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Romantic Warrior soars into rare company with brilliant QEII Cup triumph
Surging into history with another remarkable performance, Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) capped an unlikely ascent from obscurity to stardom for Danny Shum and Karis Teetan with a stunning QEII Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) victory at Sha Tin yesterday. Joining Werther (Tavistock) in 2016, Designs On Rome (Holy Roman Emperor) in 2014, Ambitious Dragon (Pins) in 2011... Read More
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Magic Man and Danny Shum dominate at Happy Valley ahead of Champions Day
Joao Moreira and Danny Shum laid down auspicious markers ahead of the gChampions Day meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday by posting trebles at Happy Valley last night. Regaining the lead in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship from Zac Purton with victories on Diamond Star (Sweet Orange), Blastoise (Ambidexter) and Packing Famous (Press Statement), Moreira... Read More
Zac Purton regains jockeys’ championship lead as Campione emerges for Tony Cruz
The rollercoaster tussle for the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship continued at Sha Tin yesterday when a treble propelled Zac Purton back into the lead as former Italian galloper Campione (Brazen Beau) continued an impressive emergence for Tony Cruz. Trailing Moreira by two wins before the meeting, Purton edged to a 104-103 buffer after success on... Read More
Purton posts sixth straight Hong Kong century with Happy Valley success
Zac Purton joined Joao Moreira as a 2021/22 centurion after reaching the 100-win milestone for the sixth successive Hong Kong season at Happy Valley last night, fanning hopes of a fifth jockeys’ championship. Three days after Moreira moved into triple figures, Purton reached the seasonal benchmark he routinely seeks with a signature ride aboard Richard... Read More
Moreira hits 100 wins to claim lead in Hong Kong jockeys’ championship
Accelerating a push for a fifth jockeys’ championship, Joao Moreira surged to a century of winners in a Hong Kong season for the seventh time with a double at Sha Tin yesterday, crowning the triple-figure milestone by also wresting the lead in the race to the 2021/22 title from arch-rival Zac Purton. Reaching three figures... Read More
Moreira posts 1200th Hong Kong winner in record time
Joao Moreira created racing history at Happy Valley last night, reaching the 1,200-win milestone in Hong Kong in record time while also over-taking Zac Purton in the battle for the 2021/22 jockeys’ championship after posting a double. On a defining night for Moreira, the 38-year-old Brazilian became only the third jockey to slot 1,200 wins... Read More