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05-18-2008, 11:11 AM
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He lived up to his name, and had his very own Cinderella story.
In 2006, when the Takeover Target fiasco occured in Hong Kong and he (TT) was withdrawn from the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint, Absolute Champion, a mere stand-by starter, drew in. He shocked everyone and won, beating an international field.... horses like the diva from Japan, She is Tosho, Benbaum, etc. The locals were a tough bunch... Silent Witness, Scintillation, et al. http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2006&raceno=05 Ab Champ went on to win the Chairman's Sprint Prize... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2007&raceno=07 ... the HSBC Premiere Bowl (beating Armada, Vengeance of Rain...)... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2006&raceno=09 ... and recently (January) the Centenary Sprint Cup (beating Sacred Kingdom, Able Prince, etc.)... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2008&raceno=07 He was 2nd to Sacred Kingdom in his last HK start (Cent. Sprint Cup)... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2008&raceno=07 ... and he lost his life last night in Singapore, in the KrisFlyer... a race I'll never bother to watch. Ab Champ, whose original name was Genuis and Evil, was currently 4th on the Top 50 list... Top 50 Horses (as of 15/5/2008) excerpt... Rating Name Brand No Trainer 130 SACRED KINGDOM G268 P F Yiu 129 GOOD BA BA E201 A Schutz 129 VIVA PATACA G096 J Moore 126 ABSOLUTE CHAMPION E060 D J Hall 126 ARMADA E246 J Size 123 BULLISH LUCK C155 A S Cruz 123 FLORAL PEGASUS G011 A S Cruz 121 HELLO PRETTY E210 A S Cruz He leaves behind connections who are obviously devastated, and fans all over the world. He will be be missed, but never forgotten. Run in peace, good boy and Hong Kong raider. A sad day. 
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