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The best laid plans don't always pan out but when the outcome is achieved regardless, the plan is irrelevant anyway. That was the case for Joao Moreira at Sha Tin this afternoon (Tuesday, 1 October) as the gun Brazilian fired Full Of Beauty (115lb) to victory in the
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Beauty Generation faces a weighty task as he prepares to land tomorrow’s (Tuesday, 1 October) G3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) for the third year in a row. Hong Kong’s superstar galloper will shoulder 133lb against his nine opponents and eight of those are rooted to the foot of
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The outcome of Tuesday’s (1 October) G3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin looks set to determine Furore’s big December target. “We’ll look at the (LONGINES) Hong Kong International Races and I’m still thinking about whether he goes 1600 metres or 2000 metres there. After
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John Sundradas took the Friday night’s jockeys’ challenge hands-down with a hat-trick of wins recorded in quick succession. The local rider began the rout with odds-on favourite Golden Kid (NZ) (Per Incanto) in the $20,000 Open Maiden-2 race over 1200m before making a swift return to the winner’
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After two tough runs at elite level, Destroyer Eclipse is dropped back into easier company this Friday with trainer James Peters hopeful of a better showing in the S$70,000 Class 3 race over 1400m in Singapore. The British conditioner took a punt on the Alamosa five-year-old following a
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Everything about Beauty Generation on Tuesday morning signalled that Hong Kong’s superstar will once again be the horse to beat when he kicks off his campaign in next week’s Gr.3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m). The brilliant miler strode out through a 1000m barrier trial shortly after dawn
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Reliable Team will put his unbeaten record on the line in Wednesday’s Class 3 Yip Fat Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley and Zac Purton hopes the rising talent can continue to overcome the challenges he’s already faced this early in his career. “He’s done a good job
Rising staying star I’m Incredible showed that his first feature success coming off a Class 4 win was no fluke when he did it again for a second consecutive feature race win in the S$150,000 Ultima El Dorado Classic (2000m) on Friday night. The Lope De Vega
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BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner Furore caught the eye, running on for third in a dirt track barrier trial at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning under Grant van Niekerk. Frankie Lor’s charge has not been seen in action since finishing a disappointing 10th in the Gr.1 FWD
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Reliable Team has a perfect record to protect when he takes his place in section two of the Class 3 Wah Fu Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, and Zac Purton hopes the emerging talent has enough class to overcome a number of looming obstacles, not least immaturity.
Outgoing trainer Bruce Marsh could not have scripted his farewell meeting any better when he led in his favourite horse, old marvel Supernova, as his last Singapore winner on Sunday. The 69-year-old New Zealander has called a day on his 14-year-old stint at Kranji with the stable being handed over
Debutant Tom Cat gave his rivals a full sight of his jet exhausts in the S$75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1100m on Friday night. Like the F-14 jet fighter he is named after, the New Zealand-bred Wandjina three-year-old blasted off to the front after making light of his