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New Zealand-bred galloper Juneau Park (NZ) (Ocean Park) made it back-to-back wins when victorious in the Class 4 So Uk Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. It was the John Size-trained four-year-old’s fifth start in Hong Kong and jockey Joao Moreira was suitably pleased with the effort under
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Joao Moreira has become the fourth jockey to rack up 900 winners in Hong Kong. Moreira rode five winners at Sha Tin on Sunday with racing continuing in the Asian centre throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting went ahead after the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) received a late exemption
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It’s taken 52 race meetings but a Zac Purton double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (25 March) meant the champion jockey poked his nose into the lead in the title race for the first time since late September. The Australian ace arrived at the city-side venue one win
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Leading racing commentator Mark McNamara has handled the transition to one of the world’s most watched racing jurisdictions with aplomb. The Australian racecaller, who until August of last year spent more than a decade plying his trade in New Zealand, recently made the move to Hong Kong, where racing
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Matamata trainer Graham Richardson can take great heart from knowing he played a key role in the success of Hong Kong superstar Golden Sixty, who turned in a remarkable performance to win Sunday’s HK$20 million Hong Kong Derby (2000m), his tenth win in 11 starts. The Medaglia D’
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Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) triumphed in an epic HK$20 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin to complete a brilliant whitewash of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series. The victory was a first in the race for jockey Vincent Ho, who ended a run of outs for ‘homegrown’
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Ex-pat New Zealand trainer Paul O’Sullivan said there is no place he feels safer than Hong Kong right now and he has been impressed with the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s handling of Covid-19 protocols. “The Hong Kong Jockey Club really has taken measures which are stronger than the
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Amazing Star (NZ) (Darci Brahma) put a mishap in the gates behind him last month with an impressive win in Wednesday's Class 2 Begonia Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley, securing Hong Kong’s champion jockey Zac Purton a double and his sixth win from the last two race
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Jimmy Ting is hoping Amazing Star (NZ) (Darci Brahma) can put a mishap in the gates behind him when he takes his place in the Class 2 Begonia Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. “The horses form is good, he’s still fit and he looked very good in
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It’s 10 years since Caspar Fownes beamed in the afterglow of Super Satin’s (NZ) (Danehill Dancer) moment of BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) glory and on Sunday the handler will look to another talented Kiwi to end his decade-long wait for a follow-up. Columbus County (NZ) (Redwood) will
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Vincent Ho put BMW Hong Kong Derby standout Golden Sixty (Medaglia D'Oro) through a gallop at Sha Tin on Friday. Golden Sixty satisfied Ho and trainer Francis Lui with a routine gallop on the all-weather track this morning as he prepares for the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m)
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Former top New Zealand juvenile and Hong Kong sprinter-miler Egyptian Ra has passed away. Trained by Kenny Rae, Egyptian Ra placed in all five of his starts as a two-year-old in New Zealand, including three Group races, before he was sold to Hong Kong interests. “He was placed in all