Heads up, Horse to watch "Collection" for J. Moore. Very promising debut race last night.

Yeah nice horse. He'd won the Hampton Court Stakes. :)

His pre-HK record...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/pp_formsheet/fse_K217.pdf

His 2nd to Express Win (Diego Garcia) last night...(for anyone else interested)...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=8&venue=ST

Waiting for news on... Rocket Win. :(


RACE 9(395)
Hong Kong Group Two - 1800 Metres
THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG DERBY TRIAL
HK$ 3,000,000.00

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=9&venue=ST

1 3 UNIQUE JEWELLERY(H196) O Doleuze 126 4 - 1.48.93
2 1 KINGS FALCON(J185) D Beadman 126 9 SH 1.48.95
3 9 LEGEND OF COLOUR(K003) Z Purton 126 1 3/4 1.49.05
4 10 REDRAGTOABULL(J292) W C Marwing 126 10 3/4 1.49.07
5 5 ROMA PEGASUS(K115) B Prebble 126 3 1-1/2 1.49.18
6 2 THUMBS UP(K005) C Soumillon 126 5 2-1/2 1.49.34
7 4 MORE BOUNTIFUL(J094) D Whyte 126 2 3 1.49.42
8 8 BEAUTY FOREVER(K074) G Mosse 126 13 3-3/4 1.49.53
9 12 QUICK TOUCH(J196) Y T Cheng 126 11 4-1/4 1.49.62
10 6 ARION OF CHIU TON(K136) M Du Plessis 126 8 4-1/2 1.49.63
11 13 ABOVE ALL(J215) J Victoire 126 14 5 1.49.73
12 11 VIGOR DELIGHT(K070) S Dye 126 12 5-3/4 1.49.84
13 7 GALAXY TREASURE(K220) J Winks 126 7 12-3/4 1.50.95
14 14 SLEEP WELL(K036) W M Lai 126 6 15 1.51.34

Racing Incident Report
On jumping, KINGS FALCON was taken back. ROMA PEGASUS began awkwardly, bumped the inside gate of its stall, then due to the slow tempo in the early stages proved difficult to settle and near the 1400 Metres was checked away from the heels of MORE BOUNTIFUL which was also proving difficult to settle. When ROMA PEGASUS was checked, it shifted in and caused crowding on its inside to LEGEND OF COLOUR. Shortly after this, MORE BOUNTIFUL, which was continuing to over-race, shifted out and bumped SLEEP WELL which in turn caused ABOVE ALL to be steadied and carried wider. In the Straight, THUMBS UP hung in, near the 300 Metres shifted ground and raced tight outside LEGEND OF COLOUR, then near the 200 Metres got its head on the side and shifted in behind LEGEND OF COLOUR as that horse shifted out. BEAUTY FOREVER was sent for an official veterinary inspection. A veterinary inspection of BEAUTY FOREVER after the race did not show any significant findings. THUMBS UP, UNIQUE JEWELLERY and KINGS FALCON were sent for sampling.



Breed of the Winning Horse-Online
UNIQUE JEWELLERY Sire: O'Reilly
Dam: Aulide

Yes, I was watching Sunday morning's broadcast and the HK announcers interviewed John Moore, he said he was very high on him and the horse was setback by picking up a virus/bug in Peru. He's had a few setbacks infact, that was nice effortless move in a tough race off the shelf.

He's getting a ton of press on SCMP...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20090217.asp

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20090216c.asp

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Time to swoon and faint!

22/02/2009 Sha Tin Track : Turf

Race Name : THE CITI HONG KONG GOLD CUP Distance : 2000m
Race Class : Hong Kong Group One Sec./Div. No : 1

VIVA PATACA (G096)
J Moore 126 - 131 -3 -
PACKING WINNER (E334)
L Ho 126 - 123 0 -
VIVA MACAU (H110)
J Moore 126 - 117 0 -
JACKPOT DELIGHT (J101)
C Fownes 126 - 115 2 -
SIGHT WINNER (J049)
J Size 126 - 113 0 -
EYSHAL (J099)
J Moore 126 - 112 6 -
BULLISH CASH (H049)
A S Cruz 126 - 109 0 -
EVER BRIGHT (G223)
P O'Sullivan 126 - 106 -2 -
AMBITIOUS GENERAL (J066)
D J Hall 126 - 102 -1 -

22/02/2009 Sha Tin Track : Turf

Race Name : THE CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE Distance : 1200m
Race Class : Hong Kong Group One Sec./Div. No : 1

SACRED KINGDOM (G268)
P F Yiu 126 - 130 0 -
ENTHUSED (H303)
J Size 126 - 122 0 -
GREEN BIRDIE (H245)
C Fownes 126 - 122 0 -
SUNNY POWER (G203)
K W Lui 126 - 120 -1 -
SUNNY KING (H105)
J Moore 126 - 118 3 -
RIVER JORDAN (G194)
J Moore 126 - 117 0 -
SANZIRO (E208)
C Fownes 126 - 117 -1 -
YELLOW DIAMOND (D246)
Y O Wong 126 - 115 5 -
KILDARE (J198)
D Cruz 126 - 113 5 -
DIM SUM (H226)
J Moore 126 - 107 0 -


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Rocket Win now listed as "retired". Hope he's alright.

