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02-04-2010, 05:03 PM
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Retired... Forever Fortune and G1 Champion.
Welcome to HK! Wit and Wisdom (IRE), Armour (IRE), Cadley Road (GB). Good luck to Windicator Returns in R1, Couldn't Care Less in R4 and Billion in R9 (I think Osvaldo wins that one). Who knows how good this one is Dept. - Cheerful Double in R2, Gryder up. Think this one will win... Fun Rider (Mosse up ) in R5. My lock for the day... Berio in R7 (Whyte up). In the big race... Armada, Jackpot Delight / Viva Pataca, Best Friend, Noble Conqueror (that's as much as I can narrow it down but i do think Armada or maybe the ultra-pretty Jackpot Delight  wins).Come home safe, kids. 
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02-05-2010, 05:09 PM
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Gallant Lion scratched from the Centenary Vase. That's a shame.
California Moon 2nd in his barrier trial... http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp
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02-07-2010, 03:29 AM
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02-07-2010, 03:46 AM
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Wow i couldn't have been any more wrong...
Special Days / Mr. Medici / Jamesina
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02-12-2010, 12:15 PM
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Biggest news evah!
Of course this is late but whatever... Her name is Sweet Sanette and she won. Uh, it's been over three years since a girl won. (Oh and I got the official number... there are 4 fillies / mares over there). http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=8&venue=HV Trainer Gary Ng Ting-keung declared his four-year-old mare Sweet Sanette (Greg Cheyne) a Group winner in waiting after she allayed any fears about handling turns with a course record-breaking victory in the final event over 1,000 metres. The mare bounced straight to the front and never looked like being headed despite getting herself very stirred up before the race. "I wasn't worried about her sweating up, that's just her," said Ng after the two-and-a-quarter-length romp. "In terms of talent, she's as good as they come and I believe she will be a Group horse here in Hong Kong. The only downside to her is that she can be temperamental." Well of course she can. http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20100211.asp * * * Race 9 - THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG DERBY TRIAL Tuesday, February 16, 2010, Sha Tin, 16:40 Turf ,"A" Course ,1800m Prize Money: $3,000,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 2 Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear 1 1/1/1/2/1/1 BEAUTY FLASH 126 C Soumillon 5 A S Cruz 116 0 TT 2 3/9/5/7/3/4 TUSCAN SPIRIT 126 C Williams 4 J Size 111 -1 3 2/3/2/1 CHATER WAY 126 Z Purton 7 D E Ferraris 103 8 B 4 1/1/1/1/2/4 SUPER SATIN 126 D Whyte 11 C Fownes 101 10 5 4/11 SUPER PISTACHIO 126 F Coetzee 1 A S Cruz 100 3 TT 6 5 IRIAN 126 D Beadman 6 J Moore 99 0 7 9/1/3 BEAUTY LEGEND 126 B Prebble 3 C Fownes 94 0 8 3/3/3/8/1/1 KING DANCER 126 G Mosse 10 S Woods 93 0 SW 9 7/11/8 STRAIGHT FORWARD 126 J Lloyd 8 A S Cruz 93 0 TT 10 RIDE WITH THE WIND 126 B Doyle 12 J Size 92 - B1/TT1 11 7/12/8/5/1/4 APPRECIATION 126 O Doleuze 2 J Size 91 -1 V/TT 12 10/3 CERISE CHERRY 126 W C Marwing 13 D Cruz 88 0 SR-/SW2 13 CALIFORNIA MEMORY 126 M Chadwick 14 A S Cruz 86 - TT1 14 8/9 JOLLY GOOD 126 J Victoire 9 S Woods 85 -2 STAND-BY STARTER No. Horse Horse Wt.(Declaration) Wt. Rtg. Age Last 6 Runs Trainer Gear 1 CHINA DRAGON 126 85 4 10/13 S Woods * * * THE CITIBANK HONG KONG GOLD CUP (HONG KONG GROUP 1 - HK$8,000,000) (SECOND LEG OF THE 2009/2010 TRIPLE CROWN) 2000 Metres - Sha Tin - Sunday 28 February 2010 Entries... ABLE ONE COLLECTION FAIR TRADE GOOD BA BA JAMESINA MR MEDICI PACKING WINNER ROMA PEGASUS SIGHT WINNER SPECIAL DAYS THUMBS UP VIVA PATACA * * * For anyone (else) keeping up with this, Chui's b sample was positive (too). (Give him another chance).
