God’s Gift (NZ) (Haradasun) opened his account with a crushing win in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1600m at Kranji on Sunday. Among one of the early backmarkers after he was snagged back at the rear, the Haradasun three-year-old, who was sent out as the $16 second
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Duke Wai (NZ) (Per Incanto) takes on Voyage Warrior (Declaration of War) and 10 others as he seeks a fifth win on the bounce when lining up in Hong Kong on Saturday. Paul O’Sullivan’s gelding has been a revelation this term, skyrocketing 28 points in the ratings. “He
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Lyle Hewitson has found a loyal ally in trainer David Ferraris and the pair teamed up with Methane (NZ) (Pierro) to land the night’s trophy race at Happy Valley, the Class 4 Craigengower Cricket Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1650m). Hewitson endured a long lean run before opening his Hong
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Friday’s run in the S$85,000 Class 2 race over 1400m will give trainer Kuah Cheng Tee a handy guide whether Per Inpower (NZ) (Per Incanto) should be entered in the Silver Bowl (1400m) in three weeks’ time. The Silver Bowl is the first Leg of the revamped
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Last week’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale was the birthplace for a new association between Singapore-based New Zealand trainer Stephen Gray and prominent Perth syndicator Peter Morley of Belhus Racing Stables. Morley recently visited Gray’s training operation in Singapore and liked what he saw, deciding to extend
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The road to the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) is shortening with the Four-Year-Old Classic Series already underway and the big race less than two months away, and on Sunday (2 February) the picture should become clearer with six Derby entrants looking to strengthen their credentials in the Class 2
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Joao Moreira completed a double when he delivered Cinquante Cinq (NZ) (Tavistock) through a sweet, cutting run to take the night’s silverware, the Class 3 Volunteers’ Challenge Cup Handicap (1650m) in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Benno Yung’s charge went off the 2.1 favourite but Moreira was last-but-one
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Amazing Star (NZ) (Darci Brahma) put in a dazzling performance to take the Class 2 Stubbs Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday and continue the fine form of trainer Jimmy Ting. The improving five-year-old destroyed his rivals; a fast break to lead, followed by a strong middle section, had
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Golden Sixty (Golden Sixty) burst into clear ground at the head of Hong Kong’s four-year-old pack with an impressive win in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on Monday, a result that bolstered trainer Francis Lui’s hand for the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m). Lui saddled two of
Two races after a fairly cruisy win on Inherit, jockey Vlad Duric again didn’t have to dig too deep into his bag of tricks to steer odds-on favourite Mr Malek (NZ) (Swiss Ace) home in the $75,000 Windfall Stakes, a Novice race over 1200m. Once in the box-seat,
Biraz (NZ) (Per Incanto) has yet to score over seven furlongs but trainer Daniel Meagher does not think the trip will be a chink in his horse’s armour in Singapore's Fortune Bowl on Sunday. The Per Incanto seven-year-old’s pet trips are 1100m and 1200m, with his
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Patrick Moloney has just commenced his new long-term licence at Kranji and has yet to win a race, but he has already notched a major win for his own resume for 2020 – the plum ride on last year’s Singapore Gold Cup winner Mr Clint (NZ) (Power). After the Australian