I errored when I said he picked up a bug in Peru, actually it was Turkey.

As long as he's better now! :)

Race 7 - THE CITI HONG KONG GOLD CUP
Sunday, February 22, 2009, Sha Tin, 16:00
Turf ,"A+3" Course ,2000m ,Good

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

1 3/4/1/1/2/3 VIVA PATACA 126 D Beadman 6 J Moore 131 -3 1090 H
2 7/5/7/1/4/5 PACKING WINNER 126 D Whyte 1 L Ho 123 0 1094
3 12/6/13/1/11/4 VIVA MACAU 126 K T Yeung 7 J Moore 117 0 1166 SW/TT
4 3/8/13/3/4/2 JACKPOT DELIGHT 126 C Soumillon 4 C Fownes 115 2 1135 B
5 5/6/8/2/1/9 SIGHT WINNER 126 G Mosse 5 J Size 113 0 1070
6 1/3/1/2/1/2 EYSHAL 126 W C Marwing 2 J Moore 112 6 1165 B/TT
7 12/3/14/3/10/11 BULLISH CASH 126 O Doleuze 3 A S Cruz 109 0 1042 TT
8 8/8/5/2/4/7 AMBITIOUS GENERAL 126 B Prebble 8 D J Hall 102 -1 1090 B1/CC2/TT-


Race 8 - THE CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE
Sunday, February 22, 2009, Sha Tin, 16:35
Turf ,"A+3" Course ,1200m ,Good

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

1 4/1/2/1/2/1 SACRED KINGDOM 126 O Doleuze 1 P F Yiu 130 0 1175 TT
2 3/2/4/1/5/1 ENTHUSED 126 D Whyte 8 J Size 122 0 1249
3 7/2/3/1/7/3 GREEN BIRDIE 126 C Soumillon 2 C Fownes 122 0 1083
4 7/6/5/2/8/1 SUNNY POWER 126 B Prebble 6 K W Lui 120 -1 1126 H-/SW
5 5/2/2/5/2/3 SUNNY KING 126 G Mosse 7 J Moore 118 3 1187 XB/H/TT
6 6/7/8/5/4/8 RIVER JORDAN 126 D Beadman 5 J Moore 117 0 1126 TT
7 12/6/3/3/8/1 SANZIRO 126 Z Purton 10 C Fownes 117 -1 1170 B/XB/TT
8 2/3/3/10/4/6 YELLOW DIAMOND 126 C K Tong 3 Y O Wong 115 5 1159 B
9 5/1/1/5/2/1 KILDARE 126 W C Marwing 9 D Cruz 113 5 1145 SR
10 10/5/10/4/2/9 DIM SUM 126 J Winks 4 J Moore 107 0 1062 SW-/B1

A very good race by Viva Pataca, I thought he raced without cover for the most part but it didn't really matter, in the end he showed his class.

Green Birdie in the Chairman's sprint was very unlucky, he was making a move up the rail and was stopped cold, otherwise he looked like he was getting up in time.

Wow, shocked when I saw results...

Replays for Viva...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=7&venue=ST

... and Dim Sum. :eek:

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=8&venue=ST

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Regency Horse was retired????? Noooooo! Why?

Anyone know? He was having a wonderful season. Crying face here... :(

That's the beauty of HK racing, good prices, great riders, zero tolerance for hanky panky shenanigans...Also I mean which track boasts 4 better riders at the moment than Soumillion, Whyte, Beadman and Prebble? I'm convinced this is the best racing at the moment for fans. I'm sure you agree Miss Stormcat. Especially on Intl days... ;)

In addition this is a trip handicapper's paradise, Shatin in particular.

YES!!!!! :D

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Updates on the kids... HK / Macau Trophy is this weekend (where's War Cat??? Damnit. The only macau runner I know). :D

Feel better, Magic Practitioner and Victory Style.

Retired... Beauty Plus (awww) , Magi Joy, Enchanted, Miracle Fortune.

Waiting for news on... Ankh Morpork

We were gelded! Century Knight, Wealthy Boss, Winning pal, High Luck (the former City Diamond), Diego (Generous Thought) , Sounds Fantastic (Fabrigas) , True Intelligence.

Instead of the entries for the best races this weekend, how about some love for the cellar dwellers...

