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Old 01-14-2008, 11:17 AM
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verrrrrrry slowly, the time difference between hong kong and nyc?
I think they're 13 hours ahead of NY.....
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Old 01-14-2008, 11:40 PM
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i got about 4 days to find out...hopefully that will be enuf time...i'm pretty sure we can bet these at the otb now
Cool!

* * *

Feel better, Leader.

Gelded..... Bejeweled (Dejeweled?)

We passed the vets exam.....

Master Power
Tiger Prawn, and...
Regency Horse!

Take THAT, Tony Cruz.....

HKJC not only arranged a race for Super Kid but a new one this year... in honor of Russian Pearl.

Beautiful little boy ("the engine of a Lamborghini in the body of a mini-Cooper"... one of Tony's better lines).

Russian Pearl for those who don't know was Bullish Luck's stable mate, travel companion, workout partner and friend.

Won the Stewards' Cup (beat a fantastic field)...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2006&raceno=08

... and other races including the HSBC premiere Cup two years in a row and a great 2nd to Vengeance of Rain in the HK Derby.

4th in the Champions Mile, 4th in the HK Cup (VOR, Pride, Maraahel)... he ended his career with a 119 rating... near the top of the top 50 which he was always in (if not the top 10 or 15).

Went to Dubai with BL where he placed a disappointing 9th, raced in NZ before HK.

http://www.hkjc.com/english/pp_formsheet/fse_E019.pdf

This poor horse suffered injury after injury but Cruz ran him into the ground.

(Fight if you want, No Chance. He DID).

Anyway, nice to see a race named for him.
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Old 01-15-2008, 07:33 AM
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Cool!

* * *

Feel better, Leader.

Gelded..... Bejeweled (Dejeweled?)

We passed the vets exam.....

Master Power
Tiger Prawn, and...
Regency Horse!

Take THAT, Tony Cruz.....

HKJC not only arranged a race for Super Kid but a new one this year... in honor of Russian Pearl.

Beautiful little boy ("the engine of a Lamborghini in the body of a mini-Cooper"... one of Tony's better lines).

Russian Pearl for those who don't know was Bullish Luck's stable mate, travel companion, workout partner and friend.

Won the Stewards' Cup (beat a fantastic field)...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2006&raceno=08

... and other races including the HSBC premiere Cup two years in a row and a great 2nd to Vengeance of Rain in the HK Derby.

4th in the Champions Mile, 4th in the HK Cup (VOR, Pride, Maraahel)... he ended his career with a 119 rating... near the top of the top 50 which he was always in (if not the top 10 or 15).

Went to Dubai with BL where he placed a disappointing 9th, raced in NZ before HK.

http://www.hkjc.com/english/pp_formsheet/fse_E019.pdf

This poor horse suffered injury after injury but Cruz ran him into the ground.

(Fight if you want, No Chance. He DID).


Anyway, nice to see a race named for him.
Why do you keep bringing it up for? I don't really care what you think. The argument is a no brainer, so much so it's funny.

I'm glad they have made a race in the name of that boy.
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Old 01-15-2008, 10:31 AM
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Why do you keep bringing it up for? I don't really care what you think. The argument is a no brainer, so much so it's funny.

I'm glad they have made a race in the name of that boy.
Well at least we agree on that.
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Old 01-20-2008, 12:45 PM
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Found the lowest rated horse I've ever seen..... Straight Victory (good luck on Wednesday, hope you draw in). Rated 12.

We were gelded!

Supreme Commander
Winning First

We passed our Vet exam!

Wonderful Blessing
Northern Hero

We just got here from New Zealand!

Let's Rule
Vakero
Mi Reilly
Kildare
Plan Ex
Coastal Cowboy
Berio
Emporium

Hello Pretty watch..... finally had gallops the last two days

Bullish Luck watch..... trotting, a couple of gallops with Super Genki (Tse and Chui up).
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is a cool name...gotta get me onea those eggs one day (translation...fabrege)
Ooooh, I want one!
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Old 01-23-2008, 11:18 AM
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Silly Boy permitted to withdraw from Sha Tin meeting on Sunday

23 January 2008

As no rider is available to ride SILLY BOY at either its correct weight or an allowable weight in the Porsche Handicap to be run at Sha Tin next Sunday 27 January 2008, the Stewards have acceded to a request from Mr A T Millard, the horse's trainer, that permission be given to withdraw the horse prior to declarations.

