Tough warhorse War Affair’s (NZ) (O'Reilly) glory days on the battlefield seem long lost in the mists of time, but trainer Jason Ong is not giving up on his old warrior rising again to deal one last blow. The Singaporean handler doesn’t know if it will
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Low-key jockey Koh Teck Huat has not jumped on many good horses over the years, but there were a few of those so-called bread-and-butter horses who “ran for him”. The Wild Bunch (NZ) is the latest one to have clicked, but the Swiss Ace three-year-old may well turn out to
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Chad Schofield starred with a treble on Sunday at Sha Tin and highlighted his haul with a masterful ride aboard Circuit Three (NZ) (Savabeel) in section two of the Class 3 Lai King Handicap (1400m). The rider had the Savabeel gelding in midfield on the fence upon turning for home
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Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) shrugged off a burden of worry following a health setback to win the HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin. And he did it despite his rider Vincent Ho’s view that he was not at his peak for this second
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Chris So’s season has been laboured but the Hong Kong handler saddled his fourth winner inside of three weeks when Foodie Princess (Sepoy) nailed his second course and distance success on the bounce in the Class 4 Tiu Keng Leng Handicap (1650m) at Sha Tin on Wednesday night. “It
Rising star Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) scored a commanding win at his comeback barrier trial at Kranji on Tuesday morning. It was his first such hit-out since landing the Saas Fee Stakes (1200m) in November, bringing up the Holy Roman Emperor three-year-old’s flawless record to four wins from as
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A different approach brought a familiar result as Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) returned to the winner’s arch with a tough victory in the Gr.1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Trainer John Moore’s “tweaks” saw Hong Kong’s champion battle
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Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) and Beat The Clock (Hinchinbrook) are set to lock horns for a third straight year in Sunday’s (16 February) Gr.1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin, in what again promises to be one of the clashes of the season. Beat
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Francis Lui-trained gelding Victory In Hand (NZ) (O'Reilly) will be one of three horses seeking a hat-trick at Happy Valley on Wednesday night in a cracking finale to the eight-contest card, the Class 3 Fo Tan Handicap (1200m), a race which also features the impressive first-up winner Californiadeepshot
A rise in class did little to halt the promising On Line (NZ) (O’Reilly) in his tracks on Sunday. Raced by Thai outfit Falcon Racing No 7 Stable, the O’Reilly four-year-old has now racked up four wins at his last five starts. A winner at Class 4 level
God’s Gift (NZ) (Haradasun) opened his account with a crushing win in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1600m at Kranji on Sunday. Among one of the early backmarkers after he was snagged back at the rear, the Haradasun three-year-old, who was sent out as the $16 second
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Duke Wai (NZ) (Per Incanto) takes on Voyage Warrior (Declaration of War) and 10 others as he seeks a fifth win on the bounce when lining up in Hong Kong on Saturday. Paul O’Sullivan’s gelding has been a revelation this term, skyrocketing 28 points in the ratings. “He