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
Le Metayer puts his faith in Siyouni once again
With plenty of Australian activity at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, buyers from the southern hemisphere made their presence felt during the first session of the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale yesterday with prominent agents Louis Le Metayer, Damon Gabbedy and William Johnson all securing mares on the first day of the Deauville sale. Astute Bloodstock’s... 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
Straight-shooting Casey team score breakthrough Group 1 win
Daly homebred takes out time-honoured Northerly Stakes Winning owner-breeder Waly Daly’s immediate thought after Dom To Shoot (Shooting To Win) came out on top in a thrilling three-way finish to yesterday’s Northerly Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m) at Ascot was of his late brother, trainer George. In an emotion-charged finish to the final Group 1 for... Read More