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Impressive sprinter Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) lodged a third consecutive win to maintain his unbeaten record with success in the first section of the Class 3 Sheung Hei Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. “It was a good effort,” jockey Zac Purton said. “He travelled a bit strong through
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The big guns appeared at Sha Tin’s barrier trial session on Tuesday morning with Golden Sixty (Medgalia d'Oro) dazzling in an opening heat for Vincent Ho and Francis Lui as preparations launched for next month’s FWD Champions Day. Looking to banish memories of consecutive defeats and
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The remarkable run of form of the progeny of young Windsor Park Stud stallion Turn Me Loose extended to Sha Tin on Sunday, where his three-year-old son Eternal Bloom (NZ) landed the opening event. The youngster took out the Class 4 Ping Hai Star Handicap (1200m) for trainer
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Blazing Kid (NZ) (Swiss Ace) overcame waywardness to easily secure his first win in the $20,000 Open Maiden race over 1200m on Saturday. Prior to the start, the field of 12 saw some newcomers getting restless, which included Kranji Jewel (First Samurai) who played up and threw off apprentice
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Bidding for a third BMW Hong Kong Derby, Caspar Fownes laid down a positive sighter for the HK$24 million Classic at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 March) as the reigning champion trainer edged closer to 1,000 Hong Kong wins with Kokushi Musou’s (NZ) (Bullbars) victory in the
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Caspar Fownes has never been one to shirk a challenge and this Sunday at Sha Tin the reigning champion trainer has armed himself with a powerful quartet from the stable, taking aim at both the Gr.1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) and Gr.1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee
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While he will be without his legion of adoring fans in the stands at Sha Tin, Golden Sixty (Medagli d'Oro) – “The Pride of Hong Kong” – is primed to bounce back from a rare defeat last month in Sunday’s (20 February) HK$12 million G1 Citi Hong Kong
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On a day that generally favoured well-backed runners, Manoel Nunes got two of them home on Sunday – favourites Sky Eye (NZ) (Per Incanto) and Fireworks (NZ) (Ekraar). The Brazilian ace proved again he seldom fluffs his lines when entrusted with a top fancy, giving both Sky Eye and Fireworks
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After suffering a rare defeat – his first since July, 2019 – Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) will aim to recapture his winning thread in Sunday week’s Gr.1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) after pleasing both jockey Vincent Ho and trainer Francis Lui in a trial at Sha
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New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Cheerful Days’ (Smart Missile) emergence as one of Hong Kong’s most consistent performers elevated sharply at Sha Tin on Thursday when the under-rated gelding provided Francis Lui and Alexis Badel with a Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) triumph. Stereotyped as a
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New Zealand-bred five-year-old Zebrowski (NZ) (Savabeel) ran out a gutsy winner of the Gr.3 Centenary Vase (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday to make it back-to-back Group Three victories for the Caspar Fownes trained gelding. The son of Savabeel looked to be in trouble
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South Australian trainer Will Clarken will have dual representation at his first international foray when He's A Balter (Spirit of Boom) and Parsifal (NZ) (Darci Brahma) run at Meydan on Saturday morning, New Zealand time. Both gallopers have been entrusted to the care of Caitlin Jones who will