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Zac Purton scored a dazzling five-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday, aiding his tilt at a fourth Hong Kong champion jockey title. Purton blitzed a hat-trick of wins through the first three of nine contests, met with frustration in races four, five and six, but charged through the final third
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Jockey Zac Purton will climb aboard the Caspar Fownes-trained Dances With Dragon (NZ) (Savabeel) at Happy Valley on Wednesday in the Class 2 Camellia Handicap (1650m). The six-year-old New Zealand import, winner of the G1 Levin Classic as a three-year-old when racing as Hall of Fame, has found a new
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Exciting three-year-old Holy Mongolemperor (NZ) (More Than Ready) has been sold and will do his future racing in Hong Kong. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained colt has been placed in three of his seven starts. The good-looking son of More Than Ready was last seen when fifth in the
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Darci Brahma’s Group One winning son D B Pin is the latest Hong Kong retiree after last weekend’s Champions Day. The John Size-trained D B Pin has been officially deregistered by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, with his former stablemate and long-term foe Mr Stunning also set to
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Joao Moreira maintained a slender three-win advantage over jockeys’ premiership rival Zac Purton after landing a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Moreira struck first with Victorious Seeker (Sebring) before New Zealand-bred gelding Simply Fluke (NZ) (Keeper) made it two wins in as many runs when taking out the
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After his Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday, seven-year-old triple Group One winner Mr Stunning (Exceed and Excel) has been retired. Trainer Frankie Lor confirmed the news to the South China Morning Post, with the venerable sprinter set to live out his days
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John Moore is looking forward to the challenge of setting up a stable with his brother Gary in Sydney after reaching a compulsory retirement age in Hong Kong. Moore, 70, is a seven-time leading trainer in Hong Kong and has applied for boxes at Rosehill and is set to join
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Mr Stunning (Exceed And Excel) lived up to his name and cemented his place as one of Hong Kong’s finest sprinters with a victory in the HK$18 million Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m). The Frankie Lor-trained gelding put age and injury woes behind him to become
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New Zealand-bred miler Beauty Generation has been beaten the barest of margins in his attempt to land his third straight Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m), foiled by fellow veteran Southern Legend. The Caspar Fownes-trained Southern Legend was ridden by Vincent Ho, who racked up 44 wins as a young rider
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Two of Hong Kong racing’s leading lights, New Zealand-bred galloper Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) and jockey Zac Purton, will once again join forces at Sha Tin on Sunday to try and secure a record third HK$20 million Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m). The pair have garnered
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The John Moore-trained Above (NZ) (Tavistock) will be out to continue his good run of form at Happy Valley on Wednesday in the Class 3 Heather Handicap (2200m). With championship leading jockey Joao Moreira sidelined due to suspension, Moore will utilise the red-hot Chad Schofield and the pair will break
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New Zealand-bred star Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) is facing a strong challenge for Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year award this season and anything but a record third straight victory in the HK$20 million Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m) on Sunday could see the crown go