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02-13-2010, 11:55 AM
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21/02/2010 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 44 Course : "A+3" Course Race Name : THE CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE Distance : 1200m Race Class : Hong Kong Group One Sec./Div. No : 1 Rating Range : - Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks SACRED KINGDOM (G268) P F Yiu 126 - 129 0 - HAPPY ZERO (K079) J Moore 126 - 127 1 - JOY AND FUN (H014) D Cruz 126 - 124 0 - ONE WORLD (H133) J Moore 126 - 123 0 - GREEN BIRDIE (H245) C Fownes 126 - 122 0 - SUNNY KING (H105) J Moore 126 - 118 4 - REGENCY DRAGON (H001) D E Ferraris 126 - 115 -2 - NIGHTLIGN (J145) A Lee 126 - 110 2 - ULTRA FANTASY (G311) P F Yiu 126 - 109 5 - + Trump Card. P - Order of Trainer Preference
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02-14-2010, 06:20 PM
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Kung Hei Fat Choy (Choi?).
Happy New Year, kids.
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02-16-2010, 06:59 PM
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Well that was a surprise... King Dancer wins...
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=9&venue=ST
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02-17-2010, 09:10 PM
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Extractive Crimson Luck China Lujia Forever Support Touch More Mighty Champion Dashing Thunder Wonderful Dolphin Ferro Beau Monty... who will always be special cause his one and only win was the Russian Pearl H... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2009&raceno=02 ... and Tiger Prawn, a hard-trying kid from SAF who worked his way up from Class 4 to Class 1 and who at one time won 4 in a row. I never get to do this, bring him up, so one of Russian Pearls greatest moments... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2006&raceno=08 Sunday at Sha Tin... PH alert! Guan Dao (the former Starofken) in R2.Good luck to 9 year old member of the old guard Joyful Winner in the 11th! Race 8 - THE CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE Sunday, February 21, 2010, Sha Tin, 16:05 Turf ,"A+3" Course ,1200m Prize Money: $4,500,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 1 Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear 1 1/1/2/5/1/1 SACRED KINGDOM 126 B Prebble 4 P F Yiu 129 0 TT 2 2/1/1/1/4/1 HAPPY ZERO 126 D Beadman 5 J Moore 127 1 XB/H 3 6/7/3/3/14/4 JOY AND FUN 126 J Victoire 6 D Cruz 124 0 SW 4 3/2/5/2/2/2 ONE WORLD 126 W C Marwing 7 J Moore 123 0 XB/H/TT 5 4/4/12/6/7/2 GREEN BIRDIE 126 O Doleuze 9 C Fownes 122 0 V/H 6 1/2/3/7/4/8 SUNNY KING 126 G Mosse 3 J Moore 118 4 H 7 8/11/4/7/2/11 REGENCY DRAGON 126 Z Purton 2 D E Ferraris 115 -2 B/TT 8 2/9/6/12/1/4 NIGHTLIGN 126 A Gryder 8 A Lee 110 2 9 2/1/8/2/2/8 ULTRA FANTASY 126 J Lloyd 1 P F Yiu 109 5 B/TT Jockey Matthew Chadwick and Apprentice Jockey Keith Yeung 17 February 2010 Following his ride on CALIFORNIA MEMORY in Race 9 at the Sha Tin race meeting conducted on Tuesday, 16 February 2010, Jockey M Chadwick was stood down by the Club's doctor who said that he had sustained an injury to his right shoulder. Jockey Chadwick has today attended the Club's medical practitioners who have advised that whilst he may continue to ride track work, Jockey Chadwick is not clear to ride in races and as such, will not be declared for race riding engagements for the Sha Tin race meeting which is scheduled to be conducted this coming Sunday, 21 February 2010. A further release will be issued at the appropriate time in respect of Jockey Chadwick's eligibility to accept race riding engagements for the Happy Valley race meeting which is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 24 February 2010. On Tuesday, 9 February 2010, Apprentice Jockey Keith M L Yeung injured his right shoulder when dislodged from a horse during track work. Apprentice Yeung has today attended the Club's medical practitioners who have advised that he is fit to accept race riding engagements for the Sha Tin race meeting to be conducted this coming Sunday, 21 February 2010.
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02-18-2010, 10:59 PM
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12 months?????
