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Nordic Dragon posts fifth win of the season as emerging talents surface at Happy Valley
Nordic Dragon (Starspangledbanner) crowned an excellent debut season – and took his prize money earnings beyond his purchase price of HK$7 million (approx. AU$1.3 million) – to headline a string of impressive performances at Happy Valley on yesterday evening with victory in the Class 2 Cricket Club Valley Stakes Handicap (1200m). Notching his fifth win... Read More
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California Spangle holds Golden Sixty at bay in Hong Kong Mile
It was a case of third time lucky for California Spangle (Starspangledbanner) at Sha Tin yesterday, as he sensationally denied Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) a record-equalling Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) hat-trick in front a raucous 42,624 crowd. Beaten by Golden Sixty in the 2022 Champions Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) and last month’s Jockey... Read More
Warrior enters world’s elite with stunning Cup success
They came to bow down to the old king and left saluting a powerful new prince of Hong Kong racing after Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) left a high-class global field trailing in his wake at Sha Tin yesterday, with a thunderous performance in the HK$34 million (approx. AU$6.4 million) Hong Kong Cup (Gr 1, 2000m). Hong... Read More
Firsts for Lane and Tezuka as Win Marilyn sweeps to Vase glory
While the red, black and white silks of Win Company have fared well in Hong Kong thanks to dual Sha Tin winner Win Bright (Stay Gold), it was a case of firsts all round for Damian Lane and Takahisa Tezuka when Win Marilyn (Screen Hero) passed the entire field to record an impressive debut Group... Read More
Wellington rises to the challenge with sparkling Sprint success
Wellington (All Too Hard) looks to have the racing world at his feet after the home-trained champion delivered a performance of real authority in the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Richard Gibson’s six-year-old has had an almost faultless 12 months since his unfortunate seventh-place run in this 1200-metre showpiece at... Read More
Purton limbers up for International Jockeys’ Championship with treble
Eager to build momentum after missing two meetings recently, Zac Purton reasserted his dominance over the Hong Kong jockey ranks ahead of the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with a treble at Sha Tin yesterday. Purton will chase a fourth IJC crown next week against a cluster of elite jockeys,... Read More