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Lim’s Kosciuszko rises from the unwanted to the heroic with Derby victory
Lim’s Kosciuszko (4 g Kermadec – Jacquetta by Keeper) achieved on Sunday what Tempest Morn (Thunder Gulch), Strasbourg (Umatilla), Braeloch (Prized), Tuesday Joy (Carnegie) and Deep Pockets (Lucky Owners) could not as comeback jockey Danny Beasley conquered a personal summit in taking his first ever Derby, producing a gem of a ride to land the... Read More
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Grenville savour ‘proud’ HKIS result with record-breaking Deep Field colt
Tasmanian nursery Grenville Stud celebrated a new milestone last weekend when one of its graduates led the way as the sales topper at the 2022 Hong Kong International Sale at Sha Tin. The two-year-old gelding, by record-breaking sire Deep Field (Northern Meteor) out of former Darley mare Bousquet (More Than Ready), entered the makeshift... Read More
Rounsefell has high hopes for HKIS graduates
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s new bloodstock regime in the southern hemisphere will be set for another litmus test on Saturday when the majority of its first yearling purchases in Australia and New Zealand go under the hammer at the Hong Kong International Sale. Craig Rounsefell of Boomer Bloodstock was appointed as the HKJC’s southern... Read More
Ryan celebrates back-to-back Singapore stakes wins
Relentless by name, relentless by nature. That term could fittingly apply both to Blake Ryan and a pair of his graduates, Relentless (Hallowed Crown) and Golden Monkey (Star Turn), after the duo gave the renowned horseman his first Group winners in Singapore Even with Singapore’s restricted nature ensuring that the Stewards’ Cup (Listed, 1600m), a... Read More
Hong Kong reaps benefit of booming WA breeding industry
Mid-June has been a prosperous time on the world stage for the Western Australian racing and breeding industries in the past and that continued on Sunday at Sha Tin, led by Premier Cup (Gr 3, 1400m) winner Beauty Joy (Sebring). It may not have been the Royal Ascot wins of Miss Andretti (Ihtiram) and... Read More
Deep Field joins Hong Kong’s elite stallions with prize-money haul
Deep Field is poised to add another record to his burgeoning resume in the coming weeks – and possibly as early as this weekend – with the rising 12-year-old set to challenge for the highest earnings recorded by a stallion in a single Hong Kong season. The Newgate Farm star, whose sons have earned $51,666,620... Read More