Inquiry into a sample irregularity - Jockey K L Chui 18 February 2010 The Stewards today concluded their inquiry into the analyst's report in respect of the urine sample supplied by Jockey K L Chui, as directed by the Stewards, at the Happy Valley race meeting conducted on 20 January 2010. Evidence was today taken from Jockey Chui, and Dr T S M Wan, the Club's Head of Racing Laboratory. Jockey Chui also tendered written evidence at the inquiry. Dr Wan reported on 25 January 2010 that the portion of the urine sample supplied by Jockey Chui which he analysed contained ketamine. Ketamine is a prohibited substance (jockey) in accordance with the Rules of Racing of The Hong Kong Jockey Club. After having been informed of the analyst's findings, Jockey Chui advised that he wished to have the reserve portion of the sample tested by an independent laboratory. Accordingly, the reserve portion of the urine sample was forwarded to the Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques, France for confirmatory analysis. On Monday, 8 February 2010, the Stewards received a report from Dr Y Bonnaire, Director of the Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques, stating that the analysis performed by that laboratory confirmed the presence of ketamine in the reserve portion of the urine sample. Jockey Chui was today found guilty of having breached Rule of Racing 60(1) in that the sample of urine supplied by him, as directed by the Stewards, at the Happy Valley race meeting conducted on 20 January 2010, was found upon analysis to show the presence of ketamine. The Stewards decided in the circumstances of this case the appropriate penalty was for K L Chui's jockey's licence to be suspended for a period of 12 calendar months, such period to expire on 25 January 2011.   The commencement of this suspension was back dated to 25 January 2010 on which day Jockey Chui was stood down from riding by order of the Stewards. In assessing penalty, the Stewards were cognizant of the fact that Jockey Chui has previously been penalised for breaching Rule of Racing 60(1).Jockey Chui was advised of his rights of appeal against this decision. Jockey Chui was also advised that notwithstanding his right of appeal, should he submit an application for a jockey's licence to the Club in the future, the Stewards would recommend to the Licensing Committee of The Hong Kong Jockey Club that he be required to appear before them to "show cause" why such licence ought to be granted. Jockey Chui was further advised that the Club would provide him with assistance in facilitating the undertaking of professional counselling in respect of substance related issues. Poor kid. 
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02-19-2010, 05:14 PM
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This sucks.
http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20100219b.asp * * * ... and then there's this.. Friday, February 19, 2010 Insults fill air as Cruz and Doleuze clash on sacking Alan Aitken Another sacking for Olivier Doleuze as the rider of Good Ba Ba yesterday descended into a public slanging match between the angry Frenchman and the champion miler's equally fired-up trainer, Derek Cruz. Brett Doyle will partner Good Ba Ba for the first time in the Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup on Sunday week, while Christophe Soumillon last night replaced Doyle on Thumbs Up. The latest, and apparently final, chapter in Doleuze's partnership with Good Ba Ba ends a story that saw them win five Group Ones, including the 2007 Hong Kong Mile as part of a clean sweep of the big miles that season. Controversially dumped before the gelding's second Hong Kong Mile win in 2008, Doleuze returned this term to win a history-making third Hong Kong Mile, but only after receiving specific undertakings. Yesterday, Doleuze criticised Cruz and owner John Yuen Se-kit, saying: "They have no honour. This is bull****. When I agreed to ride the horse again, the only condition was that I ride him for the full season. Of course, there was nothing signed - men keep their promises, but these guys are not men," raged Doleuze. "I was unhappy the first time I was sacked by [previous trainer Andreas] Schutz but I'm more upset now. I thought Derek was a straight guy, but he has done the same - I was the last one to know again. And I've already called the owner to tell him what I think of him." However, if Doleuze was angry, Cruz was as ready to back his sacking over tactics when third to Fellowship in the Stewards' Cup. "Olivier isn't the only one p***ed off - I am, too. Horses like Good Ba Ba make jockeys, not the other way around. He should remember that. I feel sorry for him but c'est la vie!" Cruz returned. "Any jockey could have ridden Good Ba Ba better than Olivier this