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Fabre works his magic with Junko in Vase
Having saddled Flintshire (Dansili) to land the Hong Kong Vase (Gr 1, 2400m) back in 2014, his last success at the meeting, legendary French trainer Andre Fabre was again celebrating in the winner’s enclosure at the HKIR as Junko (Intello) produced a stellar performance to secure the 2400-metre Group 1 yesterday. A homebred for Wertheimer... Read More
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Romantic Warrior toughs it out in Hong Kong Cup
James McDonald labelled yesterday’s Hong Kong Cup hero Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) as the ‘toughest horse I have ever sat on’, as the Danny Shum-trained son of Acclamation (Royal Applause) backed up his last-start Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) victory with yet another gutsy success. Jumping from barrier seven, Romantic Warrior settled in midfield behind leader... Read More
Lucky Sweynesse lights up Sha Tin with rousing Hong Kong Sprint success
Atonement was the word Zac Purton used in a press conference earlier this week to describe the goal for Lucky Sweynesse (Sweynesse) in this year’s Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m), and the pair proved all class to land the 1200-metre dash and banish any bad memories from last year’s renewal. Having been all the... Read More
SUBLIME SIXTY
Local hero Vincent Ho capped off an unforgettable week with a dream success aboard Hong Kong legend Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) in yesterday’s Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) at the Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) meeting at Sha Tin. In a performance for the ages, Hong Kong’s reigning champion racehorse defied not only a... Read More
Desert Lightning triumphs in take two of TAB Classic
In a race thrown into disarray by a false start, quality four-year-old Desert Lightning (Pride Of Dubai) stood tall and claimed his first elite-level victory in yesterday’s TAB Classic (Gr 1, 1600m) at Trentham. The enduring story out of the $400,000 weight-for-age feature will be the auxiliary gates failing to open and the horses with... Read More
Pateman out to find his Group 1 Mojo
Western Australia’s premier sire Playing God (Blackfriars) has been an asset to the majority of Perth’s trainers and the emerging stable of Mitch Pateman is no exception. Jockey-turned-trainer Pateman will saddle up Mojo Rhythm, a five-year-old son of the Darling View stallion, in today’s Northerly Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m), the last of WA’s three Group... Read More