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#1
09-13-2014, 04:59 PM
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Hong Kong Racing 2014/15
Going to try and follow it as much as time allows this season. First fixture is tonight.
Race card is here: http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/Info/m...english/Local/ 
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#2
09-13-2014, 06:05 PM
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Think I shall only follow on and off as hk has taken up waaay too much time for me personally. It's addicting.
It will be interesting to see the new aerial virtual replays! Good luck to Helene Super Star (the former Lines of Battle.. Chadwick up) in the 10th. Breaks my heart to see. Penglai Xianzi... I hadn't realized what a really dismal season he had had as I stopped following last December. I would imagine the lock of the night would be Calling With Love in the 8th... (Brett Prebble up). Nice field for the 3rd (sorry for going backwards but that's how I roll  ).Anyway good luck, Kitan, and good luck as always to Mr. Wong Wing Keung and all his Bullish boys (although I doubt Bullish Friend wins tonight. I'd imagine that will be Divine Ten with Dougie Whyte up OR Charles the Great. Oh hell maybe I will follow along this year.  Hope you kill it!
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#3
10-01-2014, 01:05 AM
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First feature of the year tonight where the Dubai winners, Sterling City and Amber Sky meet down the straight five. They both give 20 pounds to the two young hot guns, Peniaphobia (6 for 11) and Rad, who is 5 for 5 and has won all three of his HK starts in devastating fashion. This is a big class test and Whyte can't make the weight, but if he comes back the same as he's been and can consistently put runs together then we're looking at this year's Sprint winner.
1 STERLING CITY 133 D Whyte J Moore 2 AMBER SKY 132 J Moreira P F Yiu 3 CHARLES THE GREAT 131 C Reith J Moore 4 BULLISH FRIEND 120 K C Ng A S Cruz 5 GO BABY GO 116 Y T Cheng C H Yip 6 PENIAPHOBIA 114 M Chadwick A S Cruz 7 BUNDLE OF JOY 113 C Y Ho D J Hall 8 RAD 113 M L Yeung D J Hall 9 SUPER JOCKEY 113 K Teetan A T Millard
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#4
10-01-2014, 11:38 PM
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The race was over for Rad before it even started. Thoroughly washed out and lathered up. Willing to give him another chance next time if he's calmer. Sterling City and Go Baby Go got stuck behind the tiring Rad and are worth keeping an eye on for next time. Amber Sky couldn't keep pace with the big weight but that takes nothing away from a great win for Bundle of Joy.
http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/Info/M.../20141001/ST/7 (Video available)
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#6
10-21-2014, 09:33 AM
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Hong Kong Racing 2014/15
Ambitious Dragon returns in the Sha Tin Trophy after 18 month layoff with a bowed tendon.
He was always one of my favorites  http://www.horseracingnation.com/blo...he_Dragon_123#
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#7
11-20-2014, 10:07 PM
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International Trial day this Sunday (local, Saturday night in North America) features two foreigners: Spalato (Singapore) and Hana's Goal (Japan)
