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Beat The Clock (Hinchinbrook) displayed the class that has made him a champion to complete back-to-back wins in the HK$10 million Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The ever-reliable bay’s narrow victory over Thanks Forever (Duporth) sealed a Group One double on the day for
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Beat The Clock(Hinchinbrook) will face select yet stiff competition when he attempts a second consecutive win in Sunday’s Gr.1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) but jockey Joao Moreira believes the John Size-trained speedster’s biggest threat could be a rival he knows all too well, stablemate Full Of
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Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) faces a pivotal test in Sunday’s Gr.1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin with not only the direction of future assignments but also his status as Hong Kong’s best miler in the balance. Trainer John Moore has his heart set on
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Highly Proactive (NZ) (Coats Choice) put up a rallying fightback to outpoint Shining Ace (Testa Rossa) in a thrilling finish to the Class 3 Chater Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Shining Ace had the 1.9 favourite on the ropes half-way down the home straight, but with
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Furore (NZ) (Pierro) returns to a mile in the Gr.1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday with trainer Frankie Lor hoping a short bout of sickness over the Christmas period will not have dulled the gelding’s big-race capability. “He had a temperature for a few days
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Richard Gibson is unperturbed by the outsider labels tagged to his stable stalwarts Rattan (NZ) (Savabeel) and Wishful Thinker (I Am Invincible) as they stride into Sunday’s two Group 1 features at Sha Tin Racecourse with eyes fixed on snagging a share of the lucrative prize fund. “They’re
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Wednesday’s (15 January) nine-race card at Happy Valley rounds out with a cracking finale as emerging talents Highly Proactive (NZ) (Coats Choice) and Snap Fit (NZ) (Nadeem) lock horns in the Class 3 Chater Handicap (1200m). Snap Fit won his first three starts, all at Happy Valley, before his
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Mr Stunning (Exceed and Excel) has a score to settle in Sunday’s (19 January) G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin and trainer Frankie Lor believes his top-class charge is in the right shape to prevail. The seven-year-old was denied a hat-trick of wins in the G1 LONGINES
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Many have been quick to label Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) a has-been after his disappointing finish to 2019 but Zac Purton is confident the reigning Horse of the Year can still have a big say at the top level after a promising trial at Sha Tin on Friday
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Sacred Capital (NZ) (O'Reilly) will line up at the Gr.3 January Cup (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The Macau-based galloper returns to the city having placed fourth to Southern Legend(Not A Single Doubt) in the Ladies’ Purse. Regular partner Peter Ho was in the
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Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’oro) made a big statement with an impressive win in the Gr.3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha tin on Wednesday. The exciting rising star dominated the New Year’s Day feature to cement his status as a chief protagonist for this season’
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Caspar Fownes has BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) ambitions for The Hulk (Spirit of Boom) who will attempt to prove his Classic Series credentials with a muscle-flexing display in the Class 2 Chai Wan Kok Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Thursday. “He’s here to get into the Four-Year-Old