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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
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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