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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
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Hong Kong’s star four-year-old Golden Sixty (Medaglia D'Oro) heads 14 selected runners for the HK$20 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 22 March. The brilliant galloper, who was consigned by Riversley Park at the 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To
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Among Joao Moreira's eight chances at Happy Valley on Wednesday are the John Size-trained Dor Dor (NZ) (Shamexpress) and Moreira is hopeful he can continue his consistent form and nail a third win for the term at the city venue in the Class 4 Thomson Handicap (1650m). “Compared
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New Zealand-bred gelding Tangmere (NZ) (Frankel) ground home for Zac Purton in the Class 4 Ma Tau Kok Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The five-year-old rewarded a patient group of connections as he saluted for the first time since his arrival in Hong Kong nearly two years
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Chad Schofield starred with a treble on Sunday at Sha Tin and highlighted his haul with a masterful ride aboard Circuit Three (NZ) (Savabeel) in section two of the Class 3 Lai King Handicap (1400m). The rider had the Savabeel gelding in midfield on the fence upon turning for home
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Connections of dual Hong Kong Horse of the Year Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock) have opted to bypass a trip to Dubai next month in favour of a Japanese target. The New Zealand-bred galloper secured his eighth Group One success in last weekend’s Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup
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Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) continued his winning ways in Hong Kong on Sunday when taking out the HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin for trainer Francis Lui. Lui purchased the colt out of Riversley Park’s 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale
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Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) shrugged off a burden of worry following a health setback to win the HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin. And he did it despite his rider Vincent Ho’s view that he was not at his peak for this second