Famagusta wins today...
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=4&venue=HV

... and Wait For Me wins!
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=6&venue=HV

Crowned Gem and Pretty Trio retired.
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Old 01-30-2008, 12:16 AM
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Newly gelded.....

Lotus and Maple

* * *

We got names!

Sam Magee is now Epic Pwnage and Hitman is Gunner Mac (both with Ferraris)

Craggy Cat is Willing Storm (Moore)

Copywriter is Kings Falcon (with Moore too)

Dubai Time is Yue Lu Treasure (Hall)

and the one that almost made me cry.....

City of Tribes is Windicator Returns and is with Leung.


http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...tor#post138115

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Other new kids on the block.....

Giant Blizzard
Breaking Point
Touch More
Fast Go

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The new Top 50.....


130 SACRED KINGDOM G268 P F Yiu
129 VIVA PATACA G096 J Moore
128 ARMADA E246 J Size
128 VENGEANCE OF RAIN D142 D E Ferraris
127 GOOD BA BA E201 A Schutz
126 ABSOLUTE CHAMPION E060 D J Hall
123 DOWN TOWN G054 C H Yip
123 FLORAL PEGASUS G011 A S Cruz
123 HELLO PRETTY E210 A S Cruz
120 JOYFUL WINNER E045 J Moore
119 SCINTILLATION C228 C S Shum
118 BULLISH LUCK C155 A S Cruz
118 GREEN TREASURE D225 C Fownes
118 SUNNY POWER G203 K W Lui
118 VITAL KING G222 P O'Sullivan
117 ABLE ONE G108 J Moore
117 EGYPTIAN RA E002 D J Hall
116 SIR ERNESTO G051 D Cruz
115 MEDIC POWER G303 P O'Sullivan
114 RIVER JORDAN G194 J Moore
114 VIVA MACAU H110 J Moore
113 ABLE PRINCE C348 J Moore
113 ROYAL PRINCE H072 A S Cruz
112 POCKET MONEY E253 J Size
111 DANACOURT E228 J Moore
111 FRIENDLY GAINS G300 K L Man
111 GOLD STRIKER D365 J Size
111 PACKING WINNER E334 L Ho
110 PLANET RULER B359 A Lee
108 GREEN BIRDIE H245 C Fownes
107 HAWKES BAY G064 D J Hall
106 FLAMING LAMBORGINI E146 C S Shum
106 REGENCY HORSE E229 D E Ferraris
106 TIBER D155 J Moore
105 EXCELLENT BOY E238 C Fownes
105 MY CHOICE C283 D J Hall
105 NEVER LOOK BACK J043 P O'Sullivan
105 PLASTIC POLYMER H034 J Size
105 SANZIRO E208 C Fownes
105 SUNNY KING H105 J Moore
105 SURVEY SURVEY H070 A S Cruz
105 SYLLABUS D388 D E Ferraris
104 HELENE BRILLIANT H174 A S Cruz
104 NOBLE CONQUEROR G169 C Fownes
103 CHAMPIONS GALLERY H104 A Schutz
103 KING ENCOSTA G247 A S Cruz
102 FAMOUS DANCER D353 J Moore
102 HELENE MASCOT J164 A S Cruz
102 NATURAL BLITZ E227 D Cruz
102 ROYAL PRIDE J119 C Fownes
101 FIFTY FIFTY D131 C Fownes
101 YELLOW DIAMOND D246 Y O Wong
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The green and black silks in the winners circle once again.....

Another Witness.... Eye Witness

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20080131.asp
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Old 02-01-2008, 06:48 AM
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We passed our vet exams!!!

COUNTRY MUSIC

GREEN TREASURE

JOYFUL WINNER

INSPIRATION

PERFECT TREASURE

WISE LOVER

CARE FREE MIDAS

KING OF FISH

VICTORY TREASURE

SCINTILLATION

FIRM OFFER

FUJI SUNRISE

SPLENDID SAILS

RAINBOW OASIS




The naughty list.....

MASTER CRISTO - Race 8 (369) 2 February 2008 Sha Tin Race Meeting

31 January 2008

In accordance with usual practice, all horses declared to run at the Sha Tin race meeting to be held this Saturday, 2 February 2008, were required to be weighed this afternoon. MASTER CRISTO, a declared runner in Race 8, The Hong Kong University Alumni Association Challenge Cup, was very fractious when presented at the scale to be weighed. Despite spending considerable time and effort on MASTER CRISTO, the horse was not able to be weighed. In the circumstances the Stewards have given permission for MASTER CRISTO to be exempted from pre-race weighing on this occasion. Mr T K Ng, trainer of MASTER CRISTO, which also proved difficult to weigh prior to its only previous race in Hong Kong, will be told to take measures to improve the horse's behaviour at the scale.