So Nice has a rating of 17? :eek: I shall root for him. :D

01/03/2009 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 46 Course : "C" Course
Race Name : GUIA HILL HANDICAP Distance : 1600m
Race Class : Class 5 Sec./Div. No : 1
Rating Range : 040-010

Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY (J015)
K L Man 133 - 40 -1 1
OSCAR PRINCE (J052)
T K Ng 133 - 40 -1 1 +
PACIFIC ALLIANCE (C230)
S Woods 133 - 40 5 1 *
ACCELERATOR (G179)
S Woods 130 - 37 -2 2
LITTLE BIG BOY (J012)
D E Ferraris 127 - 34 1 1
PRIMIATA (G226)
A Lee 125 - 32 0 1
FREEBIRD (C319)
D Cruz 124 - 31 0 1 +
GALAXY DANCER (H179)
K W Lui 123 - 30 0 1 +
KINGSTON TEMPLE (H234)
Y S Tsui 123 - 30 -2 1
CHEERFUL HAPPINESS (E220)
T W Leung 122 - 29 0 1 +
SPEED OF LIGHT (C333)
B K Ng 117 - 24 0 1 +
ENERGETIC BOY (H153)
J Size 114 - 21 0 1 +
TRIUMPHANT GLORY (B368)
T K Ng 113 - 20 -2 2
SO NICE (G110)
T W Leung 110 - 17 -1 2

Reserve :
No. Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
1 TALE OF FRIENDSHIP (H184)
Y S Tsui 125 - 32 -2 2 -

Retired... Lifeline Pegasus.

Good luck to Windicator Returns and South China Elite tonight (R7), Three Clubs (R10) and He Can Tango (no shot but who cares, I love him! :eek: :) ) in R11.

Lock of the night... Finn MacCool in R8 (Brett up).

HK / Macau Trophy (R9)... One World / Express Win / Brillinat Chapter (but good luck all of you and Go, Hong Kong!) :D

Hawkes Bay wins for HK... :)

Retired...

Wonderful Blessing
Danacourt
Freebird
Lightning Speed
Thunder Valley
Don Ricardo
Imperial Applause
and Boulevard Star.

Thanks for the memories.

* * *

Barrier trials (Good Ba Ba, Egyptian Ra and Medic Power in batch 3)...

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

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Lock of the day (for Wednesday at Sha Tin)...

Warrior in R2.

Good luck to Couldn't Care Less in R4 and Joyful Winner, Watch What Happens and Sunny Golf in R7.

Come home safe.

Feel better, Spy Kng.

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For CSC.....:)

Race 10 - CHAI WAN HANDICAP
Saturday, March 07, 2009, Sha Tin, 17:45
Turf ,"C+3" Course ,1800m ,Good to Yielding

Prize Money: $1,400,000.00, Rating: 105-80, Class 1

1 1/6/4/8/3/8 FEARLESS 133 D Whyte 6 D E Ferraris 102 5 1145 B
2 2 COLLECTION 132 D Beadman 5 J Moore 101 5 1113 TT
3 2/1/2/7/2/3 SPECIAL DAYS 128 Z Purton 7 J Size 97 2 1160
4 -/14/14/6/11/10 PLASTIC POLYMER 127 C K Tong (-3) 3 D Cruz 96 0 1018 TT-
5 10/12 ARION OF CHIU TON 122 G Mosse 1 Y S Tsui 91 -2 1105
6 2 MR MEDICI 121 H W Lai (-2) 8 L Ho 90 2 1054
7 2/8 PRIME CHAMPION 121 B Prebble 2 D J Hall 90 2 1167
8 11 BOOK OF KELLS 120 J Winks 9 C Fownes 89 0 1049
9 3/3/4/1 PLAN EX 120 Y T Cheng (-2) 14 C H Yip 89 2 1125 B
10 10/6/10/6/1/3 GREAT LAND'S STAR 116 P H Lo (-7) 11 C Fownes 85 -2 1198 XB
11 1/4/1/4/2/5 SPECIAL DRAGON 115 M Chadwick (-10) 4 A S Cruz 84 6 1105 TT
12 9/4/2/6/7/8 YOUNG HERO 115 M L Yeung (-10) 13 A Lee 84 -1 1019
13 4/1/8/4/2/10 BLUE SKY 113 W M Lai (-2) 12 C Fownes 82 0 1119 PC/H
14 4/5/9/12 UNWRITTEN RULE 113 K C Leung (-10) 10 Y S Tsui 82 1 1081

You know who I like. ;)

Good luck to you!

Plan Ex is my favorite horse here (you GO, Mr. Yip!) but he won't hit the board.

I'm liking Special Days and Prime Champion here... don't know if they can beat Collection but I think both will be in the money.

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My pick of the day is Dynamic Blitz in R8.

Thanks Miss Stormcat, that was just too impressive a race by Collection huh? I doubt I/we will get a price on him in the derby after last night.:tro:

Where is NoseDrops?


Make her come back....she amuses me.

Insanely good! :tro:

Naughty boy though...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20090308.asp

HK Derby mini-site...

http://special.hkjc.com/promo/en/200...sp#media_space

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Hi Morty. Welcome back. Don't know where katy / Snowdrops is but No Chance might.....

