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Armed with an impressive arsenal of G1 mounts at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 April), Vincent Ho is chasing perfection aboard Golden Sixty as the Hong Kong star bids for a 14th consecutive win when he contests the HK$20 million G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) against only five rivals.
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David Hayes struck at Happy Valley on Wednesday with emerging talent when Showina, veteran of only two previous starts, prevailed in the first section of the Class 4 Larch Handicap (1200m) under Blake Shinn. “He had to do some work from the outside barrier (gate 12) to establish the lead
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David Hayes is optimistic first-starter Shenron (NZ) (Shocking) can provide added impetus to the stable’s momentum when he contests the second section of the Class 4 Larch Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Hayes has delivered a winner at all three April meetings so far with Fantastic
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Joao Moreira declared Courier Wonder (NZ) (Sacred Falls) the most talented young horse he has ridden in Hong Kong this season, after yet another impressive victory at Sha Tin on Sunday. Bred by Waikato Stud, Courier Wonder, is a son of Sacred Falls and a full brother to Saturday’s
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New Zealand-bred horses took out the two feature races at Sha Tin on Monday. Mighty Giant (NZ) (Power) scored an all-the-way victory in the Gr.2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) to land the HK$4.5 million contest under a daring front-running ride by jockey Neil
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Sky Field (Deep Field) will be given the opportunity to build both experience and profile when contesting the Gr.2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Monday. Trainer Caspar Fownes firmly believes the sparingly-raced son of Deep Field has the capacity to ascend to Group One company by
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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 second
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Sky Darci (NZ) (Darci Brahma) became the seventh New Zealand bred to claim the HK$24 million Hong Kong Derby (2000m) in the past 12 years with a tenacious performance to land Hong Kong’s most coveted race under a gun Joao Moreira ride. The Darci Brahma gelding was plucked
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New Zealand-bred gelding Sky Darci will be out to continue New Zealand’s strong association with the Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on Sunday. New Zealand-bred or sourced horses having won four of the last five editions of the race and Sky Darci has a chance to add to
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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
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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