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
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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
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Singapore’s reigning Horse of the Year Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) put his rivals to the sword when winning Saturday’s S$1 million Kranji Mile (1600m), setting a new track record in the process. The Daniel Meagher-trained five-year-old, who did his early education in New Zealand, posted a record
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Melbourne-based jockey Michael Dee has been rewarded for his exceptional season with a short-term contract to ride in Hong Kong. The Kiwi native has been granted a licence to ride in the Asian mecca from May 22 to July 9, both dates inclusive. Starting his career in New Zealand where
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced on Wednesday that trainers Jamie Richards and Pierre Ng will be allocated stables at Conghua Racecourse (Mainland China) in the latest implementation phase of its dual-site operation. Richards and Ng will start their dual-site training operations effective from 1 June, 2023 and will be
Trainer Stephen Gray gave Daniel Moor his first winner for his current Singapore contract when February (NZ) (Sacred Falls) landed his maiden over 1600m at Kranji on Saturday. “It wasn’t a strong race but he’s a lovely horse and he wants to stay now,” said the New Zealander,
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New Zealand-based syndicators Go Racing are delighted to have two horses entered for the iconic Royal Ascot race meeting in England in June. Exciting three-year-old colts Up and Under and Etna Rosso, who race in Go Racing’s familiar blue, white and red colours, are entered in the £250,000