If she comes back you gonna be nice to her?

* * *

Felix returns! Coetzee comin' back to ride Egyptian Ra (applause!) in the Queens Silver Jubliee Cup. Hooray!

We were gelded... :eek: Smart Code, Elite of Chiu Ton, First Beat.

Naughty list... Bright Touch. (Tossed Cheng, did a lap. Ooops shoulda waited for the race to start).

Feel better, Stay Young, Great Show, Yummy Spirits and Mainland Shuttle.

Tomorrows barrier trails.... Redragtoabull, Viva Macau, Ever Bright in batch 3!

Lock of the day for Wednesday at Happy Valley... Kindacross with Chadwick up! (Good luck to Trulli, Amo and Tiger Ridge in the 6th).

Were arriving from New Zealand (today?)

The Diamond Light, Outtalimitz, Keep the Spirit, Rubin Carter, Beauty Flash, City Newton, Hawker Boy.

New kids on the block...

From South Africa... Judge Jonathon.

From GB... Newlyn Art, Catskill Mountain.

IRE... Rock Moss.

Time to jump up and down!!!!!!!


15/03/2009 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 50 Course : "A" Course
Race Name : THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE CUP Distance : 1400m
Race Class : Hong Kong Group One Sec./Div. No : 1

GOOD BA BA (E201)
A Schutz 126 - 131 0 -
SACRED KINGDOM (G268)
P F Yiu 126 - 128 -2 -
ARMADA (E246)
J Size 126 - 124 -1 -
EGYPTIAN RA (E002)
A S Cruz 126 - 122 0 -
ENTHUSED (H303)
J Size 126 - 122 0 -
FELLOWSHIP (G292)
P O'Sullivan 126 - 122 4 -
GREEN BIRDIE (H245)
C Fownes 126 - 122 0 -
DIM SUM (H226)
J Moore 126 - 121 14 -
JOY AND FUN (H014)
D Cruz 126 - 119 0 -
SUNNY POWER (G203)
K W Lui 126 - 119 -1 -
SUNNY KING (H105)
J Moore 126 - 118 0 -
RIVER JORDAN (G194)
J Moore 126 - 115 -2 -
SIGHT WINNER (J049)
J Size 126 - 112 -1 -


God I love Hong Kong. :D

Awww, feel better Trulli. :(

Lame left fore... he's out.

* * *

The Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby 2009
(Hong Kong Group 1 -HK$16,000,000)
2000 Metres - Sha Tin - Sunday 22 March 2009

Selected Runners

COLLECTION (CSC!)

KINGS FALCON

THUMBS UP (ed!)

UNIQUE JEWELLERY

MORE BOUNTIFUL

ROMA PEGASUS

LEGEND OF COLOUR

REDRAGTOABULL :{>:

MR MEDICI

BEAUTY FOREVER

DREAM TEAM :cool:

PLAN EX :)

VIGOR DELIGHT

QUICK TOUCH

Reserves :

ABOVE ALL

GALAXY TREASURE

INTERCHINA STAR

BOOK OF KELLS

Christophe Soumillon has the Thumbs Up mount, Dye on Vigor Delight and Felix on Beauty Forever...

* * *

We have new names!

Lucid Moment is now Grandway Flyer, Firth of Fifth is Ole Ole, Power of Unity is United and Joyful Warrior is Joyful Joyful.

* * *

Passed our vet exams...

Gallant Champion, Superior Unit, Bernini, Super Family, Hail the Storm, Magic Practitioner, and Maverick.

Race 8 - THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE CUP :cool:
Sunday, March 15, 2009, Sha Tin, 16:35
Turf ,"A" Course ,1400m

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

1 1/1/3/6/17/1 GOOD BA BA 126 C Soumillon 9 A Schutz 131 0 TT
2 3/4/1/2/1/2 SACRED KINGDOM 126 O Doleuze 13 P F Yiu 128 -2 TT
3 6/5/2/2/1/8 ARMADA 126 E Saint-Martin 8 J Size 124 -1
4 4/3/1/2/1/10 EGYPTIAN RA 126 F Coetzee 6 A S Cruz 122 0 TT
5 2/3/2/4/1/5 ENTHUSED 126 D Whyte 1 J Size 122 0
6 2/8/7/1/1/2 FELLOWSHIP 126 Z Purton 11 P O'Sullivan 122 4 TT
7 6/7/2/3/1/7 GREEN BIRDIE 126 W C Marwing 12 C Fownes 122 0
8 1/10/5/10/4/2 DIM SUM 126 J Winks 3 J Moore 121 14 B
9 9/1/7/4/3/4 JOY AND FUN 126 Y T Cheng 2 D Cruz 119 0 SW
10 4/7/6/5/2/8 SUNNY POWER 126 B Prebble 5 K W Lui 119 -1 SW
11 5/5/2/2/5/2 SUNNY KING 126 D Beadman 10 J Moore 118 0 XB/H/TT
12 10/6/7/8/5/4 RIVER JORDAN 126 G Mosse 7 J Moore 115 -2 TT
13 6/5/6/8/2/1 SIGHT WINNER 126 B Doyle 4 J Size 112 -1


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Set for Friday barrier trials... Unique Jewellery and Thumbs Up.

