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The remarkable run of form of the progeny of young Windsor Park Stud stallion Turn Me Loose extended to Sha Tin on Sunday, where his three-year-old son Eternal Bloom (NZ) landed the opening event. The youngster took out the Class 4 Ping Hai Star Handicap (1200m) for trainer
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Bidding for a third BMW Hong Kong Derby, Caspar Fownes laid down a positive sighter for the HK$24 million Classic at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 March) as the reigning champion trainer edged closer to 1,000 Hong Kong wins with Kokushi Musou’s (NZ) (Bullbars) victory in the
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Caspar Fownes has never been one to shirk a challenge and this Sunday at Sha Tin the reigning champion trainer has armed himself with a powerful quartet from the stable, taking aim at both the Gr.1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) and Gr.1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee
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While he will be without his legion of adoring fans in the stands at Sha Tin, Golden Sixty (Medagli d'Oro) – “The Pride of Hong Kong” – is primed to bounce back from a rare defeat last month in Sunday’s (20 February) HK$12 million G1 Citi Hong Kong
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After suffering a rare defeat – his first since July, 2019 – Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) will aim to recapture his winning thread in Sunday week’s Gr.1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) after pleasing both jockey Vincent Ho and trainer Francis Lui in a trial at Sha
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New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Cheerful Days’ (Smart Missile) emergence as one of Hong Kong’s most consistent performers elevated sharply at Sha Tin on Thursday when the under-rated gelding provided Francis Lui and Alexis Badel with a Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) triumph. Stereotyped as a
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New Zealand-bred five-year-old Zebrowski (NZ) (Savabeel) ran out a gutsy winner of the Gr.3 Centenary Vase (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday to make it back-to-back Group Three victories for the Caspar Fownes trained gelding. The son of Savabeel looked to be in trouble
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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.
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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
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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