season. I said I wanted him closer, but Olivier wanted to ride him how he wanted - who does he think he is? This is a champion, a public favourite, and what must people betting on him think when he is being put in impossible positions? "Olivier says the horse is older and doesn't have the same turn of foot now - well, more reason why he should be ridden closer." Doleuze defended his Stewards' Cup ride, when the eight-year-old had limited options from an outside draw. "What could I do from barrier 12? I had to go back and the horses in the finish all came from the back with me anyway," he said. "Hong Kong can be cruel. I'm having a quiet season and Good Ba Ba was my only sunshine - now I have only have this bad memory." The public falling out is a far cry from 2001-02, when Doleuze debuted with 26 winners from just 141 rides, mostly for Cruz, who enjoyed his best season and finished fourth on the trainers' table with 44 wins. "When Olivier came here I was his only supporter, but he doesn't remember that now. I will never put him on my horses again," Cruz said. http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20100219a.asp
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02-19-2010, 10:15 PM
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HKJC stewards interview Derek Cruz and Olivier Doleuze 20 Feb 2010
ThoroughbredNEWS News Desk Hong Kong Jockey Club Stewards on Friday interviewed Trainer Derek Cruz and Club Jockey Olivier Doleuze regarding the contents of an article which appeared in Friday's morning's South China Morning Post. In particular, the Stewards questioned both parties regarding criticism by Mr Cruz of Jockey Doleuze's handling of Good Ba Ba in the Stewards' Cup conducted at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 31 January 2010. Mr Cruz stated that whilst he had not given any specific instructions to Jockey Doleuze on how Godd Ba Ba should be ridden in the stated race, he did advise Jockey Doleuze that he hoped Good Ba Ba would be "in front of two or three horses". He said he was disappointed that Good Ba Ba, which had drawn the outside barrier, had travelled at the rear of the field. Jockey Doleuze stated that after beginning well from the outside barrier, he formed the opinion early in the race that Good Ba Ba would not be able to race in a more forward position without being obliged to race wide and possibly without cover. He said for this reason he elected to allow Good Ba Ba to settle at the rear of the field, following Collection, a horse he considered to be one of the main chances. He said having in mind the fact that Good Ba Ba was drawn wide and the anticipated tempo of the race, he believed that he was left with no reasonable option other than to allow Good Ba Ba to settle at the rear of the field. He further stated his belief that his decision to allow Good Ba Ba to settle at the rear of the field with cover was justified as it was apparent to him after the race that Good Ba Ba would have been required to travel wide and without cover were it to be ridden in a more forward position. On the day of the race, the Stewards took no exception to Jockey Doleuze's handling of Good Ba Ba. After viewing the video with both Mr Cruz and Jockey Doleuze today, the Stewards confirm that they are not critical of any aspect of Jockey Doleuze's ride, given the horse's wide barrier draw, Good Ba Ba's usual racing pattern, the likelihood of Good Ba Ba being required to race wide and without cover had it been ridden more forward, the fact that Good Ba Ba followed a favoured runner in Collection, and that the tempo of the race was always likely to be strong. During the course of the interview, the Stewards also questioned Mr Cruz and Jockey Doleuze regarding various comments attributed to them in the stated newspaper article, particularly those attributed to Jockey Doleuze. The Stewards advised Jockey Doleuze that whilst they were cognizant of the fact that he had apologized to Mr Cruz during the course of today's interview and had shown a high level of contrition for the comments made in the article, he nevertheless should at all times be mindful of his requirement to ensure that he conducts himself in the best interests of racing. Further, both Mr Cruz and Jockey Doleuze were reminded of their obligations as licensees to conduct themselves properly at all times irrespective of the circumstances they may find themselves in.
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02-21-2010, 01:03 PM
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Sacred Kingdom!
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/S...20100221_E.asp Barrier trials (Collection in batch 1)... http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp Retired... Elite Fortune, Mustang, Rising Win and Crush on You.