Fallow the yellow brick road :)

Good Ba Ba is in great form, if I was going to take a chance on beating him, John Moore's stable is in great form at the moment. That is where I would be looking, though that may be more wishingful thinking.

Interesting! :)

I always root for Ba Ba. Hell, I want about 6 of them to cross the finish line together! :D


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Swoon!


Stellar early entries for Audemars Piguet QEII Cup, Champions Mile

12 March 2009

Early signs indicate next month's Audemars Piguet QEII Cup and Champions Mile will lure several of the world's best thoroughbreds to Sha Tin.

Forming one of the most prestigious occasions on the international racing calendar, the international Gr.1 double bill is set for 26 April and both races attracted 478 entries from 23 racing authorities at the close of first nominations.

Supported for the eleventh year by the master Swiss watchmakers, the HK$14m Audemars Piguet QEII Cup is the season's springtime showcase. Over the past decade, the race has gone from strength to strength, won by an array of champions from South Africa, Japan, France, Germany and Hong Kong.

This season, 21 Gr.1 winners from around the world stand out from 80 entries, chief among them the last two titleholders, Archipenko and Viva Pataca, and the reigning Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup and Vase heroes, Eagle Mountain and Doctor Dino respectively.

The first five past the post in last year's Audemars Piguet QEII Cup are among the entries with runner-up Balius - since second in the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup and winner of the Jebel Hatta in Dubai last week - and Packing Winner and Quijano also being primed for a return.

Other prominent entries include the prolific Niconero and Tuesday Joy, respective winners of five and four Gr.1 races in Australia and Jay Peg, successful in both the Dubai Duty Free and the Singapore Airlines International Cup last year.

Collection, the favourite for the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby on 22 March, is a new and exciting entry among the local names.

A restructuring of the Asian Mile Challenge bonus system and a 50 per cent cash injection to HK$12m looks set to ensure a strong field for the Champions Mile.

Almost 400 entries featuring 52 Gr.1 stars have been received, nevertheless, last year's winner and dual Cathay Pacific Hong Kong champion Good Ba Ba sets the standard, particularly over a course and distance at which he has recorded ten victories.

Interestingly, however, Hong Kong's Horse of the Year is on course for a rematch with one of his old foes in Creachadoir, the horse he narrowly beat in the CXHK Mile of 2007 and who has not raced since winning the Lockinge Stakes (Gr.1) last May.

Another notable potential rival is Vodka, a resounding winner of last year's Yasuda Kinen en route to being crowned the first female to win the JRA Horse of the Year crown in over a decade. Vodka will next start in the Dubai Duty Free.

Assessed the equal of Good Ba Ba in the 2008 World Thoroughbred Rankings at a rating of 124, Paco Boy, trained in Britain, is the leading European entrant; multiple Gr.1 winners Light Fantastic and Racing To Win are among several possible starters from Australia and the same goes for Mike de Kock's top class South African pairing of Kildonan and Russian Sage.



Supplementary entries for both races close on Tuesday, 7 April with selections announced the following day. Declarations to run are due Thursday, 23 April.

This is insane... I'm such a huge fan of Good BaBa and the Sacred one - and of course Armada (oh God and Egyptian Ra!)... someday though Enthused is gonna have a great win.

Don't know if this will be it... not making a pick here.

Nice horse though and one to consider.

Be safe, all of you. Cannot WAIT!!! :cool:

SC,

With Daylight savings I'll have to watch it on tape tommorow morning, my pick will be Sunny King, he should be a good price for this. With the weight he will be getting from Good Ba Ba and being it is a 7 furlong race gives hope to the Beadman/Moore supporters. Enjoy the race!

Good luck to you!

Wow! The old guy got a really great win. Cheers to Egyptian Ra!!! (... and Felix)!


http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=8&venue=ST

RACE 8(468)
Hong Kong Group One - 1400 Metres
THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE CUP
HK$ 4,500,000.00

Course : Turf - "A" Course
Race Time : (13.69) (35.31) (58.08) (1.21.01)
Sectional Time : 13.69 21.62 22.77 22.93

