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The DBS x Manulife Million Challenge is seemingly at Grateful Heart’s mercy after a fourth win at Happy Valley as Joao Moreira rides a quartet
Happy Valley sprint specialist Grateful Heart (Written Tycoon) has built an almost impregnable buffer in the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge after a fourth victory at the city circuit propelled the Australian import to an imposing lead in the HK$1 million series. Perfectly ridden by Zac Purton, the Danny Shum-trained gelding posted his first victory... Read More
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Poon and Lui combine with Glorious Dragon to snare Centenary Vase Handicap
Glorious Dragon (Teofilo) avenged defeat in last year’s running of Sha Tin’s Centenary Vase Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) by denying Exultant (Teofilo) a third win in yesterday’s staying feature while at the same time delivering Matthew Poon one of the most important triumphs of his career. Beaten by Tony Cruz’s Exultant in the same race... Read More
Delightful Laos emerges as a Hong Kong Derby contender as Tony Cruz posts a treble
Tony Cruz will aim to add further lustre to his extraordinary Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) record after Delightful Laos (Baltic King) emerged as a potential Classic contender with victory in the Class 2 Chater Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley yesterday. Crowning a dominant night for Cruz, the Irish import will now be set for... Read More
Golden Sixty extends winning streak to 12 by claiming second career G1 scalp in the Stewards’ Cup
Not even a slipped saddle and muddling tempo were enough to halt Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D’Oro) winning streak as the Hong Kong superstar posted a dramatic 12th successive victory after scrambling to narrow triumph in yesterday’s Stewards’ Cup (Gr 1, 1600m) at Sha Tin. Undefeated since July 2019, Golden Sixty responded doggedly to Vincent Ho’s... Read More
Lui lays down a Happy Valley marker with a treble ahead of Golden Sixty’s Sha Tin return
Four days out from the much-anticipated return of Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D’Oro) attempt to post a 12th consecutive triumph, the champion galloper’s trainer Francis Lui continued an excellent season with a Happy Valley treble. Proving adept at opposite ends of the age and potential scale, Lui logged a trio with veteran Winston’s Lad (Churchill Downs),... Read More
Hamelin notches career-best five-timer as Dubai’s World Cup looms as possible target for Elusive State
Frenchman Antoine Hamelin banished the frustrations of a recent barren streak to produce the first quintet of his career to steal the show at Sha Tin yesterday as Elusive State (All American) left Tony Millard contemplating a high-stakes Middle East tilt. Hamelin erased the frustrations of a 51-ride losing streak with a stunning five-timer –... Read More