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02-22-2010, 08:05 PM
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Best of luck to the greatest owner ever... Mr. Wong Wing Keung
 , and to his new Bullish boy, Bullish King.* * * Tomorrows barrier trials... Good luck to Love Lockdown, Dynamic Blitz, Best Mate (anyone else get depressed any time they see that name?) , Fairy's Kiss and Hawthorne. * * * Gelded... Simply Happy (ummmm.... )* * * 28/02/2010 Sha Tin Track : Turf Meeting No : 46 Course : "B+2" Course Race Name : THE CITIBANK HONG KONG GOLD CUP Distance : 2000m Race Class : Hong Kong Group One Sec./Div. No : 1 Rating Range : - Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks GOOD BA BA (E201) D Cruz 126 - 131 0 - COLLECTION (K217) J Moore 126 - 127 0 - VIVA PATACA (G096) J Moore 126 - 125 -2 - PACKING WINNER (E334) L Ho 126 - 124 -2 - SIGHT WINNER (J049) J Size 126 - 124 -1 - THUMBS UP (K005) C S Shum 126 - 124 0 - SPECIAL DAYS (H236) J Size 126 - 123 5 - MR MEDICI (K218) L Ho 126 - 120 2 - ABLE ONE (G108) J Moore 126 - 119 -1 - JAMESINA (H290) D E Ferraris 126 - 115 2 - ROMA PEGASUS (K115) A S Cruz 126 - 100 0 - * * * Syllabus (T.K.H.I.H.K. ), Berio, Dream Team, Chater Way and Viva Hong Kong (on the Macau side) in the Hong Kong Macau Trophy Final Entries * * * Good luck gentlemen... Jockey Shane Dye, Aaron Gryder, Brett Prebble and Zac Purton 22 February 2010 Shane Dye It was previously advertised that permission had been granted for Jockey Shane Dye to ride FAIR TRADE in the Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup (HK Group 1) scheduled to be conducted at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 28 February 2010. Permission was granted on the basis that FAIR TRADE would be entered for both the Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup (HK Group 1) and the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby (HK Group 1). The Stewards have this morning been advised by Trainer Caspar Fownes that FAIR TRADE has not been entered for the Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup (HK Group 1). As such, Jockey Dye has been advised that as FAIR TRADE will not take its place in the scheduled race he is no longer eligible to accept race riding engagements at the Sha Tin race meeting to be conducted on Sunday, 28 February 2010. Aaron Gryder Permission has been granted for Club Jockey Aaron Gryder to accept an invitation to ride in the King's Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday, 26 February 2010. Jockey Gryder has advised that he intends to depart Hong Kong on Thursday, 25 February 2010 and to return to Hong Kong on Saturday, 27 February 2010 in order to fulfil race riding engagements at the Sha Tin race meeting scheduled to be held the next day. As such, Jockey Gryder will not miss a Hong Kong race meeting. Jockey Gryder has also been given permission to accept an invitation to ride at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai at the "Super Thursday" Meeting on Thursday, 4 March 2010 as well as on Friday, 5 March 2010 where he will compete in the "Meydan Masters" Jockeys' Challenge. As a consequence of riding at these race meetings, Jockey Gryder will be unavailable to accept riding engagements at the Sha Tin race meeting on Saturday, 6 March 2010. Brett Prebble Permission has been granted for Club Jockey Brett Prebble to be absent from Hong Kong in order to partner DAO DAO, trained by John, Wayne and Michael Hawkes, in the Futurity Stakes (Group 1) scheduled to be conducted at Caulfield Racecourse, Australia on Saturday, 27 February 2010. Jockey Prebble, who was suspended for careless riding at yesterday's Sha Tin race meeting, will commence his term of suspension following his riding commitment at Caulfield Racecourse and will resume race riding at the Sha Tin race meeting on Saturday, 6 March 2010. Jockey Prebble has advised that he holds a commitment to ride DAO DAO in the Champions Mile (International Group 1) on Sunday, 25 April 2010 should it be invited to run at the event and then subsequently travel to Hong Kong. Zac Purton Permission has been granted for Club Jockey Zac Purton to be absent from Hong Kong in order to partner CORPORAL JONES, trained by Andrew Scott, in the New Zealand Derby (Group 1) scheduled to be conducted at Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland on Saturday, 6 March 2010. Jockey Purton has advised that he intends to depart Hong Kong on Thursday, 4 March 2010 and to return to Hong Kong on Sunday, 7 March 2010. As such, Jockey Purton will be unavailable to accept riding engagements at the Sha Tin race meeting on Saturday, 6 March 2010. In granting permission for Jockey Purton to ride in the race, Management was mindful that CORPORAL JONES is part-owned by Hong Kong interests and that it is intended for the horse to do its future racing in Hong Kong following its start in New Zealand Derby * * * Retired... Darren. Hope he's okay... I know he was lame after his race yesterday, poor guy. * * * We got new names! Walkingonthemoon (GB) is now King on Earth. * * * On the Sacred one... http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20100222.asp * * * LOcks for Wednesday at Happy Valley... R4, Happee Gift at nice odds. R7, Hannah King Prawn, Chadwick up. Good luck to Redragtoabull and Soviet Pearl in R5. Tough field. (... and to Watch What Happens in R6 as well). Nice field for R8... God I love Hong Kong racing.
