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#1
10-03-2007, 10:56 PM
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Ummm, I think you should ride VOR. * * * SCMP..... Thursday, October 04, 2007 Delpech puts Vengeance ride on the line to defend his name ALAN AITKEN Anthony Delpech spent one of the toughest days of his professional life yesterday, torn between his reputation and his long-time partnership with champion galloper Vengeance Of Rain, before lodging an appeal against a six-week riding ban. The South African was stunned on Tuesday with an 11-meeting suspension, after Jockey Club stewards found him guilty of not taking all reasonable and permissible measures to win on fast-finishing runner-up Spare A Dime last week at Sha Tin. The rider had to choose between contesting an "unfair" verdict and continuing his partnership with Vengeance Of Rain. "I wanted to appeal because I'm not guilty," Delpech (pictured) said yesterday. "But my appeal isn't likely to be heard for six or seven weeks and if it isn't upheld, I will not be able to ride Vengeance Of Rain on International day." Delpech has been the only rider aboard Vengeance Of Rain since January 2005, for 17 starts and nine wins, including the world's joint-richest turf race, the Dubai Sheema Classic. "It was a difficult decision because the owners of Vengeance Of Rain have been so loyal and so good to me and I did have them to think about, too," Delpech said. "But I had fought so hard on Tuesday about my innocence that, in the end, I felt it wasn't being fair to myself if I just accepted this decision. "I've never been questioned in this way in 24 years of riding and although the stewards have penalised me for what they thought was an error of judgment, this is a rule that people everywhere read in a certain way that isn't very flattering for your reputation. That's why I decided in the end to fight it. I just don't want something like this on my record." It is normal practice for the stewards to set aside a penalty pending the hearing of an appeal, so Delpech will be free to ride in the immediate future until a two-meeting careless riding ban from the same ride on Spare A Dime takes effect on October 15. Then, if the appeal does not take place until mid-November, as Delpech believes, he will be able to pilot Vengeance Of Rain in his return race for the season, the Group Two Cathay Pacific International Mile Trial on November 17. But his participation on December 9 at the International showpiece fixture will then depend on the outcome of the appeal. 
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#2
10-04-2007, 11:37 PM
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If they let me ride at 158 lbs., I'll get on that sucker. I figure I could just let him do his thing and not get in the way.
Easiest ride in the world. Unless Viva Pataca is in the field.
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#3
10-05-2007, 12:45 AM
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He's kind.  Congrats to Gallant Win who finally got a win! Happy retirement to All's Well, and happy thoughts to Chater Power who is really sick now from all the pollution. We were gelded!  Cool Cat Didi Too many swimmers to list but all the big guns have been in the pool daily (Bullish Luck, Floral Peg, the Viva boys, Hello Pretty et al).  Top 50  Top 50 Horses (as of 2/10/2007) Rating Name Brand No Trainer 129 VENGEANCE OF RAIN D142 D E Ferraris 129 VIVA PATACA G096 J Moore 128 ABSOLUTE CHAMPION E060 D J Hall 128 ARMADA E246 J Size 125 THE DUKE B282 C Fownes 124 SCINTILLATION C228 C S Shum 123 HELLO PRETTY E210 A S Cruz 122 ABLE ONE G108 J Moore 122 GOOD BA BA E201 A Schutz 121 JOYFUL WINNER E045 J Moore 120 FLORAL PEGASUS G011 A S Cruz 120 SACRED KINGDOM G268 P F Yiu 120 SIR ERNESTO G051 D Cruz 118 BULLISH LUCK C155 A S Cruz 118 GREEN TREASURE D225 C Fownes 117 EGYPTIAN RA E002 D J Hall 117 SUNNY SING E135 J Moore 116 DOWN TOWN G054 C H Yip 116 VITAL KING G222 P O'Sullivan 115 DANACOURT E228 J Moore 115 MEDIC POWER G303 P O'Sullivan 114 ART TRADER E131 J Moore 112 ABLE PRINCE C348 J Moore 112 ALL'S WELL E234 P F Yiu 111 GOLD STRIKER D365 J Size 111 PLANET RULER B359 A Lee 110 NATURAL BLITZ E227 D Cruz 110 REGENCY HORSE E229 D E Ferraris 110 ROYAL PRINCE H072 A S Cruz 110 SYLLABUS D388 D E Ferraris 110 VIVA MACAU H110 J Moore 109 DAVE'S BEST C060 C H Yip 109 TIBER D155 J Moore 108 FLAMING LAMBORGINI E146 C S Shum 108 GREEN BIRDIE H245 C Fownes 108 HELENE PILLAGING C084 S Woods 108 ROYAL DELIGHT G192 C Fownes 107 FAMOUS DANCER D353 J Moore 107 SURVEY SURVEY H070 A S Cruz 106 PACKING WINNER E334 L Ho 106 POCKET MONEY E253 J Size 106 SAMBUCA D189 A T Millard 105 AMBITIOUS GENERAL J066 D J Hall 105 EXCELLENT BOY E238 C Fownes 105 HELENE BRILLIANT H174 A S Cruz 105 PLASTIC POLYMER H034 J Size 104 ADAIKALI E181 S Woods 104 FRIENDLY GAINS G300 K L Man 104 MY CHOICE C283 D J Hall 104 NILOMETER D052 A S Cruz 103 AGILITY C361 S Woods 103 CHAMPIONS GALLERY H104 A Schutz 103 GOODY D239 D E Ferraris 103 HAIL THE STORM E125 C Fownes 103 SUNNY POWER G203 K W Lui
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#4
10-06-2007, 02:07 AM
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The big guns come out to play.....