CLASSIC HORSE - Race 1 (362) 2 February 2008 Sha Tin Race Meeting

1 February 2008

This morning during track work CLASSIC HORSE, a declared runner in Race 1, the Hatton Handicap, to be run at Sha Tin tomorrow, dislodged its rider and completed four laps of the small All Weather Track before being recaptured. Subsequently CLASSIC HORSE was examined by the Head of Veterinary Regulation & International Liaison, Dr B D Stewart, at the stables of Trainer T W Leung. Dr Stewart said in his opinion CLASSIC HORSE was suitable to race tomorrow. Mr Leung advised the Stewards he did not believe CLASSIC HORSE was displaying any adverse effects following this morning's incident.

CLASSIC HORSE will again be examined by the Head of Veterinary Regulation & International Liaison tomorrow morning.

* * *


Horses cleared to ship in from Australia!

* * *

New kids on the block.....

Sauze D'Oulx and Another Express

* * *

Horses across HK.....
http://special.hkjc.com/promo/en/200...city_index.asp

* * *


Retired..... Lucky man and Ambition

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Pre-entries.....

09/02/2008 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 41 Course : "A" Course
Race Name : THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP) Distance : 1400m
Race Class : 1 Sec./Div. No : 1
Rating Range : 120-095

JOYFUL WINNER (E045)
J Moore 133 - 120 -1 3
GREEN TREASURE (D225)
C Fownes 131 - 118 0 1
RIVER JORDAN (G194)
J Moore 127 - 114 0 1
ROYAL PRINCE (H072)
A S Cruz 126 - 113 0 1
DANACOURT (E228)
J Moore 124 - 111 -1 2
REGENCY HORSE (E229)
D E Ferraris 119 - 106 -2 2
SURVEY SURVEY (H070)
A S Cruz 118 - 105 -1 2
SILVER SUN (E126)
C H Yip 113 - 100 0 1
FIRM OFFER (E008)
D E Ferraris 111 - 98 5 1
SUPER TRAVELLER (H275)
A Schutz 109 - 96 7 1
FULL OF JOY (G293)
A Lee 108 - 95 5 1
TCHAIKOVSKY (E030)
D J Hall 108 - 95 0 1
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Old 02-04-2008, 09:39 PM
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Tuesday barrier trials.....

WELCOME BACK, HELLO PRETTY!!!

(Wins batch 2)...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp

* * *

Feel better, Singing Dinners and Winning Pal.

* * *
Retired.....

Super Winfield, Shining Day, Lucky Man

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Race 8 - THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP)
Saturday, February 09, 2008, Sha Tin, 16:05
Turf ,"A" Course ,1400m

Prize Money: $1,600,000.00, Rating: 120-95, Race Class: 1

Horse No. Colour Horse Wt. Trainer Horse Wt. (Declaration) Rtg. Jockey Draw Brand No. Gear Rtg.+/- Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
1 JOYFUL WINNER 133 J Moore 120 C Soumillon 1 E045 TT -1 -
2 GREEN TREASURE 131 C Fownes 118 C K Tong (-5) 8 D225 XB/TT 0 -
3 RIVER JORDAN 127 J Moore 114 D Beadman 6 G194 TT 0 -
4 ROYAL PRINCE 126 A S Cruz 113 B Prebble 9 H072 TT 0 -
5 DANACOURT 124 J Moore 111 D Whyte 4 E228 H -1 -
6 REGENCY HORSE 119 D E Ferraris 106 O Doleuze 10 E229 B/TT -2 -
7 SURVEY SURVEY 118 A S Cruz 105 K L Chui (-5) 3 H070 XB/TT -1 -
8 SILVER SUN 113 C H Yip 100 C W Wong (-5) 5 E126 0 -
9 FIRM OFFER 113 D E Ferraris 98 S K Sit (-2) 11 E008 SR 5 -
10 SUPER TRAVELLER 113 A Schutz 96 E Wilson 2 H275 7 -
11 FULL OF JOY 113 A Lee 95 H W Lai (-3) 12 G293 5 -
12 TCHAIKOVSKY 113 D J Hall 95 Y T Cheng (-2) 7 E030 B 0 -
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HKJC donates to relief funds on mainland China 5 Feb 2008

Hong Kong Jockey Club

HKJC donates HK$10m to help snowstorm-affected people on the Mainland; also calls on public to donate lai see and pledges matching amount

The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced today (5 February) that it will make an immediate emergency donation of HK$10 million to the Hong Kong Red Cross China Relief Fund, in response to the snowstorms on the Mainland which have now affected more than 100 million people.