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Hawthorne  wins batch 1, Love Lockdown  wins batch 3, Dynamic Blitz  wins batch 5 (Best Mate 3rd and Fairy's Kiss 9th).http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp Feel better Trulli! (withdrawn) Retired... Chief Witness (owned by the DeSilvas... the Silent Witness owners. Hope he's okay, hasn't raced since December) Elite Champion (the former St. Phillip who never seemd to do well in HK. He was 3rd twice but that's about it). Winning Reward (the former Weld-trained Favourite Nation)... 9 year old warrior. Probably his best moment... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2007&raceno=10 The Challenge... The CSL Million Challenge will reach its climax onWednesday (24 February) when owners of the three most consistently successful horses at Happy Valley since September are rewarded for their outstanding performances. This is the second year of CSL's three-year sponsorship of the CSL Million Challenge and it has been a great success. After five months of tight and competitive racing, there are still several horses with a chance of bagging the bonuses of HK$650,000, HK$250,000 or HK$100,000 respectively for the top three points scorers. Nine of the top 10 contenders have been entered for this Wednesday's Happy Valley meeting and racing fans are ensured of some hard-fought and thrilling battles. The Dennis Yip-trained Loyal Army is the current leader of the CSL Million Challenge. Loyal Army has found his new world at the city track by scoring three wins and two thirds from six starts this season. He recently picked up a significant 15 points by beating Always Something as well as fellow Challenge contender Good Strike. With 53 points, Loyal Army is seven points clear of his nearest challenger and Yip is confident his five-year-old son of Strategic can snatch the top prize. "The owner has been very keen to win the Million Challenge and so Loyal Army has been doing all his racing here and more importantly, he has kept improving and getting stronger," Yip said. Loyal Army will contest the Class Three Kwai Fong Handicap in the last event of Wednesday's racecard, in competition with other top challengers including fourth-placed Nugget Warrior (44 points), sixth-placed Good Strike (40 points) and eighth-placed Tai Sing Yeh (34 points). "I know most of the contenders will run on Wednesday but my horse is extremely good at Happy Valley," he added. Yip also has another entry, Our Lucky Baby, lying in tenth position with 30 points, but believes it will be difficult for the horse to finish in the top three places even if he wins the Briar Handicap in Race 6. If Loyal Army cannot add any points in his final assignment, it will certainly make the Challenge finale more exciting, as eight other contenders still have the chance to finish among the top three points scorers and cash in on the bonus. Caspar Fownes remains confident of the chances of his five-year-old Australian import, Nugget Warrior. "He will give a big threat to the leader if something better is off his game," Fownes said. Trainer Almond Lee fields Good Strike on the card but the horse must run to his best to keep his door open. The Me Tsui-trained Strawberry is capable of applying pressure up front and has already obtained two wins, two seconds and a third to score 46 points. He will run in the Shing Ping Handicap in Race 7 over 1650m but Tsui concedes that he lacks confidence in the consistent Strawberry being able to add more points to his tally in the Challenge finale. "He has maintained his high consistency as always and we will definitely try hard to keep our position," Tsui said. Tony Cruz's Norman Invader, now lying fifth, will clash with fellow contender Our Lucky Baby over the 1200m trip in Race 6. http://special.hkjc.com/promo/en/2009_hvmc/main.asp
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Race 7 - THE CITIBANK HONG KONG GOLD CUP Sunday, February 28, 2010, Sha Tin, 16:05 Turf ,"B+2" Course ,2000m Prize Money: $8,000,000.00, Rating: -, 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) Season Stakes Colour Gear Import Cat. Sire Dam Weight-For-Age Allowance JOCKEY Jockey Probable Overweight TRAINER Trainer STATISTICAL Last 6 Runs Best Time Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear 1 3/1/3/7/4/2 GOOD BA BA 126 B Doyle 11 D Cruz 131 0 TT 2 10/2/1/5/3/5 COLLECTION 126 D Beadman 5 J Moore 127 0 TT 3 4/6/7/4/1/2 VIVA PATACA 126 W C Marwing 1 J Moore 125 -2 H 4 11/11/6/1/6/5 PACKING WINNER 126 O Doleuze 7 L Ho 124 -2 5 9/5/11/2/8/6 SIGHT WINNER 126 A Gryder 10 J Size 124 -1 TT 6 2/7/4/3/2/3 THUMBS UP 126 C Soumillon 2 C S Shum 124 0 B 7 1/4/3/3/7/8 SPECIAL DAYS 126 D Whyte 3 J Size 123 5 8 2/8/3/2/2/2 MR MEDICI 126 G Mosse 4 L Ho 120 2 9 6/8/4/6/2/4 ABLE ONE 126 J Lloyd 6 J Moore 119 -1 H1 10 3/8/5/5/5/6 JAMESINA 126 Z Purton 8 D E Ferraris 115 2 SW/TT 11 8/9/14/14/11/2 ROMA PEGASUS 126 M Chadwick 9 A S Cruz 100 0 TT B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only E : Ear Plugs H : Hood 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
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Windacator Returns from Leung to Fownes...