Good Ba Ba in batch 2 (2nd) and Ab Champ (1st) in batch 5. Barrier trials..... http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp
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#5
10-08-2007, 01:05 AM
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Cheers to Couldn't Care Less, one of my adoptees who paid nicely (no I didn't play him... I'm just his cheering squad).
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=4&venue=ST Longshot day! Check this one out...... RACE 9(075) Race Class: 2 - 1400 Metres - (100-080) CALLA LILY HANDICAP HK$ 1,050,000.00 1 12 SUPER TRAVELLER (H275) M Nunes 118 10 - 1.22.20 2 9 HORACE'S CHOICE(H169) S Dye 119 3 SH 1.22.20 3 1 RIVER JORDAN(G194) D Beadman 130 1 N 1.22.30 4 7 WALKONTHEWILDSIDE(G033) O Doleuze 120 9 1/2 1.22.30 5 10 CHEERFUL MASTER(E309) G Mosse 118+2 13 1 1.22.30 6 14 DASH AHEAD(D199) H W Lai 114-5 8 1-1/4 1.22.40 7 4 FUJI SUNRISE(D100) M W Leung 126-5 2 1-3/4 1.22.50 8 13 DON FELIPE(D273) Z Purton 117+1 5 2-1/2 1.22.50 9 3 HIGH INTELLIGENT(D317) K T Yeung 127-7 6 2-1/2 1.22.60 10 2 TOWERING FEELING(G262) F Coetzee 128 14 3-1/2 1.22.70 11 5 ROYAL PERICLES(H050) W M Lai 121-2 7 5-3/4 1.23.10 12 11 SLOW WALTZ(H329) G Boss 118 4 7 1.23.30 13 6 FAT CHOY FOREVER(D111) Y T Cheng 120-2 12 7-1/2 1.23.30 14 8 BOOM(H225) K L Chui 119-7 11 ML --- Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$) WIN 12 924.50 PLACE 12 125.50 9 16.50 1 15.50 QUINELLA 9,12 2,617.50 QUINELLA PLACE 9,12 707.00 1,12 411.00 1,9 34.50 TIERCE 12,9,1 22,291.00 TRIO 1,9,12 2,405.00 FIRST 4 1,7,9,12 3,000.00 DOUBLE 6,7/12 983.50 6,7/9 17.50
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#6
10-09-2007, 07:32 PM
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Pre-entries for the 14th.....
The lower level Class 1 boyz. Syllabus is VOR's best buddy. When Vengeance had to go into pre-quarantine before Dubai, his trainer asked the owners of Syllabus for permission to put him in quarantine as well so that life would seem somewhat normal for VOR. They got special permission to be placed at the far end of Sha Tin AND were allowed to use the pool at the end of the day... permission had never been granted in the past.Viva Macau is no rabbit. Dave is an old-timer who hasn't won in a long time now ('05-"06 season) BUT who could forget the Mile Trial when he beat Bullish luck, Scintillation, The Duke and Perfect Partner (rest in peace good boy)? http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2005&raceno=08 He is loved and is a local icon. The Supremes haven't done too well and the rest? They've had their moments. Almond lee is the leading trainer right now. It's too early in the season for that to mean much but thought I'd throw it in. A nice field. Not stellar but a nice field all the same. THE SA SA LADIES' PURSE (HANDICAP) Distance : 1800m SYLLABUS (D388) D E Ferraris 133 - 110 - 1 VIVA MACAU (H110) J Moore 133 - 110 0 1 DAVE'S BEST (C060) C H Yip 132 - 109 0 1 FAMOUS DANCER (D353) J Moore 130 - 107 0 3 NILOMETER (D052) A S Cruz 127 - 104 0 2 AGILITY (C361) S Woods 126 - 103 - 1 + SOUNDS BEST (E255) J Moore 124 - 101 0 2 EVER BRIGHT (G223) P O'Sullivan 123 - 100 - 1 SUPREME GAINS (G057) K L Man 122 - 99 0 1 SOCRATES (D336) C Fownes 120 - 97 0 2 TIME SUPREME (E012) C Fownes 115 - 92 0 1 INFINITE DELIGHT (G314) A Lee 114 - 91 0 1 LUCKYME (H012) A S Cruz 113 - 90 1 1
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#7
10-09-2007, 11:37 PM
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Retired...
Smacko Namjong Smile Doucai (injured) Bullish Luck watch..... lots of swimming and gallops with Chui and Tsui up The Duke - no swimming (figures..... c'mon Dennis, let the kids swim more!)  Armada - Size has been working him himself! Viva Pataca - Beadman up several times and working with his new buddy, Bear Dominance Doesn't really belong with this group but Viva Macau - workouts with Beadman up, Sounds Best and the reeeeally naughty Carrizo Creek are his workout partners God I love Hong Kong. 
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