The Club will also organise a fund raising drive, Action Red Packets, from 8 to 12 February, calling on the public to donate the lai see money they receive over Chinese New Year. Collection boxes will be set up at the Club's 107 Off-Course Betting Branches, three clubhouses and two racecourses (on CNY raceday only), as well as the Headquarters building at Happy Valley.

Club Chairman Mr John C C Chan said that along with other Hong Kong people, the Club was deeply concerned about the situation of the 100 million or more people across 20 Mainland provinces who were suffering the effects of the snowstorms. "We hope that our emergency donation can help relieve about 200,000 victims in the 10 most severely hit provinces and provide them with food, warm clothing, quilts and emergency supplies," he said. The provinces and municipalities involved are Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan and Xinjiang.

"We hope that our fund raising drive can likewise bring relief to those affected at this difficult time, as well as demonstrating the close relationship and supportive spirit of Hong Kong people to their Mainland compatriots," Mr Chan added.

"To promote active public participation, the Club will double the amount contributed by making a matching donation for every single dollar collected from the public, racing fans and Club staff, up to a maximum matching donation of HK$20 million," he pledged.

All funds raised by the Club, together with its matching donation, will be donated to help snowstorm-affected people on the Mainland.
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Old 02-08-2008, 08:38 PM
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No time for analysis but Happy New Year to all the kids.

Race 4... behave Fifty Fifty!

Good luck to Whiplash (R10) and to Wait For Me (won't win but whatever).

One to watch...... 2nd start for Viva Hong Kong in the final.

Last in his first start but, well I won't make excuses but we shall see. (He did have heart irregularity after when checked by the vets).

For those who can't keep up with name changes, this is Kid Mambo.

The big race? Stuck between Joyful Winner, Regency Horse (who i just can't seem to give up on), Survey Survey and Danacourt (welcome back).

Brett has the mount on Royal Prince so the rest might be fighting for 2nd but a nice, nice field. Can't wait to catch the replay.

Come home safe.

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Old 02-11-2008, 08:49 PM
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The exacta of Joy.....

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20080210.asp

(Check out the bolded part, Snowdrops).....

Lai makes historic start to Year of Rat


MURRAY BELL
Alex Lai throws everything at Full Of Joy and the five-year-old responds gamely to claim his biggest victory ˇV The Chinese New Year Cup. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Just three weeks ago Almond Lee Yee-tat would have been happy to win a race - any race - with his long-time maiden Full Of Joy. And thoughts of winning a feature race with the five-year-old would barely have entered his mind.
But yesterday at Sha Tin, amid the lion dancers, marching bands and other sundry entertainment for the Lunar New Year, there was Lee, improbably having prepared the winner of the Chinese New Year Cup and scarcely believing his luck at the start of the Year of the Rat. "Very lucky, what else can I say?" he said, answering a question with a question.

"I really didn't think he could win, coming back from 1,600 to 1,400 metres, but I have to give credit to the boy [Alex Lai Hoi-wing], he rode him very well."

Lee said Full Of Joy had been a major frustration to the stable, often having bad luck with wide barriers and taking until his 12th start to break through for a win on January 20 - and on that occasion, ironically, he should have been beaten. And once again yesterday, the Australian private purchase was drawn wide, in barrier 12.

"The difference today was that he got across fairly comfortably," Lee said. "I told the boy to push him out fast from the barrier, but not to get into a speed duel with Tchaikovsky.

"Full credit to Alex, his judgment of pace was very good. He backed off Full Of Joy after 400 metres and that allowed Howard Cheng to steady the tempo on the leader. Once that happened, our horse was perfectly placed, forward in a race with moderate tempo, and with a light weight."

Cheng and trainer David Hall were probably thinking the same thing about Tchaikovsky, but the bold frontrunner suddenly had a bleeding attack in the straight and so ended his hopes.

He ultimately faded to finish ninth but was only 2 1/2 lengths from the winner.

Full Of Joy, firming late into 22-1, was the biggest upset in the 10-year history of the race, which has traditionally been a launching pad for future Group One horses.

Two years ago, it heralded the arrival of Joyful Winner, who won the Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup at Group One level two months later, and last year it was won emphatically by the brilliant Good Ba Ba.