1 4 EGYPTIAN RA(E002) F Coetzee 126 6 - 1.21.01
2 1 GOOD BA BA(E201) C Soumillon 126 9 3/4 1.21.12
3 6 FELLOWSHIP(G292) Z Purton 126 11 2-1/2 1.21.40
4 13 SIGHT WINNER(J049) B Doyle 126 4 3-3/4 1.21.62
5 3 ARMADA(E246) E Saint-Martin 126 8 4 1.21.66
6 2 SACRED KINGDOM(G268) O Doleuze 126 13 4-1/4 1.21.69
7 8 DIM SUM(H226) J Winks 126 3 4-1/2 1.21.75
8 12 RIVER JORDAN(G194) G Mosse 126 7 4-3/4 1.21.76
9 10 SUNNY POWER(G203) B Prebble 126 5 4-3/4 1.21.76
10 11 SUNNY KING(H105) D Beadman 126 10 6-1/2 1.22.05
11 9 JOY AND FUN(H014) Y T Cheng 126 2 6-1/2 1.22.06
12 7 GREEN BIRDIE(H245) W C Marwing 126 12 7-1/2 1.22.19
13 5 ENTHUSED(H303) D Whyte 126 1 8-1/2 1.22.37

Note: Special incidents index
Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 4 183.50
PLACE 4 29.00
1 10.50
6 35.50
QUINELLA 1,4 97.00
QUINELLA PLACE 1,4 44.00
4,6 183.00
1,6 48.50
TIERCE 4,1,6 3,361.00
TRIO 1,4,6 336.00
FIRST 4 1,4,6,13 3,498.00
7TH DOUBLE 11/4 18,576.00
11/1 301.00


Racing Incident Report
On jumping, SACRED KINGDOM, GREEN BIRDIE and FELLOWSHIP were taken back. After the 1200 Metres, SUNNY POWER, which was over-racing, was carried wider by JOY AND FUN. Approaching the turn at the 800 Metres, JOY AND FUN was carried out to three wide and without cover when ENTHUSED shifted away from the rail from behind DIM SUM. Approaching the 300 Metres, GOOD BA BA, which was having some difficulty obtaining clear running, was steadied and shifted to the outside of JOY AND FUN to go forward. When questioned regarding the poor performance of ENTHUSED, D Whyte said his mount travelled well in the early and middle stages, however, when placed under pressure after straightening did not respond to his riding as it had in the past. He said ENTHUSED kept on until the 250 Metres and then commenced to give ground. He said at the 200 Metres he steadied ENTHUSED which was continuing to give ground when awkwardly placed between SUNNY POWER and JOY AND FUN. He said this was of little consequence as ENTHUSED was well beaten at the time. He said in his opinion ENTHUSED raced very "flat". ENTHUSED and GREEN BIRDIE were sent for an official veterinary inspection. A veterinary inspection of ENTHUSED and GREEN BIRDIE after the race did not show any significant findings. EGYPTIAN RA and GOOD BA BA were sent for sampling.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :(

Something about a freak accident... more as available, out of the Derby. :( :(

SCMP...

Redragtoabull becomes latest Derby casualty after freak accident

Alan Aitken

The pace of the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby on Sunday threatens to descend into farce after the race lost both of its speed horses in the space of a day when Redragtoabull dropped out of the field with injury yesterday.
On the weekend, Tony Cruz-trained frontrunner Dream Horse was withdrawn after his owner did not want to proceed without brilliant Belgian rider Christophe Soumillon as the horse's partner.

That left Redragtoabull the most likely to take the field along in the Derby after a dashing frontrunning exhibition that almost stole the Derby Trial last time out. But an unusual stable accident has ended the John Moore-trained gelding's campaign for the classic and quite possibly most of his season.

"Redragtoabull fell over in his box and injured his spleen," said Moore yesterday. "We looked over him with the ultrasound and it appears he has suffered some internal bleeding as a result. The outlook for the horse now is that he needs two to three weeks rest in the stable, and that means we probably won't see him race again until the very end of the season."

Moore still has two runners in the Derby and reported that his frontline hope, likely hot favourite Collection, remains in good order: "Collection is in great form. He'll have one more 1,200m gallop this week and he'll be ready to rumble."

Redragtoabull's withdrawal has not only left the race tempo up in the air, it has also led to a jockey reshuffle, with his rider, Weichong Marwing, switching to stablemate King's Falcon, the runner-up to Unique Jewellery in the Derby Trial on February 15.

Three-time Derby winner Gerald Mosse has also been snapped up by Dennis Yip Chor-hong for Plan Ex, while Peter Ho Leung has gone for an injection of big-race experience for his Mr Medici, with Eric Saint-Martin taking over from local rider Alex Lai Hoi-wing, who handled the four-year-old in both his domestic starts.

The two withdrawals have given Derby starts to Caspar Fownes-trained Above All and Tony Millard's South African import, Galaxy Treasure, and the latter will have new club jockey Jeff Lloyd aboard on the first day of his licence.

Meanwhile, another Moore-trained star, six-time Group One winner Viva Pataca has had a change of plan heading for the Audemars Piguet QE II Cup next month.

"We had thought about keeping him ticking with trackwork and trials but I didn't feel the horse was quite as fit as he could be and the best way to get him hard fit is solid racing," Moore said.

"So he will switch back to a mile again in the Chairman's Trophy on April 5.