* * * Gallant Lion, Wing Master and Wealth Synergy retired. Gallant Lion (the former Lock the Vault) had just been scratched from the Centenary Sprint Cup not too long ago... Hope he's okay). * * * Barrier trial from yesterday and there's only one. The amazing, the wonderful, the champion... Egyptian Ra! Chadwick up. http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp * * * Race 5 - Eight Plus Nine, Beauty Express, Soldier. Race 7 - Good Ba Ba, Thumbs Up Race 8 - this is a fantastic field... Brave Kid stays unbeaten with Beauty Forever, Best Friend and Bullish Cash right behind him. Longshot of the day... King of Scots in R9. Braveheart hits the board...Race 10... Gryder's only shot... Royal Pumpkin. Happy Tumbler and Stilton hit the board too.
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(!!!) and big fat odds ($100.HK ), Soldier 2nd...http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=5&venue=ST Brave Kid stayed unbeaten, Brave Heart 2nd... My other picks sucked and Collection won for CSC... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=7&venue=ST RACE 7(420) Hong Kong Group One - 2000 Metres THE CITIBANK HONG KONG GOLD CUP HK$ 8,000,000.00 Going : Good Course : Turf - "B+2" Course Race Time : (25.25) (49.75) (1.15.48) (1.38.79) (2.01.60) Sectional Time : 25.25 24.50 25.73 23.31 22.81 Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time 1 2 COLLECTION(K217) D Beadman 126 5 - 2.01.60 2 6 THUMBS UP(K005) C Soumillon 126 2 1-3/4 2.01.85 3 8 MR MEDICI(K218) G Mosse 126 4 2 2.01.91 4 1 GOOD BA BA(E201) B Doyle 126 11 2-1/4 2.01.96 5 4 PACKING WINNER(E334) O Doleuze 126 7 2-1/2 2.01.99 6 3 VIVA PATACA(G096) W C Marwing 126 1 3-1/4 2.02.12 7 5 SIGHT WINNER(J049) A Gryder 126 10 4-3/4 2.02.34 8 10 JAMESINA(H290) Z Purton 126 8 4-3/4 2.02.34 9 11 ROMA PEGASUS(K115) M Chadwick 126 9 4-3/4 2.02.35 10 7 SPECIAL DAYS(H236) D Whyte 126 3 6 2.02.57 11 9 ABLE ONE(G108) J Lloyd 126 6 6-1/2 2.02.65 Racing Incident Report THUMBS UP was slow to begin and shortly after the start was steadied away from the heels of VIVA PATACA which shifted out. Passing the winning post on the first occasion, THUMBS UP was steadied away from the heels of SPECIAL DAYS which shifted in after being bumped by MR MEDICI which itself was bumped by ABLE WIN which got its head up and proved difficult to settle in the early stages. The Stewards considered a protest/objection lodged by C Soumillon, the rider of the second placegetter, THUMBS UP, against the winner COLLECTION alleging interference to his mount near the 150 Metres. After taking evidence from all parties concerned and after viewing the videos, the Stewards found that COLLECTION shifted in near the 150 Metres, resulting in THUMBS UP having to be checked. However, having in mind that COLLECTION had come from behind THUMBS UP in the early stages of the Straight and also having regard to the finishing margin between the two horses at the end of the race of 1?lengths, the Stewards were of the opinion that the protest/objection should be overruled and accordingly the Judge placings as semaphored were confirmed. At a subsequent inquiry, D Beadman pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding [Rule 100(1)] in that near the 150 Metres he permitted his mount to shift in when not clear of THUMBS UP, causing that horse to be checked. D Beadman was suspended from riding in races for a period to expire on Monday, 22 March 2010 on which day he may resume race riding (2 Hong Kong racedays). The commencement of the suspension was deferred until after the Sha Tin racemeeting on Sunday, 14 March 2010. In addition, D Beadman was fined $40,000 in lieu of a suspension which would incorporate one further raceday. In this incident, VIVA PATACA, which was following THUMBS UP, was steadied in consequence. Then over the concluding stages, VIVA PATACA was held up for clear running behind THUMBS UP and consequently was not ridden out to the end of the race as it normally would be. For the majority of the race, ABLE ONE travelled wide and without cover. When questioned, J Lloyd (ABLE ONE) said that he had been instructed to restrain the horse at the start and settle in last position. He said he was advised it would be