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Zac Purton is confident Tuchel’s (NZ) (Redwood) racing pattern and class will allow the rising star to enhance an already impressive record when the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) runner-up contests the Class 2 Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Saturday. With four wins
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Three New Zealanders have become the latest to be approved as international owners in Hong Kong, as part of a unique opportunity from the Hong Kong Jockey Club. New Zealand Bloodstock and Pencarrow Stud owner Sir Peter Vela has secured membership and a racing permit as has his daughter Petrea
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Racing in Singapore is set to be discontinued from October next year following a government decision to repurpose the 120 hectares of land in Kranji on which the Singapore Racecourse currently sits. It is a crushing blow to the hard-working participants, with the Singapore Turf Club to hold its final
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The Singapore Government announced on Sunday that about 120 hectares of land in Kranji on which the Singapore Racecourse sits, will be handed back to the Singapore Government in 2027 for redevelopment. Singapore Turf Club will close its facility by March 2027. The Singapore Turf Club will hold its final
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Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) might be given the chance to extend a phenomenal season in search of a ninth victory after matching Beauty Generation’s (NZ) (Road To Rock) record for the most wins in a single Hong Kong campaign with a dominant performance in the Gr.3 Sha Tin
Cancer survivor Mr Malek (NZ) (Swiss Ace) broke a long winless streak with a thrilling victory in the S$110,000 Kranji Sprint (1200m) in Singapore on Saturday. Remarkably, the six-year-old son of Swiss Ace was second-up after a neck cancer that required surgery. That happened after an underwhelming campaign
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Zac Purton concedes Lucky Sweynesse faces a significant challenge at Sha Tin on Sunday (4 June) when the champion sprinter tackles the G3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) attempting to match Beauty Generation’s record of eight victories in a season. Manfred Man’s star will contest his 10th race
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Cody Mo Wai-kit has been granted a trainer’s licence in Hong Kong ahead of the 2023-24 season. Mo joins Australian trainer Mark Newnham, whom the Jockey Club unveiled three months ago, as a newcomer to the Hong Kong training ranks next term, following a lengthy apprenticeship assisting a quartet
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New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale graduate San Andreas (Smart Missile) landed the biggest win of his career with an impressive come-from-behind performance in Sunday’s RM150,000 Equine Sanctuary Tunku Gold Cup (1200m) at Selangor. San Andreas was offered by Kilgravin Lodge at the 2018 Ready to Run
Visiting jockey Craig Grylls combined with fellow kiwis Donna Logan and Te Akau Racing to get a win on Te Akau Ben (NZ) (Tavistock) at his first ride back in Singapore on Saturday. The New Zealand hoop, who last rode in Singapore in 2018, flew over this time for his
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Michael Dee described his triumphant start at Happy Valley on Wednesday night as a dream as he joined a select band of jockeys to ride a winner at their first attempt in the city. In partnering the David Hayes-trained Starry Night to victory in the Class 5 Cornflower Handicap (1000m)
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Michael Dee will commence his short-term riding stint in Hong Kong with three mounts at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Starry Night, Lean Hero and Sight Hero are Dee’s first rides in the city – all for trainer David Hayes – and come fresh following his Group One success on Saturday