The mile is a touch short for him nowadays, but he still races well at it. That will do him more good than a 1,600m barrier trial and that then gives us three weeks into the QE II Cup."

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Lucky Quality... arrives in Dubai, Olivier Doleuze has the mount.

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Retired...Adaikali, Lucky Fruit, Sounds Fantastic, Go Johnny Go, Royal Pride and I'm forgetting a few... :(

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To the Premier Plate... Jackpot Delight, Bullish Cash, Viva Macau, Best Friend!

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Tuesday barrier trials... Lady First (she wasn't last!) and He Can Tango in batch 3.

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

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The Derby won't be the same without him. Feel better, good boy. :(

Field(s) for the Redragless Derby :( and Premier Plate...

The Derby mini-site...

http://special.hkjc.com/promo/en/200...body_index.asp


Race 8 - THE PREMIER PLATE (HANDICAP)
Sunday, March 22, 2009, Sha Tin, 16:00
Turf ,"A+3" Course ,1800m

Prize Money: $2,300,000.00, Rating: 90+, HONG KONG GROUP 3

1 3/1/3/1/2/1 EYSHAL 133 D Beadman 10 J Moore 117 5 B/TT
2 5/3/8/13/3/4 JACKPOT DELIGHT 131 S Dye 8 C Fownes 115 0 B
3 7/12/6/13/1/11 VIVA MACAU 131 J Winks 5 J Moore 115 -2 SW/TT
4 4/12/3/14/3/10 BULLISH CASH 128 G Mosse 1 A S Cruz 112 3 TT
5 8/10/4/12/11/1 EXCELLENT BOY 126 W C Marwing 6 C Fownes 110 -2 P
6 10/6/5/1/2/9 EVER BRIGHT 122 O Doleuze 9 P O'Sullivan 106 -2 B
7 2/1/1/3/6/1 BEST FRIEND 121 B Prebble 4 D J Hall 105 4 B
8 3/4/9/8/14/5 CALIFORNIAMOUNTAIN 118 K L Chui (-3) 3 A S Cruz 102 1 TT
9 1/1/2/6/1/2 JAMESINA 118 D Whyte 2 D E Ferraris 102 7 SW/TT
10 8/8/8/5/2/4 AMBITIOUS GENERAL 116 Z Purton 7 D J Hall 100 -2 B/CC
11 10/8/8/1/5/1 DANESIS 115 F Coetzee 11 A S Cruz 99 0 TT


Race 9 - THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG DERBY 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009, Sha Tin, 16:35
Turf ,"A+3" Course ,2000m

Prize Money: $16,000,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 1

1 1/2 COLLECTION 126 D Beadman 9 J Moore 115 14 TT
2 2/3/5/2/2/9 KINGS FALCON 126 W C Marwing 4 J Moore 105 0 XB/H
3 6/1/7/1/3 THUMBS UP 126 C Soumillon 5 C S Shum 105 0
4 1/9/2/1/4/1 UNIQUE JEWELLERY 126 O Doleuze 2 J Size 105 3
5 7/2/1/1/1/1 MORE BOUNTIFUL 126 D Whyte 7 J Size 101 0
6 5/5/3 ROMA PEGASUS 126 B Prebble 13 A Lee 101 1
7 3/8/1/8/6/5 LEGEND OF COLOUR 126 Z Purton 12 P O'Sullivan 100 10 B
8 11/13 GALAXY TREASURE 126 J Lloyd 14 A T Millard 93 0 B1/TT
9 2/2 MR MEDICI 126 E Saint-Martin 6 L Ho 91 1
10 8/2/13 BEAUTY FOREVER 126 F Coetzee 11 A S Cruz 90 0 TT
11 4/3/3/4/1 PLAN EX 126 G Mosse 10 C H Yip 89 0 B
12 12/6/13/7 VIGOR DELIGHT 126 S Dye 8 C Fownes 89 0 H
13 9/7/1/4/1/1 QUICK TOUCH 126 J Winks 3 C S Shum 86 0
14 11/1/6/4/4/7 ABOVE ALL 126 B Doyle 1 C Fownes 84 0

Trackwork notes, SCMP...

RACE EIGHT, RATED 90+ (G3), 1,600 METRES
Eyshal was a bit disappointing in his barrier trial last week but his final gallop with stablemate Viva Macau was right up there with his best gallops. Jackpot Delight has done a lot more work since his last run and is moving much better, so expect a significantly improved run from this smart galloper. Bullish Cash is a specialist at this trip and has been knocking on the door of late - he's had a full complement of gallops. Best Friend had a nice turf trial at Happy Valley and then a pleasing final galloper over 1,200m (final 400m 22.9) on Friday. Jamesina has been going well all season and, although he's a sparingly made gelding, he holds his form well.

