Hong Kong 2011 ~ 2012

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Umberto Rispoli arrives next month (crazy times in Italy)...

Andreas Suborics in March.

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I keep going back and forth with this and really don't think he can win tonight but good luck to Sacred Kingdom... extraordinary horse, stellar career, deserves retirement now. I know it might be his final race... I hope that it is either way.

Come home safe.

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The Eagle lands it...

Another close one for Joy and Fun, Sacred Kingdom 5th.

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=8&venue=ST

THE KENT & CURWEN CENTENARY SPRINT CUP
HK$ 4,500,000.00
Race Replay Pass Through Analysis

Going : Good
Course : Turf - "C" Course
Race Time : (13.47) (34.28) (57.05)
Sectional Time : 13.47 20.81 22.77


Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time

1 10 EAGLE REGIMENT(M011) O Doleuze 126 4 - 0.57.05
2 4 JOY AND FUN(H014) B Doyle 126 10 N 0.57.08
3 7 LET ME FIGHT(L176) J Lloyd 126 3 N 0.57.10
4 6 RICH UNICORN(L410) D Whyte 126 6 1/2 0.57.12
5 1 SACRED KINGDOM(G268) Z Purton 126 9 1/2 0.57.14
6 2 LUCKY NINE(L259) T Angland 126 8 1-1/4 0.57.25
7 3 LITTLE BRIDGE(L285) G Mosse 126 7 2 0.57.36
8 5 SUNNY KING(H105) T Clark 126 1 2-1/2 0.57.46
9 12 BLAZE KING(K104) C Y Ho 126 2 2-1/2 0.57.46
10 8 DYNAMIC BLITZ(J339) N Callan 126 5 4-1/2 0.57.77
11 11 AT MOMENT IN TIME(L211) M Guyon 126 12 8 0.58.31
12 9 FINAL ANSWER(L178) D Beadman 126 11 9 0.58.50

Racing Incident Report

JOY AND FUN began awkwardly. FINAL ANSWER blundered at the start. LUCKY NINE began awkwardly and shortly after the start raced in restricted room between SACRED KINGDOM and LITTLE BRIDGE. Near the 500 Metres, SUNNY KING was carried in by RICH UNICORN which shifted in to obtain clear running. Approaching the 400 Metres, LITTLE BRIDGE got its head on the side and shifted out towards the heels of JOY AND FUN. LUCKY NINE, which was following, was inconvenienced in consequence. After this, LUCKY NINE had some difficulty obtaining clear running until near the 300 Metres. After the race, the Veterinary Officer reported that SACRED KINGDOM had lost its left front plate. A veterinary inspection of AT MOMENT IN TIME after the race including an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea. Before being allowed to race again, AT MOMENT IN TIME will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. LITTLE BRIDGE, EAGLE REGIMENT and JOY AND FUN were sent for sampling.

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Massive number of barrier triials...

Batch 1... Ambitious Dragon, Able One, Xtension

Batch 2... awesome! A new Helene! He's the former Richard Hannon trained Pausanias. (didn't win but always nice to see another Helene haha!).

... and a whole bunch more!

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

King Dancer has been aded to the retirements thread. Hope he gets to go somewhere nice.

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THE STEWARDS' CUP - 1600 Metres - Sha Tin - Sunday 29 January 2012 - ENTRIES

16/01/2012

THE STEWARDS' CUP
(HONG KONG GROUP 1 – HK$8,000,000)
(FIRST LEG OF THE 2011/2012 TRIPLE CROWN)
1600 Metres - Sha Tin - Sunday 29 January 2012
(For 3 year olds and upwards)


ABLE ONE
AMBITIOUS DRAGON
BEAUTY FLASH
CALIFORNIA MEMORY
DESTINED FOR GLORY
FLYING BLUE
HANDSOME ZULU
IRIAN
LET ME HANDLE IT
MIGHTY HIGH
OUTDOOR PEGASUS
SICHUAN SUCCESS
SIGHT WINNER
THUMBS UP
XTENSION

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Race 8 - THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Sha Tin, 16:05
Turf ,"A" Course ,1600m

