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Frankie Lor is keeping the faith in Winning Dreamer’s (NZ) (Deep Field) ability to rediscover his winning groove as he prepares the gifted sprinter for Sunday’s traditional season-opening feature, the HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin in Hong Kong. “He looks like he has more
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Maximilian’s (NZ) (Highly Recommended) win in the $30,000 Class 5 Division 2 (Polytrack 1600m) on Sunday might not have got scribes rushing to their notebooks, but it still sealed two mini milestones of sorts. Racing formerly as Clarton Star, the Highly Recommended six-year-old propelled three-time Singapore champion trainer
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Kranji newcomers Dinar (NZ) (Dalghar) and Hamama (Shackleford) kept up the good head of steam that began with newcomer Qaidoom (Noble Mission) for the new Al Rashid Stable and Mark Walker team last Sunday. A debutant as well, Qaidoom was the first of a new batch of seven horses to
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The Racing Committee of The Hong Kong Jockey Club has approved reductions to the minimum Hong Kong ratings for all categories of Private Purchase (PP) permits with immediate effect. New Minimum Ratings for all PPs The new Hong Kong minimum ratings have been reduced by five points. A Normal PP
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The Ed Bethell-trained newcomer Exminster became the fifth first-crop winner from 28 runners by Haunui Farm shuttler Ribchester when winning over 1400m at Redcar on Sunday. Ridden by PJ McDonald, he tracked the leaders, was ridden over a furlong from home and went on to win by half a length
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A memorial service for Hall of Fame trainer Laurie Laxon, who passed away late last week at his Whitianga home, will be held at a yet to be scheduled date. The decision by Laxon’s family will enable many who could not be immediately present to come together and remember
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Expat New Zealand trainer Paul O’Sullivan was in a positive frame of mind after Hong Kong’s 2020-21 racing season drew to a close on Wednesday night. Now a veteran of almost two decades among Hong Kong’s training ranks, O’Sullivan was more than satisfied with his stable’
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Hall of Fame trainer Laurie Laxon, whose list of achievements included a Melbourne Cup victory and multiple Singapore training premierships, has passed away. Laxon had lived in retirement in the Coromandel seaside town of Whitianga since returning from Singapore in 2017, the year after his induction to the New Zealand
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Tony Millard will be represented by four entries in Wednesday's final fixture of the 2020/21 racing season in Hong Kong, including Sparkling Dragon (NZ) (O'Reilly) in the Class 2 Sports Road Handicap (1200m). Millard has been pleased with Sparkling Dragon as he eyes back-to-back wins
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Francis Lui’s Lucky Patch (NZ) (El Roca) proved too superior for his rivals in the Class 1 Hong Kong Racehorse Owners Association Trophy Handicap (1200m). The El Roca gelding clocked 1m 07.61s to lower Sacred Kingdom’s Class 1 mark of 1m 07.80s set in 2007. Lui
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Tim Fitzsimmons is hoping that honest mare Gold City (NZ) (Sufficient) can bounce back to her winning ways in Singapore this Saturday. The Sufficient seven-year-old may have had only two runs for Fitzsimmons, but he would still have a fair idea how to get the best out of her. He
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The decision to steer Savvy Command (NZ) (Savabeel) towards Stewards’ Cup day’s easier Class 3 mile race has in a funny roundabout way open up doors towards a Singapore Derby (1800m) path. The Stewards’ Cup (1600m) and Singapore Derby are the balance of four-year-old feature races still up for