Sprint: Horse No. Horse Jockey Draw Trainer 1 LUCKY NINE B Prebble 2 C Fownes 2 SPALATO J McDonald 13 J O'Hara 3 AMBER SKY M Demuro 9 P F Yiu 4 STERLING CITY J Moreira 7 J Moore 5 CHARLES THE GREAT N Callan 11 J Moore 6 AEROVELOCITY Z Purton 1 P O'Sullivan 7 FLAGSHIP SHINE N Rawiller 6 J Moore 8 FREDERICK ENGELS M Chadwick 5 J Moore 9 BUNDLE OF JOY K Teetan 8 D J Hall 10 PENIAPHOBIA D Whyte 14 A S Cruz 11 GOLDEN HARVEST U Rispoli 10 A T Millard 12 EXCITING DREAM C Reith 12 J Moore 13 SMART VOLATILITY G Mosse 4 K W Lui 14 SUPER JOCKEY A Atzeni 3 A T Millard Mile: Horse No. Horse Jockey Draw Trainer 1 GOLD-FUN D Whyte 4 R Gibson 2 HANA'S GOAL N Rawiller 2 K Kato 3 AMBITIOUS DRAGON G Mosse 3 A T Millard 4 ABLE FRIEND J Moreira 8 J Moore 5 PACKING WHIZ Z Purton 1 C Fownes 6 RAINBOW CHIC J McDonald 5 C Fownes 7 REWARDING HERO A Atzeni 6 J Moore 8 SAME WORLD C Reith 9 J Moore 9 SECRET SHAM N Callan 7 J Moore 10 LORD SINCLAIR B Prebble 10 S Woods Cup: Horse No. Horse Jockey Draw Trainer 1 MILITARY ATTACK Z Purton 4 C Fownes 2 DESIGNS ON ROME J Moreira 10 J Moore 3 BLAZING SPEED N Callan 6 A S Cruz 4 DOMINANT G Mosse 12 J Moore 5 CALIFORNIA MEMORY M Chadwick 2 A S Cruz 6 ENDOWING B Prebble 7 J Size 7 BUBBLE CHIC K Teetan 1 D J Hall 8 WILLIE CAZALS D Whyte 9 A S Cruz 9 SUNNY YING N Rawiller 3 J Moore 10 MR GNOCCHI U Rispoli 5 C S Shum 11 HELENE SUPER STAR M Demuro 8 A S Cruz 12 TRAVEL BRAND A Atzeni 11 C H Yip
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#8
11-21-2014, 06:24 PM
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His replays, for anyone who cares... http://www.turfclub.com.sg/Racing/Pa...?HorseID=42803 Good luck to two of my favorites of all time, Lucky Nine and California Memory. Nice fields! Good luck to you.
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#9
11-23-2014, 02:34 PM
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Hope you did well, Kitan.
Nice wins by Able Friend, Blazing Speed and Peniaphobia and, of course, I'm thrilled my old guys were so game. Poor Lines of Battle. Don't think he likes it there much. Are the Helenes jinxed? Aside from that one amazing season Helene Pillaging had (I'm sure you remember him)...  Fun watching HK replays but alas... it will never be as good as it was a few years back with all the members of the old guard.
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#10
11-25-2014, 02:53 PM
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I didn't play---I was away all weekend and only got a chance to watch the replays late last night. Able Friend will take some beating in the Mile! HK will never be the same. I have nothing against Flindell but he doesn't bring any excitement to his calls...
Some lineup in the jockey challenge too! McEvoy, Soumillon, Smullen, Fukunaga, J. McDonald, Khumalo, Moore, Hughes, I. Ortiz, Purton, and two local jockeys TBD tomorrow. Selected runners for the HKIR also come out tomorrow. Red Cadeaux and Farraaj have already arrived.
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#11
11-25-2014, 06:08 PM
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Just had a closer look at the Sprint...
Huge run from Lucky Nine first up. Couldn't get a run, ended up last, and flew with a big finish. No horse older than 6 has won the HK Sprint but he could be the first... Spalato apparently was a bit lame, even potentially prior to the race. Sterling City got into trouble again. Three poor runs from him on paper this season but he's had excuses in all of them. Might be the forgotten one at a monster price come the big day, especially if Jo sticks on. Aerovelocity had a torrid time in the straight, and that's an understatement. Golden Harvest and Smart Volatility both closed well. The HK group seems very closely matched this year. It was a big effort from Peniaphobia, but I wonder how much that will take out of him, and he also did avoid trouble. Promising 2yo in the UK but he's still technically 3...
