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New Zealand bred Red Ocean (NZ) (Ocean Park) proved that his recent strong trial was no fluke after he sprang a big upset on the Polytrack in the Class 2 1100m race at Kranji on Sunday. A four-time winner on the turf, the five-year-old son of Ocean
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A victory for Duke Wai (NZ) (Per Incanto) in Hong Kong on Sunday has trainer Pierre Ng hoping a invitation to the Gr.1 Al Quoz Sprint on 25 March in Dubai could be a possibility. “If we get an invitation from Dubai, we'll go to Dubai. I
Sabah Star (NZ) (Pins) made up for his luckless second last start after he motored home strongly to score in a Class 3 1400 race at Kranji on Saturday. The six-year-old son of Pins, who last won in a Class 3 race in April last year, ran second
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Champion galloper Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) overhauled Romantic Warrior in a gripping duel in the HK$12 million Gr.1 Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Jockey Vincent Ho stalked the pace aboard Golden Sixty before stoking Hong Kong’s champion up at the
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Luke Currie is expecting an improved effort from Sweet Encounter (NZ) when the Toronado gelding lines up in Sunday’s HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m). Slow away at the start before fading to a dead-heat eighth in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at the end
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A tilt at Hong Kong’s most coveted prize is on the agenda for Atullibigeal after his victory in the Class 3 TVB Midlife, Sing & Shine Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Stepping up to a mile for the second time in his career, Atullibigeal raised the bar
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Crowning a perfect week for veteran trainer Manfred Man, rising star Lucky Sweynesse’s (NZ) (Sweynesse) redemptive victory in the HK$12 million Gr.1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday also provided Novara Park stallion Sweynesse with his first Group 1 winner. Devastated for Man after
Top galloper Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) passed his first test on the Polytrack with flying colours after he put his rivals to the sword in the Listed Merlion Trophy over 1200m at Kranji on Saturday. It was a remarkable effort given that the five-year-old son of Kermadec won
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Manfred Man is optimistic Lucky Sweynesse can secure G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday (5 February) to further erase memories of the star speedster’s frustrating G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) experience. Sent off a short-priced favourite in the LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint
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Excellent Peers (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) will be chanced with snaring first position in this season’s DBS x Manulife Million Challenge when he contests the first section of Wednesday’s Class 3 Tin Lok Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley. The DBS x Manulife Million Challenge will conclude next Wednesday night
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Underlining enduring greatness with a towering performance to claim victory in a blockbuster Gr.1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) could be bound for the international stage as Francis Lui and Vincent Ho plot future conquests for Hong Kong’s champion.
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Jamie Richards has three wins from the last three race meetings and this Wednesday (18 January) at Happy Valley the newcomer among Hong Kong’s training ranks is looking to kick on with his stable’s recent run of form. “It’s good to get a bit of momentum up