner Hollie Wynyard will produce two-win Showcasing gelding Montre Moi in Sunday's Classic, which
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Already armed with an imposing BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) arsenal, John Size could add to an impressive fleet of Classic contenders when Savaquin (NZ) (Savabeel) contests the first section of Class 3 Canal Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. With a handicap rating of 80, the proven
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Jockey Karis Teetan hopes to continue another positive season aboard Ultra Express (NZ) (Power) in the Class 4 Yuen Chau Tsai Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday night. Successful over 1400m at Sha Tin on 31 January aboard Tony Millard’s charge, Teetan is confident there are more wins
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Jockey Zac Purton is hopeful that the David Hall-trained Maldives (NZ) (Burgundy) can atone for his wayward misfortune last start in Wednesday’s Class 4 Tsun Yip Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley. “It was disappointing - he threw the race away and hopefully he can atone for that,” Purton said.
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