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02-11-2008, 08:49 PM
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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 ˇV 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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02-13-2008, 11:54 PM
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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). 
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02-14-2008, 06:03 PM
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Helene Mascot is sore and probably out.....
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02-15-2008, 12:00 AM
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I'm just gonna try really hard not to knock Tony Cruz here.
SCMP..... Friday, February 15, 2008 Mascot foot problem not a worry for Cruz MURRAY BELL Trainer Tony Cruz is confident that a training setback this week will not hinder Sunday's Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby Trial favourite Helene Mascot, despite a veterinary opinion that the colt was lame after working yesterday. Helene Mascot, brilliant winner of the Group One Classic Mile on January 20 at his first Hong Kong start, has been suffering from corns on the soles of both front feet. But a particularly painful one forced Cruz to abandon the colt's gallop last Sunday. "Helene Mascot has had these issues with both front feet since he got here, but between the vets, the farriers and ourselves we are managing them," Cruz said yesterday. "On Sunday morning, he was quite sore in the right front foot and I would not gallop him. The corn was cut away on Monday and he's recovered well. Every day, he's been better and better." Yesterday, it was imperative that he gallop if he was to take his place in the Group Two Derby Trial (1,800m), the middle leg of the four-year-old triple crown. Not only did he gallop, but he worked impressively with stablemate Great Guy, clocking 46.5 seconds for 800 metres on turf down the riverside, the second half in 22.4 seconds. After the gallop, Helene Mascot was inspected by Jockey Club veterinary officer Kenneth Lam Kah-ho, who told stewards the horse was still sore in that right front foot. The horse was later attended by a club farrier. Cruz said the troublesome foot should continue to improve, and he was confident the son of 1997 European champion Peintre Celebre will make it to Sunday's race. Felix Coetzee will again handle Helene Mascot on Sunday. Christophe Soumillon has switched to Win Practitioner for trainer Caspar Fownes, and Canadian Emma-Jayne Wilson takes over Visionario.
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02-18-2008, 10:38 PM
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Feel better, Solar Mighty, Ab Champ and Medic Power.....
http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20080219.asp Applause to Brettie and Douggie for always putting the kids first. Cheers to Elfhelm (Happy Valley Million Challenge leader). Possible runners, HK / Macau Trophy... DANACOURT EGYPTIAN RA FIRM OFFER FOKINE FULL OF JOY GOLD STRIKER GOODY GREAT GUY HE CAN TANGO HELENE BRILLIANT HIGH POINT IMPERIAL APPLAUSE MY CHOICE PLANET RULER POCKET MONEY REGENCY DRAGON REGENCY HORSE RIVER JORDAN ROYAL PRINCE SILVER SUN SLOW WALTZ SUNNY KING SUPER TRAVELLER SURVEY SURVEY TIBER WINNING REWARD My favorite Macau horsie, WARCAT, is out. Cheers to Ng for giving Emma-Jayne a couple of nice mounts on Wednesday. Retired... Arrogance and Chosen One. We passed our Vet exams! ZERO GRAVITY BEST POWER FRIENDLY GAINS LORD CAIRNS Tuesday barrier trials..... http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp
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#6
02-21-2008, 11:07 AM
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Awww, Fokine was retired. Green Treasure too.
Both Class 1 boys. Go somewhere nice! Gelded... Willing Storm  We're KEEPING our names! Achilles of Troy Plan X Rich Forever Wasabisabi We're not... Sauze D'Oulx is now Diligent 2 (named for.....) http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/R...p?HorseNo=C285 Musanid is Extra Special Be still my heart.... Race 7 - THE CITI HONG KONG GOLD CUP Sunday, February 24, 2008, Sha Tin, 16:00 Turf ,"B+2" Course ,2000m Prize Money: $8,000,000.00, Rating: -, Race Class: 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) On Day Horse Wt. Wt.+/- (vs last race) Season Stakes Colour Gear Import Cat. Sire Dam Weight-For-Age Allowance Horse No. Colour Horse Wt. Trainer Horse Wt. (Declaration) Rtg. Jockey Draw Brand No. Gear Rtg.+/- Wt.+/- (vs Declaration) 1 VIVA PATACA 126 J Moore 129 D Beadman 2 G096 H 0 - 2 BULLISH LUCK 126 A S Cruz 124 C Soumillon 7 C155 B/XB 6 - 3 FLORAL PEGASUS 126 A S Cruz 123 G Mosse 3 G011 TT 0 - 4 HELLO PRETTY 126 A S Cruz 123 B Prebble 5 E210 TT 5 - 5 VITAL KING 126 P O'Sullivan 118 E Saint-Martin 1 G222 B 0 - 6 SIR ERNESTO 126 D Cruz 113 O Doleuze 8 G051 SR -3 - 7 PACKING WINNER 126 L Ho 111 D Whyte 6 E334 0 - 8 BULLISH CASH 126 A S Cruz 99 F Coetzee 4 H049 TT 2 - B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only E : Ear Plugs H : Hood M : Muzzle 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 Notes: "Horse Wt. (Declaration)" : Horse weight on two days before the race day "Wt.+/-(vs last race)" : Change of horse weight between race day and last race day "Wt.+/-(vs Declarations)" : Change of horse weight between race day and declaration day "Stakes Won" : Stakes acquired in current racing season
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