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02-28-2012, 10:11 PM
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I really hope they do NOT send Ambitious Dragon to Dubai...
Granted they have to wait for the Audemars Piguet QE II Cup but isn't it worth it? Reasons... Vengeance of Rain Russian Pearl Beauty Flash Good Ba Ba Viva Pataca ... and the list goes on... 
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03-01-2012, 07:35 PM
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Looks like he might go after all. Ugh.
Able One and Lucky Nine are possible... probable are the top 3 from the Gold Cup.
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#3
03-03-2012, 11:13 PM
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Excerpts, SCMP story on Darren Beadman.
Doctors have found nerve damage in Beadman's brain - diagnosed as diffuse axonal injury - which has seriously affected his balance. The Australian left hospital on Thursday night, only to return yesterday morning for the last of his intravenous serum treatments. *** Plans to operate on his fractured cheekbone and insert a steel plate have been put on hold, as his doctors are unwilling to put him under anaesthetic in his current condition. Due to the nature of the problem, Beadman will be unable to leave Hong Kong during his rehabilitation. http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20120303.asp Serious stuff. I hope he's able to come back and that he feels better.
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#4
03-04-2012, 12:04 PM
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Aww I didn't realize Mister Horse (best name evah!
 ) had slipped down to Class 5. (He was 6th in R1... TA pulled it off and Super Pepper won which is pretty amazing considering this 6 year old has only won three now and all of them have been this season).Someday Mister Horse will win. 19 starts, he's 5... yeah some day. That was R1. * * * Prior to R2... After being loaded, GLOBAL FAME became fractious, reared and got both fore legs over the front gates and then subsequently over the partition into the adjoining stall. GLOBAL FAME then took some time to be released from the barrier stalls. The Veterinary Officer reported that GLOBAL FAME was not suitable to race and accordingly was withdrawn by order of the Stewards acting on this advice. Before being allowed to race again, GLOBAL FAME will be required to perform satisfactorily in an official barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination Poor guy. * * * How do you spell Lai? I-D-I-O-T. RACE 10(452) Class 1 - 1800 Metres - (105-080) LION CITY HANDICAP HK$ 1,400,000.00 1 4 HAPPY GUYS(L275) Z Purton 118+2 14 - 1.48.34 2 3 DAN EXCEL(N195) J Lloyd 119 6 N 1.48.39 3 10 CARTHAGE(L256) W M Lai 113-2 7 1-1/4 1.48.55 4 2 PACKING TYCOON(N010) G Mosse 120 13 1-3/4 1.48.60 5 9 SAME WORLD(N098) D Whyte 115+1 8 1-3/4 1.48.60 6 11 AOMEN(N008) M Du Plessis 113 11 1-3/4 1.48.63 7 7 MILITARY ATTACK(N175) N Callan 125 1 2 1.48.65 8 8 JAMESINA(H290) K C Ng 115-10 2 2-3/4 1.48.78 9 5 KING OF SCOTS(K084) U Rispoli 118 5 3-1/4 1.48.87 10 14 HORACE'S EMPIRE(N002) K C Leung 113+2-3 9 3-1/2 1.48.88 11 1 LET ME HANDLE IT(L287) O Doleuze 133 10 6-1/2 1.49.38 12 13 OLE OLE(K301) M L Yeung 113-3 3 7 1.49.47 13 12 BANKSTERS BONUS(N113) C W Wong 113-2 12 8-1/2 1.49.70 14 6 HELENE FUN STAR(N105) T Clark 117 4 9-1/4 1.49.83 Racing Incident Report BEAUTY TOUCH was withdrawn on 3.3.12 by order of the Stewards acting on veterinary advice (substantial amount of mucopus in trachea on scoping after track work) and was replaced by Standby Declared Starter MILITARY ATTACK (N Callan). Before being allowed to race again, BEAUTY TOUCH will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. After being loaded, HELENE FUN STAR became fractious and reared on a number of occasions. Before being allowed to race again, HELENE FUN STAR will be required to perform satisfactorily in a stalls test. LET ME HANDLE IT was slow to begin. From a wide barrier, BANKSTERS BONUS was taken across behind runners shortly after the start. After the 1500 Metres, JAMESINA commenced to travel keenly and got its head up when being steadied away from the heels of HELENE FUN STAR. Near the 1400 Metres, BANKSTERS BONUS was steadied away from the heels of HORACE’S EMPIRE. Near the 1000 Metres, KING OF SCOTS was steadied when crowded for room between OLE OLE and CARTHAGE (W M Lai) which shifted in. W M Lai was reprimanded and advised to ensure that he is sufficiently clear when shifting ground in future. Near the 500 Metres and again at the entrance to the Straight, CARTHAGE and JAMESINA (Apprentice K C Ng) bumped as a result of JAMESINA attempting to shift out. Apprentice Ng was advised to exercise care when shifting ground in similar circumstances. MILITARY ATTACK had difficulty obtaining clear running in the early part of the Straight. Near the 200 Metres, JAMESINA was steadied away from the heels of CARTHAGE which shifted in under pressure. W M Lai was reprimanded and advised to exercise more care in future. For the majority of the race, SAME WORLD travelled wide and without cover. After the race, M Du Plessis (AOMEN) stated that he had been instructed to attempt to find cover on that horse if possible. He said after having to be ridden along, from barrier 11, AOMEN was then left racing in the lead when no other horse went forward. He said AOMEN then was inclined to lay in throughout the race. When questioned, G Mossé stated that he had been instructed, from barrier 13, to ride PACKING TYCOON quietly today as the horse had not been finishing off its