Sun sets on Moore’s storied Hong Kong career
The most successful trainer in Hong Kong history John Moore has officially ended his tenure in the city after 35 years, with the Sydney-bound handler striking out at Happy Valley last night. Moore, who has reached the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s mandatory retirement age of 70, won 1,735 Hong Kong races from when he took... Read More
Exceed excels in Hong Kong as Deep Field, Smart Missile impress
Exceed And Excel (Danehill) will tonight top the Hong Kong list of leading sires, both by earnings and by winners, when their season comes to a close at Happy Valley. Led by the exploits of the now-retired two-time Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Mr Stunning, Exceed And Excel has produced 17 individual winners,... Read More
Magic Millions sale delayed as Covid cluster causes problems
Queensland border clamp down forces auction house to make swift call The Magic Millions National Sale will be pushed back by a week after the Queensland government yesterday placed further restrictions on those allowed to cross that border that would have prevented a significant number of industry participants from attending the vital Gold Coast auction.... Read More
Flying Fasuba back on top
Irish import Fasuba (Power) racked up his ninth victory in Macau with a splendid win in Friday night’s Class 1 & 2 over 1050 metres on the sand. Fired out of the gates by five-pound claimer Eric Cheung, Fasuba quickly took command and led under a hold with Fortune Treasure (Shogo Nakano) hot on his... Read More
11 for Headwater
New winners Headwater – Vinery Stud’s Headwater (Exceed And Excel) sired his 11th winner when Stormborn (2 f ex Quick’s The Word by Shamardal) scored at start four at Pakenham on Friday. Stormborn, twice city-placed from her first three starts, started favourite and was ridden as though she was the best horse by Daniel Stackhouse.... Read More
German Derby victory a coup for New Zealand breeders
In Swoop’s Hamburg success celebrated on the other side of the world with half-sisters now based down under Leading international bloodstock agent Paul Moroney has struck gold once again. Moroney pioneered sourcing German bloodlines for New Zealand clients back in the 1980s and more than 30 years later his judgment of the European stock is... Read More