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Chris So’s season has been laboured but the Hong Kong handler saddled his fourth winner inside of three weeks when Foodie Princess (Sepoy) nailed his second course and distance success on the bounce in the Class 4 Tiu Keng Leng Handicap (1650m) at Sha Tin on Wednesday night. “It
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A different approach brought a familiar result as Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) returned to the winner’s arch with a tough victory in the Gr.1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Trainer John Moore’s “tweaks” saw Hong Kong’s champion battle
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Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) and Beat The Clock (Hinchinbrook) are set to lock horns for a third straight year in Sunday’s (16 February) Gr.1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin, in what again promises to be one of the clashes of the season. Beat
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Francis Lui-trained gelding Victory In Hand (NZ) (O'Reilly) will be one of three horses seeking a hat-trick at Happy Valley on Wednesday night in a cracking finale to the eight-contest card, the Class 3 Fo Tan Handicap (1200m), a race which also features the impressive first-up winner Californiadeepshot
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Francis Lui edged to the positive side of caution regarding Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D'Oro) chances of making the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m), after leading his Classic Mile winner home from exercise at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning. Word rattled around the racecourse during Saturday’s meeting
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Duke Wai (NZ) (Per Incanto) takes on Voyage Warrior (Declaration of War) and 10 others as he seeks a fifth win on the bounce when lining up in Hong Kong on Saturday. Paul O’Sullivan’s gelding has been a revelation this term, skyrocketing 28 points in the ratings. “He
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Lyle Hewitson has found a loyal ally in trainer David Ferraris and the pair teamed up with Methane (NZ) (Pierro) to land the night’s trophy race at Happy Valley, the Class 4 Craigengower Cricket Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1650m). Hewitson endured a long lean run before opening his Hong
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The road to the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) is shortening with the Four-Year-Old Classic Series already underway and the big race less than two months away, and on Sunday (2 February) the picture should become clearer with six Derby entrants looking to strengthen their credentials in the Class 2
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Joao Moreira completed a double when he delivered Cinquante Cinq (NZ) (Tavistock) through a sweet, cutting run to take the night’s silverware, the Class 3 Volunteers’ Challenge Cup Handicap (1650m) in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Benno Yung’s charge went off the 2.1 favourite but Moreira was last-but-one
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Amazing Star (NZ) (Darci Brahma) put in a dazzling performance to take the Class 2 Stubbs Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday and continue the fine form of trainer Jimmy Ting. The improving five-year-old destroyed his rivals; a fast break to lead, followed by a strong middle section, had
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Golden Sixty (Golden Sixty) burst into clear ground at the head of Hong Kong’s four-year-old pack with an impressive win in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on Monday, a result that bolstered trainer Francis Lui’s hand for the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m). Lui saddled two of
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New Zealand Bloodstock graduates went close to taking out the two feature races in Hong Kong on Sunday night. Former Hong Kong Horse of the Year Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock), a graduate of Highden Park’s 2014 yearling draft, went close to winning the Gr.1 Steward’s