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Golden Sixty awaits as Sky Darci enhances the Hong Kong Derby form
Caspar Fownes is looking ahead to a big-race campaign for Sky Darci (Darci Brahma) next season when his talented four-year-old will have the chance to take on Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) in what would be a desirable clash between the last two Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) winners, possibly in December’s Hong Kong Mile (Gr... Read More
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Snow Storm is on the Derby road while Macau racing seeks direction
Macau’s triple crown races are on the horizon and trainer Joe Lau is hopeful that his promising four-year-old Snow Storm (Mossman) will make the strides necessary to give his stable a shot at a third win on the bounce in the Macau Derby (Listed, 1800m) at Taipa in late July, an achievement that would at... Read More
Lack of transparency in Callan u-turn calls into question HKJC’s disciplinary process
Neil Callan received an outpouring of support and congratulations on social media after his successful appeal last week against a hefty three-month suspension that would have left him iced on the sidelines until the end of the Hong Kong season on July 14. The Irishman walked out of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s (HKJC) Happy... Read More
Champions Day representation enhances Deep Field’s growing reputation
Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) should shrug aside all-too-familiar rivals in the Champions Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, when a handful of raiders from Japan are expected to be too strong for the home defences in the other two Champions Day features: Daring Tact (Epiphaneia), Loves Only You (Deep Impact), Kiseki (Rulership)... Read More
Mile options next for Gran Alegria but ten furlongs is still on the table
Gran Alegria (Deep Impact) will revert to a mile for her next start, after the head-to-head with Triple Crown-winning colt Contrail (Deep Impact) failed to occur in Sunday’s wet-track running of the Osaka Hai (Gr 1, 2000m), but jockey Christophe Lemaire has not written off another attempt at ten furlongs for the remarkable mare. “A... Read More
After Dubai all eyes are on the Osaka Hai
Forget Dubai – at least for a moment – the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (Gr 1, 1200m) at Chukyo was last weekend’s standout race. Danon Smash (Lord Kanaloa) edged the crack filly Resistencia (Daiwa Major) in Japan’s springtime sprint showpiece, with top-class miler Indy Champ (Stay Gold) enjoying his new beat in third. As the trio flashed... Read More