Prize Money: $6,000,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 1

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear

1 2/1/2/1/3/3 CAPTAIN SWEET 126 J Lloyd 5 J Moore 116 1 1176
2 4/7/3/1/5/3 ADMIRATION 126 T Clark 4 J Moore 115 0 1090 H1
3 1/1/1/1/2/1 FAY FAY 126 D Whyte 2 J Size 110 11 1137
4 5/1/2/1/1/1 SMART GIANT 126 D Beadman 6 J Moore 105 0 1100 XB/TT
5 1/3/4/6/10/14 ZAIDAN 126 N Callan 9 J Moore 105 5 1113
6 5/8/3/2/1/2 SWEET ORANGE 126 W C Marwing 3 D E Ferraris 101 2 1097 TT
7 11/4/1/1/1 LONGWAH SUPREME 126 B Prebble 10 C Fownes 98 0 1117 B2
8 9/9/10 NEW DEERFIELD 126 T Angland 1 D Cruz 88 -2 1026 SW-/B1/TT
9 7/10/14 PACKING TYCOON 126 G Mosse 7 A S Cruz 86 -2 1104 TT
10 12/12/9 HORACE'S EMPIRE 126 B Doyle 8 S Woods 81 -3 1108

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Beauty Flash didn't look too great in his barrier trial... hope he's okay.

I honestly don't know what I'm talking about here but it wouldn't shock me to see Handsome Zulu get in and for Beauty Flash to be withdrawn...

29/01/2012 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 39 Course : "A+3" Course
Race Name : THE STEWARDS' CUP Distance : 1600m
Race Class : Hong Kong Group One Sec./Div. No : 1


AMBITIOUS DRAGON (K399)
A T Millard 126 - 132 0 -
CALIFORNIA MEMORY (L135)
A S Cruz 126 - 128 0 -
ABLE ONE (G108)
J Moore 126 - 126 2 -
IRIAN (L187)
J Moore 126 - 125 2 -
XTENSION (M097)
J Moore 126 - 125 0 -
THUMBS UP (K005)
C Fownes 126 - 124 0 -
FLYING BLUE (L389)
D Cruz 126 - 122 0 -
BEAUTY FLASH (K314)
A S Cruz 126 - 121 -1 -
DESTINED FOR GLORY (M207)
J Moore 126 - 121 0 -
SICHUAN SUCCESS (L307)
J Size 126 - 120 0 -
MIGHTY HIGH (L096)
J Moore 126 - 119 -1 -
SIGHT WINNER (J049)
J Size 126 - 115 -3 -
LET ME HANDLE IT (L287)
C Fownes 126 - 105 0 -
OUTDOOR PEGASUS (L173)
P F Yiu 126 - 102 -1 -

Reserve :
No. Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
1 HANDSOME ZULU (M024)
L Ho 126 - 102 0 - -

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Bullish Luck has never been featured in any of the albums so I had to post this...

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...0490348&type=3

I'm still waiting for my dream come true... a picture of Bullish Luck and Silent Witness together.

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I should have updated this...

http://special.hkjc.com/promo/en/201...n-stewards.asp

(So cool that they have the replays from past winners all in one place).

Vets report says Beauty Flash has a blood abnormality...


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In happier news be still my heart...

Race 8 - THE CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE
Sunday, February 05, 2012, Sha Tin, 16:35
Turf ,"B+2" Course ,1200m

Prize Money: $4,500,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 1

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear

1 6/1/5/2/2/3 LUCKY NINE 126 B Prebble 3 C Fownes 125 0
2 5/10/2/6/2/2 SACRED KINGDOM 126 G Mosse 12 P F Yiu 125 -2 TT
3 7/4/1/2/9/2 LITTLE BRIDGE 126 Z Purton 7 C S Shum 123 0 B1/TT
4 2/2/5/4/1/6 JOY AND FUN 126 B Doyle 10 D Cruz 122 0 SW
5 8/7/3/4/2/9 SUNNY KING 126 T Clark 5 J Moore 120 -1 H
6 1/1/11/1/1/2 EAGLE REGIMENT 126 O Doleuze 2 K L Man 119 13
7 3/2/6/6/3/4 LET ME FIGHT 126 J Lloyd 1 J Moore 117 4 H/XB
8 4/6/4/1/8/4 RICH UNICORN 126 D Whyte 6 J Size 117 0
9 7/5/1/8/7/3 LEADING CITY 126 N Callan 8 J Moore 115 0
10 10/8/3/10/8/8 DYNAMIC BLITZ 126 M Du Plessis 11 P F Yiu 109 -3 XB
11 9/11/2/7/8/2 BLAZE KING 126 M Guyon 4 A S Cruz 103 0 TT
12 11/9/11/4/11/3 CALIFORNIA CHOICE 126 M Chadwick 9 A S Cruz 101 -2 TT