preferable if he could follow GOOD BA BA in the run. J Lloyd stated that ABLE ONE took some time to settle in the early stages, however, passing the winning post on the first occasion proved more tractable. He said when placed under pressure in the Straight ABLE ONE did not finish off the race albeit he felt that the horse did not see out the 2000 Metres of today race. Trainer J Moore stated that prior to ABLE ONE being successful in the 2007 Champions Mile, the horse had not been a noted front runner. He said due to a lack of pace in that race, ABLE ONE was able to lead and won. He said because of this ABLE ONE had been ridden along in a forward position since that time, however, he has been of the view that ABLE ONE is capable of being ridden from behind. He said with today race being over 2000 Metres he did not believe ABLE ONE would be able to take up a forward position and finish off the race as he was of the view that the horse would race too freely. He said for this reason he instructed J Lloyd to take the horse back in the race with a view to hopefully being able to follow GOOD BA BA through the run. He said he did this in consultation with the owners of ABLE ONE. Mr Moore was advised that the Stewards would review the recent history of ABLE ONE before concluding the matter. D Whyte (SPECIAL DAYS) advised that, in his opinion, the horse raced lat?today. A veterinary inspection of SPECIAL DAYS after the race did not show any significant findings. COLLECTION and THUMBS UP were sent for sampling.
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03-02-2010, 12:30 PM
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Waiting for news on... Solar Energy, who broke down on Sunday. He's listed as retired but i think, well I heard it was pretty sad so either way... I hope he's feeling better or that he didn't suffer for too long, poor guy.
Retired... Noble Silence (who was scratched on Sunday. Hope he's alright), Xaverian Quest who is the former Chataway and Super Baby who hadn't raced since last May when this happened... The declaration of weighed-in was deferred whilst the Stewards considered whether SUPER BABY had had an unfair start. W C Marwing, the rider of SUPER BABY, explained when the gates opened the horse planted and refused to leave the barriers. The official video confirmed that when the gates opened SUPER BABY planted and failed to leave the stalls and as such took no part in the race. The Stewards ruled that SUPER BABY had not had an unfair start and therefore was deemed as a runner and weighed-in was declared on the numbers as semaphored by the Judge. Before being allowed to race again, SUPER BABY will have to perform satisfactorily in a series of official barrier trials Season Links (the former Every Second) and Congrats (not the one from here!) retired as well. His finest moment and only HK win... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2007&raceno=06 * * * In happier news... The Macau invaders arrived today..... wonder if Viva Hong Kong remembers! barrier trials http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp Check out batch 5 (faint-worthy!) ... Syllabus, Jackpot Delight, Fair Trade, Irian, Carthage who hasn't run yet but was, well... http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...international/
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03-06-2010, 11:44 AM
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A lot to catch up on but before i forget Billion finally got a win (last week, Happy Valley). I wonder if I've been jinxing him cause it's kinda weird the one time I don't pick him...
Cheers to So, who won 2 last Friday and to Gryder who did well in Dubai (but why didn't he represent HK???). Viva Pronto wins the HK Macau Trophy for Macau... biggest payout I've ever seen over there (and the one for the race before was pretty damned huge too). http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=8&venue=ST Cheers to Dynamic Blitz for winning the 9th... Weichong Marwing gets the Good Ba Ba mount (Doyle didn't last long) for Dubai, Collection a no go. Retired... Super pegasus, Happy Sunday, Packing Commander, Quality Quality.
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