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Taking a less than traditional route with Fa Fa (NZ) (He's Remarkable), trainer Frankie Lor believes his Happy Valley maestro is capable of reaping valuable dividends as he aims to defy history in Sunday’s HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin. Between the
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Undistracted by history, Vincent Ho will adopt a trademark conservative approach to the Gr.1 HK$12 million Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (23 January) when Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) attempts to match Silent Witness’ Hong Kong record of 17 successive victories. Typically understated, Ho
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In an extraordinary coincidence, trainer Paul O’Sullivan and jockey Karis Teetan simultaneously reached the Hong Kong 500-win milestone when the pair combined with five-year-old Bullbars gelding Shadow Runner in the second section of the Class 4 Green Island Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Starting their Hong
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New Zealand-bred gelding Beluga (NZ) (Tavistock) upstaged several Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders with his victory in the Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, prompting trainer David Hall to consider loftier targets with the son of Tavistock Beluga’s record of five wins and eight minor
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New Zealand-bred five-year-old Zebrowski (NZ) (Savabeel) ran out a strong winner of the Gr.3 January Cup (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night for trainer Caspar Fownes. The son of Savabeel relished the strong tempo to come from mid field under Joao Moreira to score in the city circuit’
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Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) stepped out for a routine barrier trial at Sha Tin this morning as he builds towards the HK$12 million Gr.1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) later this month. Stepping out under familiar ally Vincent Ho, Golden Sixty broke cleanly before extending to cross the
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Packing Victory’s (NZ) (Reliable Man) emergence as a leading contender for the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on January 30 continued with a triumph in the Class 2 Cherry Handicap (1400m) for jockey Alexis Badel and trainer Danny Shum at Sha Tin on Saturday. Posting his fourth win from
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Paul O’Sullivan is buoyant of a positive result with stable star Duke Wai (NZ) (Per Incanto) in Saturday’s HK$3.7 million Gr.3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin, hopeful his charge can reap the benefits from his remarkable reliability on the track. “He
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If Matamata trainer Graham Richardson is sent a horse by Hong Kong agent Willie Leung he knows there’s a better chance than usual that it will be good – as current Hong Kong champion Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) has proven. Golden Sixty, who won his second Gr.1 Hong
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A stellar weekend for Trelawney Stud was crowned on foreign shores when farm graduate Sky Field (Deep Field) triumphed in the Gr.1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday evening. It was a race with tragic outcomes with an horrific fall at the top of the straight,
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New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale graduate Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) stands alone as Hong Kong’s most prolific winner in history after he successfully defended his Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) crown at Sha Tin. Nailing yet another heart-stopping win under jockey Vincent Ho, Hong
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Gearing up for his toughest test to date and the chance to create history, Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) will step away from barrier two in Sunday’s (12 December) HK$26 million Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), much to the