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#12
11-26-2014, 09:46 AM
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LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (G1) - Turf 1200M
Horse Name Country / Region Age Sex Trainer Wt. Int'l Rating LUCKY NINE (IRE) LUCKY NINE (IRE) HK 7 g Caspar Fownes 126 120 SPALATO (NZ) SIN 5 g John O'Hara 126 120 SOLE POWER (GB) SOLE POWER (GB) IRE 7 g Edward Lynam 126 118 STERLING CITY (AUS) STERLING CITY (AUS) HK 6 g John Moore 126 118 BUFFERING (AUS) AUS 7 g Robert Heathcote 126 117 GORDON LORD BYRON (IRE) GORDON LORD BYRON (IRE) IRE 6 g Tom Hogan 126 116 SNOW DRAGON (JPN) SNOW DRAGON (JPN) JPN 6 h Noboru Takagi 126 115 PENIAPHOBIA (IRE) PENIAPHOBIA (IRE) HK 3 g Tony Cruz 126 114 AEROVELOCITY (NZ) AEROVELOCITY (NZ) HK 6 g Paul O'Sullivan 126 112 SMART VOLATILITY (AUS) SMART VOLATILITY (AUS) HK 6 g Francis Lui 126 112 FLAGSHIP SHINE (AUS) FLAGSHIP SHINE (AUS) HK 5 g John Moore 126 110 GOLDEN HARVEST (AUS) GOLDEN HARVEST (AUS) HK 6 g Tony Millard 126 109 STRAIGHT GIRL (JPN) JPN 5 m Hideaki Fujiwara 122 110 LITTLE GERDA (USA) JPN 5 m Ippo Sameshima 122 109 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (G1) - Turf 1600M Horse Name Country / Region Age Sex Trainer Wt. Int'l Rating ABLE FRIEND (AUS) ABLE FRIEND (AUS) HK 5 g John Moore 126 122 GOLD-FUN (IRE) GOLD-FUN (IRE) HK 5 g Richard Gibson 126 122 GLORIOUS DAYS (AUS) GLORIOUS DAYS (AUS) HK 7 g John Size 126 121 GRAND PRIX BOSS (JPN) GRAND PRIX BOSS (JPN) JPN 6 h Yoshito Yahagi 126 119 AMBITIOUS DRAGON (NZ) AMBITIOUS DRAGON (NZ) HK 8 g Tony Millard 126 117 FIERO (JPN) JPN 5 h Hideaki Fujiwara 126 116 CAPTAIN CAT (IRE) CAPTAIN CAT (IRE) GB 5 g Roger Charlton 126 115 TRADE STORM (GB) TRADE STORM (GB) GB 6 h David Simcock 126 115 WORLD ACE (JPN) JPN 5 h Yasutoshi Ikee 126 114 SECRET SHAM (AUS) SECRET SHAM (AUS) HK 5 g John Moore 126 111 HANA'S GOAL (JPN) JPN 5 m Kazuhiro Kato 122 114 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (G1) - Turf 2000M Horse Name Country / Region Age Sex Trainer Wt. Int'l Rating CIRRUS DES AIGLES (FR) CIRRUS DES AIGLES (FR) FR 8 g Corine Barande-Barbe 126 123 DESIGNS ON ROME (IRE) DESIGNS ON ROME (IRE) HK 4 g John Moore 126 123 MILITARY ATTACK (IRE) MILITARY ATTACK (IRE) HK 6 g Caspar Fownes 126 123 BLAZING SPEED (GB) BLAZING SPEED (GB) HK 5 g Tony Cruz 126 121 CALIFORNIA MEMORY (USA) CALIFORNIA MEMORY (USA) HK 8 g Tony Cruz 126 118 CRITERION (NZ) CRITERION (NZ) AUS 4 c David Hayes 126 117 ENDOWING (IRE) ENDOWING (IRE) HK 5 g John Size 126 117 FARRAAJ (IRE) GB 5 g Roger Varian 126 115 ARCHIMEDES (JPN) JPN 5 h Hideaki Fujiwara 126 111 MEINER LACRIMA (JPN) JPN 6 h Hiroyuki Uehara 126 111 PLEASURE GAINS (GB) HK 5 g Manfred Man 126 111 SAME WORLD (GB) SAME WORLD (GB) HK 6 g John Moore 126 110 HELENE SUPER STAR (USA) HELENE SUPER STAR (USA) HK 4 g Tony Cruz 126 109 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (G1) - Turf 2400M Horse Name Country / Region Age Sex Trainer Wt. Int'l Rating FLINTSHIRE (GB) FLINTSHIRE (GB) FR 4 c Andre Fabre 126 124 DOMINANT (IRE) DOMINANT (IRE) HK 6 h John Moore 126 119 CURREN MIROTIC (JPN) JPN 6 g Osamu Hirata 126 116 EMPOLI (GER) EMPOLI (GER) GER 4 c Peter Schiergen 126 115 RED CADEAUX (GB) RED CADEAUX (GB) GB 8 g Ed Dunlop 126 115 BUBBLE CHIC (FR) BUBBLE CHIC (FR) HK 6 g David Hall 126 112 PARISH HALL (IRE) IRE 5 h Jim Bolger 126 112 WILLIE CAZALS (IRE) WILLIE CAZALS (IRE) HK 6 g Tony Cruz 126 111 RAINBOW CHIC (IRE) RAINBOW CHIC (IRE) HK 5 g Caspar Fownes 126 110 KHAYA (NZ) KHAYA (NZ) HK 5 g John Size 126 103 WAYFOONG EXPRESS (IRE) WAYFOONG EXPRESS (IRE) HK 4 g Richard Gibson 126 102 JUST THE JUDGE (IRE) GB 4 f Charles Hills 122 111 SNOW SKY (GB) GB 3 c Sir Michael Stoute 121 113
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#13
12-03-2014, 11:17 PM
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Form Guide first edition: http://corporate.hkjc.com/image/2014...RM_GUIDE_E.pdf
Just the Judge is out, Criterion had a mild bout of colic but will run...