Lai claimed his own piece of history by becoming the first Chinese jockey to win the race, and Full Of Joy denied Joyful Winner the privilege of becoming the first dual winner by a mere neck.

Christophe Soumillon said Joyful Winner tried his heart out with his topweight of 133 pounds, and the story of the race was written in the handicaps, with his mount conceding Full Of Joy 23 pounds.
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Race 7 - THE CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE
Sunday, February 17, 2008, Sha Tin, 16:05
Turf ,"A+3" Course ,1200m

Prize Money: $4,500,000.00, Rating: -, Race Class: HONG KONG GROUP 1

Horse No. Colour Horse Wt. Trainer Horse Wt. (Declaration) Rtg. Jockey Draw Brand No. Gear Rtg.+/- Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
1 SACRED KINGDOM 126 P F Yiu 130 G Mosse 2 G268 TT 0 -
2 ABSOLUTE CHAMPION 126 D J Hall 126 B Prebble 5 E060 SW 0 -
3 SCINTILLATION 126 C S Shum 119 G Boss 4 C228 XB/H -1 -
4 EGYPTIAN RA 126 D J Hall 117 Z Purton 1 E002 0 -
5 MEDIC POWER 126 P O'Sullivan 115 D Whyte 7 G303 0 -
6 ABLE PRINCE 126 J Moore 113 D Beadman 3 C348 SW/TT 0 -
7 PLANET RULER 126 A Lee 110 O Doleuze 6 B359 2 -
8 HELENE BRILLIANT 126 A S Cruz 104 C Soumillon 8 H174 TT -1 -


Race 9 - THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG DERBY TRIAL
Sunday, February 17, 2008, Sha Tin, 17:10
Turf ,"A+3" Course ,1800m

Prize Money: $3,000,000.00, Rating: -, Race Class: HONG KONG GROUP 2

Horse No. Colour Horse Wt. Trainer Horse Wt. (Declaration) Rtg. Jockey Draw Brand No. Gear Rtg.+/- Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
1 GREEN BIRDIE 126 C Fownes 108 O Doleuze 4 H245 0 -
2 NEVER LOOK BACK 126 P O'Sullivan 105 G Mosse 10 J043 0 -
3 HELENE MASCOT 126 A S Cruz 102 F Coetzee 2 J164 TT 8 -
4 AMBITIOUS GENERAL 126 D J Hall 100 Z Purton 7 J066 TT -3 -
5 GREAT GUY 126 A S Cruz 99 S K Sit 5 H112 TT 0 -
6 FEARLESS 126 D E Ferraris 97 D Whyte 11 H301 5 -
7 HORACE'S CHOICE 126 C Fownes 94 G Boss 6 H169 TT 5 -
8 LUCKYME 126 A S Cruz 94 Y T Cheng 13 H012 TT 0 -
9 LU YUE 126 C H Yip 92 B Prebble 8 H278 B/H 8 -
10 VISIONARIO 126 S Woods 91 E Wilson 9 J095 H1 -2 -
11 EYSHAL 126 J Moore 90 D Beadman 1 J099 B-/TT 0 -
12 WIN PRACTITIONER 126 C Fownes 87 C Soumillon 12 G180 B 4 -
13 DANESIS 126 A S Cruz 79 W M Lai 3 H194 TT 3 -

(Bullish Win is out, damnit).
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Helene Mascot is sore and probably out.....
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Old 02-15-2008, 12:00 AM
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I'm just gonna try really hard not to knock Tony Cruz here.

SCMP.....

Friday, February 15, 2008

Mascot foot problem not a worry for Cruz


MURRAY BELL

Trainer Tony Cruz is confident that a training setback this week will not hinder Sunday's Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby Trial favourite Helene Mascot, despite a veterinary opinion that the colt was lame after working yesterday.

Helene Mascot, brilliant winner of the Group One Classic Mile on January 20 at his first Hong Kong start, has been suffering from corns on the soles of both front feet. But a particularly painful one forced Cruz to abandon the colt's gallop last Sunday.

"Helene Mascot has had these issues with both front feet since he got here, but between the vets, the farriers and ourselves we are managing them," Cruz said yesterday.

"On Sunday morning, he was quite sore in the right front foot and I would not gallop him. The corn was cut away on Monday and he's recovered well. Every day, he's been better and better."

Yesterday, it was imperative that he gallop if he was to take his place in the Group Two Derby Trial (1,800m), the middle leg of the four-year-old triple crown. Not only did he gallop, but he worked impressively with stablemate Great Guy, clocking 46.5 seconds for 800 metres on turf down the riverside, the second half in 22.4 seconds.