RACE NINE, RATED Terms (G1), 2,000 METRES
Collection's final gallop was an excellent piece of work and he's a worthy favourite. Thumbs up has been a significant improver, with a strong 1,200m trial and two subsequent gallops. Unique Jewellery has had a quiet trial and a number of gallops that have the Derby Trial winner ready to repeat. Roma Pegasus has had a full prep that's included a 1,600m turf trial, in which he finished a close-up sixth and well on the bridle. Legend Of Colour came from last in that trial for a good fourth and he has one of the best turns of finishing speed.

Special good luck wishes to the Delight boys... Jackpot and Vigor.

Royal Delight was brilliant. He was just getting the attention he so deserved when he won the Premier Bowl (I can't watch that race anymore... him, Ab Champ and Natural Blitz. Too sad) and was a brave 3rd to Sacred Kingdom in the HK Sprint.

That was in December (2007) and in January (2008) he broke down during trackwork. His leg was broken in three places and he couldn't be saved.

Anyway this owner... just hoping he has a good day cause I know he's had some bad ones.


Premier Plate... Best Friend and Jackpot Delight, either order (but will be thrilled if Viva Macau or Bullish Cash win)!

In the Derby I'm going to be a moron here and try to beat Collection. The horses I think could are Thumbs Up and Unique Jewellery.

Good luck to Mr. Yip with Plan Ex who I really like and who will be a major player eventually (but not here). Wondering about Roma Peg and Beauty Forever but yeah... I think only the two of them (TU, UJ) could beat the big boy.

Come home safe all of you.

Some win by Collection in the Derby - he was very exciting when he was over in England and has improved again so much. Unbelievable balls on Beadman to make a mid race move like that and he still had a tremendous turn of foot..

Onwards and Upwards from here!

Just beautiful.

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=9&venue=ST

RACE 9(487)
Hong Kong Group One - 2000 Metres
THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG DERBY 2009
HK$ 16,000,000.00

1 1 COLLECTION(K217) D Beadman 126 9 - 2.02.50
2 3 THUMBS UP(K005) C Soumillon 126 5 1-1/2 2.02.72
3 9 MR MEDICI(K218) E Saint-Martin 126 6 4-1/4 2.03.16
4 4 UNIQUE JEWELLERY(H196) O Doleuze 126 2 5-1/4 2.03.32
5 5 MORE BOUNTIFUL(J094) D Whyte 126 7 5-3/4 2.03.40
6 6 ROMA PEGASUS(K115) B Prebble 126 13 6 2.03.48
7 8 GALAXY TREASURE(K220) J Lloyd 126 14 6-1/4 2.03.52
8 12 VIGOR DELIGHT(K070) S Dye 126 8 7 2.03.62
9 14 ABOVE ALL(J215) B Doyle 126 1 7-1/4 2.03.67
10 10 BEAUTY FOREVER(K074) F Coetzee 126 11 7-3/4 2.03.73
11 2 KINGS FALCON(J185) W C Marwing 126 4 7-3/4 2.03.73
12 11 PLAN EX(J200) G Mosse 126 10 8-1/2 2.03.85
13 7 LEGEND OF COLOUR(K003) Z Purton 126 12 9-1/4 2.04.00
14 13 QUICK TOUCH(J196) J Winks 126 3 10-1/4 2.04.13


Racing Incident Report
As the start was effected, LEGEND OF COLOUR became fractious, kicked out behind and was slow to begin. UNIQUE JEWELLERY began awkwardly. Near the 1700 Metres, MORE BOUNTIFUL, which was proving difficult to settle, shifted out abruptly when being checked away from the heels of QUICK TOUCH. GALAXY TREASURE, which was following, was checked and shifted wider as a consequence. After the 1600 Metres, COLLECTION, which was proving difficult to settle, got its head up when being steadied away from the heels of MORE BOUNTIFUL. After entering the Back Straight, GALAXY TREASURE, which had been travelling wide and without cover and was proving difficult to settle, was allowed to stride forward. At the 1100 Metres, MORE BOUNTIFUL was checked to avoid the heels of QUICK TOUCH which was steadied away from the heels of MR MEDICI which in turn was steadied away from the heels of VIGOR DELIGHT which was awkwardly placed close to the heels of THUMBS UP which shifted away from the rail. Making the turn at the 800 Metres, MR MEDICI was left racing wide and without cover. At the 700 Metres, VIGOR DELIGHT became unbalanced when being steadied away from the heels of ABOVE ALL which shifted out momentarily. QUICK TOUCH, which was following, was steadied in consequence. From on straightening until near the 200 Metres, ABOVE ALL was held up and unable to improve. Near the 300 Metres, KINGS FALCON was momentarily crowded for room between QUICK TOUCH and UNIQUE JEWELLERY which shifted out. COLLECTION and THUMBS UP were sent for sampling.

I thought Beadman may have moved him a little early but the horse showed his class, I haven't seen a horse with a single move in a race as impressive as Collection's in awhile. He went from 3rd last to second in a blink of an eye, very impressive.