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* * * Feel better, Leader. Gelded..... Bejeweled (Dejeweled?) :D We passed the vets exam..... Master Power Tiger Prawn, and... Regency Horse! :cool: 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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Found the lowest rated horse I've ever seen..... Straight Victory (good luck on Wednesday, hope you draw in). :) Rated 12. :eek:
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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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. |
Newly gelded..... :eek:
Lotus and Maple * * * We got names! :cool: 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 * * * Other new kids on the block..... Giant Blizzard Breaking Point Touch More Fast Go * * * 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 |
The green and black silks in the winners circle once again.....
Another Witness.... Eye Witness :) http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20080131.asp |
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 * * * 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 |
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 * * * 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 - |
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. |
No time for analysis :D 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).:D 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. |
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 ¡V 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). :( |
Helene Mascot is sore and probably out.....
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