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Ultra-smart sprinter-miler Mr Malek (NZ) (Swiss Ace) was finally stripped of the tag of the best horse not to have won a major race following his expected victory as the S$17 favourite in the S$150,000 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) on Saturday. Identified as big race material from Day
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club's Champion Awards Judging Panel has decided to present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) in recognition of his great contributions to Hong Kong racing. Twice Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year, Beauty Generation was crowned Hong Kong
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New Zealand-bred gelding Super Football (More Than Ready) scored his third victory in Hong Kong on Thursday when winning the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin. The Jimmy Ting-trained four-year-old settled midfield on the rail for jockey Matthew Poon before he was able dribble his
Mr Malek (NZ) (Swiss Ace) arrived at the stable under a bit of an injury cloud, but the talented galloper has since turned the corner, and could well be the one horse to thrust trainer Steven Burridge’s name back up in lights – and even towards clearer skies. Thanks to
Amazing Breeze (NZ) (He's Remarkable) was a living proof horses don’t need fancy pedigrees and prohibitive price tags to be a winner. The son of He’s Remarkable was bought for only NZ$6,000 out of Mapperley Stud's 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 3
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Hong Kong Jockeys’ Premiership leader Joao Moreira believes the best is yet to come from Savabeel’s exciting son Killer Bee (NZ). Moreira completed a hat-trick of wins aboard the Waikato Stud-bred and sold three-year-old when they bolted away with a Class Three handicap at Sha Tin on Sunday evening.
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Caspar Fownes capped a phenomenal show of strength with victories in the final two Group races of the Hong Kong season on Sunday. Bidding for a fourth premiership title Fownes picked up five victories on the 10-race card including both feature events, the Gr.3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) with
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Former New Zealand jockey Shafiq Rusof is set to make his return to raceday riding in Singapore next month. The Malaysian 34-year-old was on Friday among nine jockeys who were granted a six-month licence from July 1 to December 31, 2021 by the Singapore Turf Club. “I’m so happy
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New Zealand-bred horses brought up an early double at Happy Valley on Wednesday, winning the first two races on the card. Karis Teetan’s victory on the Caspar Fownes-trained Sky Gem (NZ) (Niagara) in the opener underlined his soaring confidence as the gelding blitzed his rivals with a two-length win
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Paul O’Sullivan attributed Fairy Floss’ (NZ) (Guillotine) victory in the Class 4 Ping Tin Handicap at Sha Tin on Sunday, the grey’s fourth success from his past six starts, to maturity and the genius of rider Joao Moreira, who brought up a double on the Guillotine gelding. “He’
After an encouraging first-up run from his new star stable transfer Mr Malek (NZ) (Swiss Ace), trainer Steven Burridge is hoping to see that form hold up this Saturday. Burridge has penciled in the Stewards’ Cup (1600m) on July 3 as the Swiss Ace four-year-old’s short-term target, with an
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Caspar Fownes is confident BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner Sky Darci has the quality and versatility to capitalise on favourable weight conditions to bolster the record of younger gallopers in the G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 May). Sky Darci will carry just