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#14
12-09-2014, 10:20 AM
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I'm assuming, from the tone of reports over the past few days, that Buffering will be a go but too bad about Meiner Lacrima (hope he's alright).
Hoping Ambitious Dragon will be good to go...
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#15
12-09-2014, 05:59 PM
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Took a quick look at the card at Happy Valley tonight. Seems like I only like the odd numbered races...
Race 1: #2 New Pet: Competitive in C4 last season. Solid return on the AWT and then had two rough trips at the mile. Drops into C5 on the cutback as Prebble gets aboard. Good price to start the card. 9, 10, and 11 the main exotics uses. Race 3: #2 Ensemble: Favoured on the drop to C3 with JMo. Proven over the course and distance and in the class. The one the beat. #11 Brilliant Proposal: Does his best running over the course and distance. Solid first up run and gets in light. The firmer the better. #3 Speedygonzalez: Returns to the Valley where he's won 5 of his last 6. Only two tries at 5f so unproven there. Race 5: #2 Golden Bauhinia: Posted three deep over 6f last out. Will prefer the cut to 5f and will get a good trip. Three of Irad's rides are no hopers (reflected in his 70-1 odds to win the challenge) so hopefully he does well here. #12 Flashing Guy: Course and distance is where he's done his best work by far. Khumalo's best chance. #10 Ocean Roar: Won in identical conditions two back and had a tough trip last time. Double digit odds. Race 7: #11 Five Step: Has had a chance to mature over the break and I really liked his trial the other day. There's speed to burn in here and he's got the right running style. A few others in here that seem more likely have had their chances so I'll take a 40-1 chance first up for Khumalo. #9 Vara Pearl has a good shot with the slight stretchout. Race 9: #9 Bespoke Collars: Should get a perfect trip from gate four. Favourite should get home first in the last. Khumalo at 8-1 looks a good shout to win the IJC. Last edited by Kitan : 12-10-2014 at 01:22 AM.
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#16
12-10-2014, 09:20 PM
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Results...
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Field of six to kick off the card on international day... http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/Info/m.../20141214/ST/1
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#18
12-11-2014, 09:47 AM
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__________________
All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans
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#19
12-11-2014, 05:56 PM
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Wouldn't it be nice if over here in N.A we could get explanations as to why a horse didn't run up to expectations.
I guess that's why we have to listen to Steve's show for any info. "Hong Kong stewards will today take the unprecedented step of releasing key evidence for its inquiry into Singapore sprinter Spalato's failure in the Jockey Club Sprint on November 23" http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20141210c.asp http://www.hkjc.com/english/corporat...121001522.html
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#20
12-12-2014, 12:21 AM
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http://campaign.hkjc.com/en/2014-hki...trackwork.aspx Love the HK International Day and am getting pumped for it by watching some of my favourite races. Vase: 1997 (Luso): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca8ISNfAKs8 2005 (Ouija Board): http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/video/...no=03&lang=eng Sprint: 2003 (Silent Witness): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6aH3Eu-Jss 2001 (Falvelon): http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/video/...no=03&lang=eng Mile: 2000 (Sunline): http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/video/...no=05&lang=eng 2009 (Good Ba Ba): http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/video/...no=07&lang=eng Cup: 2003 (Falbrav): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27fKnc7uRzg 1991 (River Verdon): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZDyqGWLwDA
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