After the gallop, Helene Mascot was inspected by Jockey Club veterinary officer Kenneth Lam Kah-ho, who told stewards the horse was still sore in that right front foot. The horse was later attended by a club farrier.

Cruz said the troublesome foot should continue to improve, and he was confident the son of 1997 European champion Peintre Celebre will make it to Sunday's race.

Felix Coetzee will again handle Helene Mascot on Sunday. Christophe Soumillon has switched to Win Practitioner for trainer Caspar Fownes, and Canadian Emma-Jayne Wilson takes over Visionario.
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Old 02-18-2008, 10:38 PM
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Feel better, Solar Mighty, Ab Champ and Medic Power.....

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20080219.asp

Applause to Brettie and Douggie for always putting the kids first.

Cheers to Elfhelm (Happy Valley Million Challenge leader).

Possible runners, HK / Macau Trophy...

DANACOURT
EGYPTIAN RA
FIRM OFFER
FOKINE
FULL OF JOY
GOLD STRIKER
GOODY
GREAT GUY
HE CAN TANGO
HELENE BRILLIANT
HIGH POINT
IMPERIAL APPLAUSE
MY CHOICE
PLANET RULER
POCKET MONEY
REGENCY DRAGON
REGENCY HORSE
RIVER JORDAN
ROYAL PRINCE
SILVER SUN
SLOW WALTZ
SUNNY KING
SUPER TRAVELLER
SURVEY SURVEY
TIBER
WINNING REWARD

My favorite Macau horsie, WARCAT, is out.

Cheers to Ng for giving Emma-Jayne a couple of nice mounts on Wednesday.

Retired... Arrogance and Chosen One.

We passed our Vet exams!

ZERO GRAVITY
BEST POWER
FRIENDLY GAINS
LORD CAIRNS

Tuesday barrier trials.....

http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp
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Awww, Fokine was retired. Green Treasure too.

Both Class 1 boys.

Go somewhere nice!

Gelded... Willing Storm

We're KEEPING our names!

Achilles of Troy
Plan X
Rich Forever
Wasabisabi

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Race 7 - THE CITI HONG KONG GOLD CUP
Sunday, February 24, 2008, Sha Tin, 16:00
Turf ,"B+2" Course ,2000m

Prize Money: $8,000,000.00, Rating: -, Race Class: HONG KONG GROUP 1

HORSE Horse No. Name Brand No. Draw
Owner(s) Age Sex Rating
Rating+/- Handicap Weight Horse Wt. (Declaration) Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
On Day Horse Wt. Wt.+/- (vs last race) Season Stakes Colour
Gear Import Cat. Sire Dam
Weight-For-Age Allowance

Horse No. Colour Horse Wt. Trainer Horse Wt. (Declaration) Rtg. Jockey Draw Brand No. Gear Rtg.+/- Wt.+/- (vs Declaration)
1 VIVA PATACA 126 J Moore 129 D Beadman 2 G096 H 0 -
2 BULLISH LUCK 126 A S Cruz 124 C Soumillon 7 C155 B/XB 6 -
3 FLORAL PEGASUS 126 A S Cruz 123 G Mosse 3 G011 TT 0 -
4 HELLO PRETTY 126 A S Cruz 123 B Prebble 5 E210 TT 5 -
5 VITAL KING 126 P O'Sullivan 118 E Saint-Martin 1 G222 B 0 -
6 SIR ERNESTO 126 D Cruz 113 O Doleuze 8 G051 SR -3 -
7 PACKING WINNER 126 L Ho 111 D Whyte 6 E334 0 -
8 BULLISH CASH 126 A S Cruz 99 F Coetzee 4 H049 TT 2 -



B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only E : Ear Plugs H : Hood
M : Muzzle P : Pacifier PC : Pacifier with cowls SR : Shadow Roll
SW : Side Winkers TT : Tongue Tie V : Visor SB: Sheepskin Browband
SO: Side Winker 1 side "1" : First time "2" : Replaced "-" : Removed
CC: Cornell Collar XB: Crossed Nose Band

Notes:
"Horse Wt. (Declaration)" : Horse weight on two days before the race day
"Wt.+/-(vs last race)" : Change of horse weight between race day and last race day
"Wt.+/-(vs Declarations)" : Change of horse weight between race day and declaration day
"Stakes Won" : Stakes acquired in current racing season
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I think it's time we all put our collective foots down on the sort of thing.


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