races satisfactorily when ridden in a forward position. He said when ridden off the speed today PACKING TYCOON finished off the race strongly. A veterinary inspection of LET ME HANDLE IT after the race did not show any significant findings. HAPPY GUYS and DAN EXCEL were sent for sampling. * * * 5 on the day for Douggie Whyte (yea). * * * ... but now the big one and whoa I don't know how Brett can NOT be in pain but look! http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=7&venue=ST RACE 7(449) Hong Kong Group One - 1400 Metres THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE CUP HK$ 6,000,000.00 Going : Good Course : Turf - "B+2" Course Race Time : (13.16) (34.39) (57.50) (1.21.30) Sectional Time : 13.16 21.23 23.11 23.80 Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time 1 2 LUCKY NINE(L259) B Prebble 126 1 - 1.21.30 2 10 GLORIOUS DAYS(M353) D Whyte 126 6 HD 1.21.34 3 6 SUNNY KING(H105) G Mosse 126 4 1-1/2 1.21.55 4 9 ADMIRATION(L216) T Clark 126 7 1-3/4 1.21.57 5 8 LET ME FIGHT(L176) O Doleuze 126 10 2-1/2 1.21.71 6 7 LEADING CITY(K298) U Rispoli 126 9 5 1.22.11 7 1 ABLE ONE(G108) J Lloyd 126 11 5-1/4 1.22.14 8 5 SICHUAN SUCCESS(L307) T Angland 126 3 5-1/2 1.22.18 9 3 DESTINED FOR GLORY(M207) N Callan 126 5 7 1.22.43 10 4 FLYING BLUE(L389) Z Purton 126 2 18-3/4 1.24.28 11 11 AASHIQ(K175) M Du Plessis 126 8 24-1/2 1.25.22 Racing Incident Report LET ME FIGHT was taken across behind runners shortly after the start. After the 1200 Metres, DESTINED FOR GLORY was awkwardly placed close to the heels of SICHUAN SUCCESS which was being steadied to obtain a position behind LUCKY NINE. Near the 300 Metres, FLYING BLUE, which was commencing to give ground, was steadied away from the heels of SUNNY KING which shifted in. The Stewards considered a protest/objection lodged by D Whyte, the rider of GLORIOUS DAYS, which finished 2nd, against LUCKY NINE being declared the winner alleging interference near 200 Metres. After taking evidence from all parties concerned and after viewing the official videos, the Stewards found that near the 200 Metres LUCKY NINE shifted out and brushed GLORIOUS DAYS. The Stewards further found that after this both LUCKY NINE and GLORIOUS DAYS shifted out under pressure and over the concluding stages raced tight. Having in mind where the incident took place and the relative margin between the horses over the remaining 200 Metres of the race and at the finish, the Stewards found that whilst there was some contact between LUCKY NINE and GLORIOUS DAYS at the 200 Metres, they could not be satisfied that had it not been for that contact that GLORIOUS DAYS would have finished in front of LUCKY NINE. Accordingly, the protest/objection was overruled and weighed-in given on the numbers as semaphored by the Judge. Throughout the race, ABLE ONE travelled wide and without cover. A veterinary inspection of AASHIQ after the race did not show any significant findings. The performance of AASHIQ, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, AASHIQ will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in an official barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination. After the race, T Angland reported that on pulling up SICHUAN SUCCESS coughed and was making an abnormal respiratory noise. A veterinary inspection of SICHUAN SUCCESS after the race including an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea. Before being allowed to race again, SICHUAN SUCCESS will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. LUCKY NINE and GLORIOUS DAYS were sent for sampling. * * * Other less important stuff... Hawthorne entered at HV on Wedneday... President Lincoln (NZ) will keep his name... Stunned to hear that Super Satin was retired.  This is him winning the Derby... http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2010&raceno=08 ... and looking at that great field I realized that King Dancer is yet another one who never won after coming back from Dubai. Quote:
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03-04-2012, 04:53 PM
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03-07-2012, 11:44 AM
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This is pretty cool... THE biggest star in Macau racing, Viva Pronto (for anyone who follows yes another Viva meaning you know the owner...) is coming for the HOng Kong Macau Trophy.
I have no idea how the De Silva's Crown Witness will do against him. Looks like a nice field. Another Macau runner who is pretty damned good, Clown Master, will be coming along with a couple of others who I'm sorry to say I don't know. Other news... Finally. Sleep Well who is the former AOB-trained Achill Island and who has now had 45 pretty bad starts in HK (he won 4) is finally retired. Very happy they're doing right by him cause he hasn't seemed interested in racing for years now. Sad stuff. He was a nice horse at one point. Anyway hope he gets to go somewhere nice where he can breathe. Happy retirement.
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#7
03-10-2012, 04:18 PM
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Nice news...
Coetzee, Fallon and Williams permitted to ride in the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby 10/03/2012 Permission has been granted for the following overseas jockeys to ride in the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby (HK Group 1) on Sunday, 18 March 2012. Felix Coetzee (Real Specialist) Kieren Fallon (Beauty Lead) Craig Williams (Military Attack) Meanwhile Majestic Falcon won the Trophy... Well I was surprised!
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