Hong Kong!

[my miss storm cat]

Retired today... South China Elite.

His finest moment...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2007&raceno=07

[my miss storm cat]

Good luck in HK, Aaron Gryder!

Retired... Multo Expresso, Super Red.

Barrier trials... Dynamic Blitz wins batch 1!

http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp

Good luck to Windicator Returns in R6 and He Can Tango in the final.

My lock of the day... Best Friend in R8 at a decent price.

Wondering if Chadwick will do it...

Race 9 - THE PREMIER CUP (HANDICAP)
Saturday, June 13, 2009, Sha Tin, 17:10
Turf ,"C+3" Course ,1400m ,Good

Prize Money: $2,300,000.00, Rating: 95+, HONG KONG GROUP 3

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear
1 8/10/11/9/1/7 JOY AND FUN 133 B Doyle 8 D Cruz 117 -1 1137 SW
2 7/2/11/3/3/1 REGENCY DRAGON 132 K C Leung (-7) 10 D E Ferraris 116 0 1196 B/TT
3 4/3/2/6/4/1 ONE WORLD 129 W C Marwing 12 J Moore 113 0 1113 XB/H/TT
4 2/1/1/6/2/1 SPECIAL DAYS 129 D Whyte 3 J Size 113 2 1151
5 5/8/2/1/3/7 EXPRESS WIN 128 B Prebble 13 C H Yip 112 0 1161 TT
6 10/10/3/4/12/3 BULLISH CASH 127 Y T Cheng (-2) 11 A S Cruz 111 -1 1052 TT
7 1/2/4/6/6/4 GALLANT LION 127 Z Purton 2 C Fownes 111 6 1103 H
8 12/14/8/1/11/5 FULL OF JOY 125 K T Yeung (-3) 1 A Lee 109 -1 1103
9 10/6/8/8/10/6 RIVER JORDAN 123 C W Wong (-3) 9 C H Yip 107 -2 1108
10 8/1/3/9/8/11 JOYFUL WINNER 121 R Fradd 5 C H Yip 105 0 1089
11 11/5/8/5/10/8 MASTER POWER 117 J Winks 4 J Moore 101 -1 1060 B
12 12/1/1/1/7/1 DREAM TEAM 116 M Chadwick (-7) 6 A S Cruz 100 0 1281 TT
13 7/10/8/8/10/8 GOLD STRIKER 116 W M Lai (-2) 7 J Size 100 -2 1280

[my miss storm cat]

Joy and Fun wins...

"He's the one, he's my favourite horse." D. Cruz (SCMP)

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=9&venue=ST

Retired... Mr. Cool and Jade Dragonfly.

Chadwick!

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20090614a.asp

[my miss storm cat]

Retired... Puerto Rico, former AOB runner who was shipped to Hong Kong a couple of years ago and who went downhill fast.

He started with a Class 1 rating and with one exception in 24 starts (he was 3rd) was never better than 8th and usually last. From Class 1 to a rating of 28. Sad stuff.

He had been pretty nice... 2 wins at the Curragh at 2 and at 3, once breating home a field of 26. 2 0 2 of 6 with AOB.

Hope he gets to start a new career.

Happy retirement. About time...

Retired as well... Spy King, Never Look Back, Palais d'Or, Rice Field, Keen Taker, Supurb Gains,.

Race 7 on Sunday... Dynamic Blitz and Warrior!

Friday barrier trials.... Jackpot Delight wins batch 1!

Good luck to the sole Hong Kong Raider, aka the Hong Kong Bomb, tomorrow.

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20090617c.asp

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20090617.asp

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20090619b.asp

[my miss storm cat]

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...ene#post400391


YEA!!!

http://www.virtualformguide.com/cgi-...ebrilliant.txt


Helene Brilliant Takes Aim At Gosford
The open spaces at Marcus Wilson's Hunter Valley property suit Hong Kong import Helene Brilliant who is primed to recapture winning form in the Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford.

The young trainer won the PJ Bell Championship at Randwick earlier this month with Carrizo Creek who also came from Hong Kong.

On the same day, Helene Brilliant failed by just a neck to give Wilson a city double when beaten by Parfumier.

"I have a few horses that have come from Hong Kong and it takes them a while to acclimatise and a few runs to hit their straps," Wilson said.

"Helene Brilliant is enjoying the atmosphere in Australia and ran a good race at Randwick.

"He over-raced a bit and had to work hard.

"He carried four kilos more than the winner so it was a good effort."

As a young horse racing as Doctor Brown in England, Helene Brilliant beat Cockney Rebel who went on to win the English and Irish 2000 Guineas.

Doctor Brown also ran second to Excellent Art in a Group Two race before being sold in 2007 to Hong Kong where he was renamed and won two races.

The Bart Cummings-trained Kroner was installed favourite for Wednesday's feature in TAB Sportsbet's first markets.

He was at $3.20 on Monday ahead of Grand Rhumba ($7.5) and Innings and Welkom Gold ($8.50).

Helene Brilliant was at $21 but Wilson said he had a few things in his favour.

"He's got a good barrier with nine and a good jockey in Kerrin McEvoy," he said.

"He has also won a barrier trial at Gosford on a heavy track so I know he can handle it."

The son of trainer John Wilson, Marcus has had his own licence for three years and prepares his team at a state of the art facility on 200 acres at Singleton.

"The property is owned by one of my clients John Burton who is an owner and a breeder," Wilson said.

"We have a 1200 metre all weather track to train on with a 400 metre straight.

"There's a walking machine, a swimming pool and also 18 day yards.

"It's a great atmosphere for the horses."

Kroner has earned his favouritism with four wins from his past five starts, three on heavy tracks.

Nuclear Medicine is expected to back up from his fourth to News Alert in the Saturday's Healy Stakes at Eagle Farm.

The Gordon Yorke-trained gelding has won seven races, six on slow or heavy.

Gosford was a heavy 10 on Monday with some improvement predicted with fine weather over the next couple of days.

[my miss storm cat]

Retired... Call Me Cullen, Solar Power, Leader, Super Power, Embraces, All For One, Rich Dragon.

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If anyone is going closing day...

http://special.hkjc.com/promo/en/200...rine_set_l.jpg

[my miss storm cat]

Whiplash gets a win!

(Thank you, Matthew Chadwick).

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=6&venue=HV

Only 2 race days left...

Retired... Perpetually Bombed (failed his last barrier trial, poor guy).

NO riverside grass gallops next season.