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09-05-2008, 12:02 AM
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Arriving on Saturday, from NZ...
FRIDAYS OFF FORTUNE SPIRIT IL DIVO DISCRETION SHINKSHO REUBEN THORN KILFLYNN 
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09-05-2008, 11:49 AM
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Cheers to Tsui, Cruz (Derek, not Tony), and O'Sullivan... the only trainers to take part in the opening day trainer's race. The winner receiveds HK$200,000 of Jockey Club funds to donate to the charity of their choice (the rest get HK$100,000 for charity).
* * * Friday barrier trials... http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp It's just as well I can't view it right now (green screen?)... "and Bullish Luck weakened to be last".
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09-06-2008, 08:05 PM
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Sacred Kingdom has a possible hairline fracture, will NOT go to Japan for the Sprinters Stakes.
 Very sad.
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09-07-2008, 01:49 AM
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From our friends at SCMP.....
Injury means Kingdom's Tokyo trip cancelled ALAN AITKEN Trainer Ricky Yiu Poon-fie is still hopeful of getting world champion sprinter Sacred Kingdom to the post to defend his Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint in December, despite an injury which will keep him sidelined for the immediate future. A tilt at the Sprinters' Stakes in Japan next month is now off the agenda, replaced by at least six weeks of rest after Yiu revealed a possible hairline fracture of Sacred Kingdom's sesamoid bone on the near foreleg. Sacred Kingdom had indicated all was not perfect with him when he trialled "only fairly" last Tuesday morning and he was found to be lame with a suspected stone bruise in a subsequent veterinary examination. "After he was a little disappointing in his barrier trial, we thought he had a bruised toe which would come right quickly. And after two or three days he was sound but just not moving as comfortably as he usually does," Yiu said at yesterday's Happy Valley barrier trials. "He seemed 95 per cent sound so we decided to check everything over again and we found a faint shadow on the sesamoid. I expect he will be OK in a couple of days but not sound enough to put any hard work into him for Japan, so that trip is cancelled." Yiu said the path for Sacred Kingdom now would involve "six or seven weeks of just going steady". However, he was not ruling out having the gelding ready for a first-up start in the Hong Kong Sprint on December 14, the race which he won in such devastating style last year to vault to the top of world sprint rankings. "We will x-ray the injury again in about four weeks, and obviously what we do then depends on the progress of it," Yiu said. "At this stage, I am still optimistic that he can be fit for that race but if there is any doubt, his preparation will stop. "The owner and myself, we have all the patience in the world and if we have to miss the international race then it isn't the end of the world. There are plenty of nice races later in the season for Sacred Kingdom." While the trainer was disappointed at the injury, he wasn't describing the problem's emergence as bad luck but as a blessing. "Maybe it was good luck because we found it. If we had kept going with him, Sacred Kingdom could have been very badly injured with no chance to come back again," Yiu said.
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#5
09-09-2008, 04:00 PM
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Can't we all just get along?
On Lee and Yip... http://www.hkjc.com/english/news/news_2008090919752.htm Barrier trials (cool updated stuff... if you're familiar with the HKJC site you'll notice immediately)... http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp (Snowdrops if you're lurking Joyful Winner had a trial!) Retired... Clear Win, Spare a Dime, Time to Win, Winnessy. On Felix... http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20080907.asp Racing Post... Lisvale to race in Hong Kong (no author listed) LISVALE, a Listed-race winner at the Curragh in June, has left David Wachman's stable to race in Hong Kong. The son of Danehill Dancer, fourth of sixto Plan last time out in the Group 3 Keeneland International Stakes, was also runner-up in the Gallinule Stakes this season. After being sold through McKeever St Lawrence, he will race in Hong Kong for the new season, due to start this month.
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09-10-2008, 01:28 PM
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It's almost heeeeeeeeeeeere!!!
 15/09/2008 Sha Tin Track : Turf Meeting No : 01 Course : "A" Course Race Name : THE HKSAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S CUP (HANDICAP) Distance : 1200m Race Class : Class 1 Sec./Div. No : 1 Rating Range : 120-095 Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. P Remarks JOYFUL WINNER (E045) J Moore 133 - 119 - SANZIRO (E208) C Fownes 132 - 118 - SCINTILLATION (C228) C S Shum 131 - 117 - FRIENDLY GAINS (G300) K L Man 125 - 111 - ENTHUSED (H303) J Size 119 - 105 - KING ENCOSTA (G247) A S Cruz 119 - 105 - TIBER (D155) J Moore 118 - 104 - MY CHOICE (C283) D J Hall 116 - 102 - NORMAN INVADER (J231) A S Cruz 115 - 101 - SKYVIEW BAR (G024) A Lee 115 - 101 - PRIME SCORE (G280) D J Hall 114 - 100 - LU YUE (H278) C H Yip 113 - 99 - ALWAYS GIGGLE (G086) A Lee 112 - 98 -
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#7
09-11-2008, 09:34 AM
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HKJC...
Tsui draws centrally in Trainers Ride For Charity 11 September 2008 Me Tsui Yu-sak, the nominal favourite for the Trainers Ride For Charity, drew in between rivals Derek Cruz and Paul O'Sullivan at this morning's barrier draw for the curtain raiser to the new season next Monday, 15 September at Sha Tin. Tsui, third in the trainers' premiership last season, will exit gate 2 aboard Bodacious in the 800m dash for charity with O'Sullivan to his inside on Sambuoyant and defending champion Derek Cruz racing from stall 3 on Bobo Win. There is little between the three horses taking part on official ratings, although they will compete at 'catch weights' - that is, without weight restrictions apart from a minimum impost of 125lbs. This year's winner will collect a cheque for HK$200,000 to the charity of the trainer and owners' choice of charity with HK$100,000 to the first and second runners-up and Tsui has nominated UNICEF to benefit from his endeavours in the saddle. Paul O'Sullivan and Sambuoyant's owners have decided the Rosary Church in Tsim Sha Tsui should gain from their participation. Asked why he chose to ride Sambuoyant, O'Sullivan, who has recently re-accustomed himself to riding out in the mornings, replied: "Because he's quiet!"  "I reckon I'm shooting for third place against Derek and Me Tsui, who are so much fitter, but I'm guaranteed a nice sum of money for a good cause so I'm delighted to take part," last year's Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby winning trainer smiled. Last year Derek Cruz came with a late burst aboard Ganbaria to steal the inaugural Trainers Ride For Charity and 12 months later he relies on the nine-year-old Bobo Win. Cruz's donation will go to the Asia Foundation to assist with the redevelopment in Sichuan province after the earthquake in May. "Personally, I think I'm fitter than this time last year and I'm happy with the horse because he has early pace - I think he'll go well," said Cruz. Publicly crediting the sportsmanship of the participating trainers and owners, Mr William A. Nader, Executive Director, Racing, said the event would open the 2008/09 season in the best possible manner. And as a summer of Equestrianism at Sha Tin draws to a close, to keep with the Olympic theme, Mr Nader added that each of the three trainers would ride for a gold, silver and bronze medal.
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