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Macau Jockey Club utilise enterprising scheme to boost riding ranks
After 18 months of the Covid pandemic the world is a vastly different place. The battle to contain the virus has seen complete lockdowns in most countries, along with mass vaccination programs, and permanent travel and entry bans in place around the world. Horseracing right around the globe has been severely impacted, with some racetracks... Read More
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Derby Glory for Mok’s Online Bargain
When bargain hunting owner Mr. Mok Shing Fung was perusing the May 2020 Inglis Online Sale Catalogue, a victory in the Macau Derby (Local Gr 1, 1800m) would have not been foremost in his mind. Mok settled on Lot 67, a three-year-old brown gelding named Olympic, by Medaglia d’Oro (El Prado) out of the Street... Read More
Lau shooting for fifth Derby, Smith aiming to go one better
Macau’s undisputed Derby king Joe Lau has his sights firmly set on a fifth Macau Derby (local Group 1, 1800m) with his rising star Snow Storm (Mossman), who has managed to gain a berth in Sunday’s race by virtue of his latest win in Class 3 company. Snow Storm, who only had his first race... Read More
Another win for Irish flyer Fasuba
Allen Tam’s Irish import Fasuba (Power) posted his 11th victory in Macau with another gutsy front-running performance in Friday night’s Class 1 & 2 (1st Division) (1510m) on the all-weather surface under French rider J B Hamel. Fasuba, while not big in stature, has a giant-sized heart, and refused to surrender to Sheng Li Superstar... Read More
Four-timer for Cheung, Lau waits on Derby call
Eric Cheung enjoyed his greatest day on the track with a sparkling four-timer at the Taipa racetrack on Saturday, taking him to 48 winners for the season. Cheung, who is in his first year as senior rider, was in brilliant form for the afternoon, opening his account in the first of the day, the Class... Read More
It’s Gold for Chin in the Guineas
Irish bred four-year-old City Gold (Outstrip) emerged as the Derby favorite after a sterling victory in Sunday’s Macau Guineas (Listed, 1500m), giving Stanley Chin his first local Group 1 victory as a trainer. Ridden by Masa Tanaka, City Gold travelled in a midfield position in the run before unleashing a powerful finishing burst over the... Read More