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The Gr.1 King’s Stand Stakes (1000m) on the opening day of Royal Ascot was billed as a match-race between star Australian sprinter Nature Strip (Nicconi) and American speedster Golden Pal (Uncle Mo). But it turned into a one-act affair the minute the US raider fluffed his lines from
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Caspar Fownes is looking for a fourth consecutive win in Sunday’s HK$3.7 million Gr.3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) when Columbus County (NZ) (Redwood) takes his place in the traditional end-of-season showdown for middle-distance gallopers at Sha Tin. A two-time winner in Hong Kong, the Redwood gelding
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Trainer Peter Ho was not surprised when Dashing Triumph (NZ) (El Roca) defied market expectations to win the Tung Wan Shan Plate (1000m) for Griffins at Sha Tin on Sunday under Dylan Mo despite the El Roca gelding starting at 27-1 on the basis of a modest trial last month.
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Debutant Major King (NZ) (Per Incanto) surged past Star Victory (Vancouver) to score a gutsy win in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1200m at Kranji on Saturday. The three-year-old son of Per Incanto came to Singapore on the back of a win in a barrier trial in New
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Soulmate (NZ) (Nicconi) capped a season crammed with improvement and success with dramatic victory in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night to justify Ricky Yiu’s faith in the talented former Kiwi galloper. Soulmate has strung together four wins this term – two at Happy
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Twelve-time Royal Ascot winner Wesley Ward returns to the June 14-18 meeting where the American trainer will be represented by headline acts Golden Pal (Uncle Mo) in the Gr.1 King’s Stand Stakes (1000m) and Campanelle (Kodiac) in the Gr.1 Platinum Jubilee (1200m). But in addition to the
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Kiwi-bred galloper Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) completed his latest rise in grade with aplomb, winning the Class 2 Beas River Handicap (1400m) for Manfred Man and Matthew Poon to pocket a High Achievement Bonus of HK$1 million in addition to the HK$1.368 million winners’ purse for his
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Setbacks have impeded Lucky Patch’s (NZ) (El Roca) ascent this season but trainer Francis Lui believes the speedster can take a step towards reaffirming himself as one of Hong Kong’s premier sprinters in Sunday’s HK$3.7 million Gr.3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m). “He seems
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Frankie Lor is expecting much the same from Reliable Team (NZ) (Reliable Man) in Sunday’s HK$12 million Gr.1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin but admits he won’t be afraid to see things change up if the go-forward grey doesn’t get
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Teaming with John Size in the absence of Joao Moreira, Alexis Badel is confident Running Glory (NZ) (Kermadec) can continue an impressive debut season in the Class 2 Alnwick Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday with a fifth victory in six starts. Badel replaces championship-leading Moreira, who is serving
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Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) will attempt to cap a stunning first season in Hong Kong when he lines up in the second section of the Class 3 Kam Tin River Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Unbeaten across his first three outings in the Far East, Manfred Man’
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New Zealand-bred gelding Sakewin (NZ) (Burgundy) extended his unbeaten streak in Hong Kong to two at Sha Tin on Sunday when winning the Game Spirit Handicap (1200m). The son of Burgundy was pushed forward from the gates by jockey Joao Moreira to take an early lead where he was able