A victory for Duke Wai (NZ) (Per Incanto) in Hong Kong on Sunday has trainer Pierre Ng hoping a invitation to the Gr.1 Al Quoz Sprint on 25 March in Dubai could be a possibility.
Bolstering a reputation as an emerging contender among Hong Kong’s staying division, Money Catcher franked an excellent Gr.1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) performance last month with a brave Gr.3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) triumph at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.
Vincent Ho is holding firm in his belief Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) will be able to bounce back in Sunday week’s (29 January) HK$12 million G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m).
Jamie Richards has three wins from the last three race meetings and this Wednesday (18 January) at Happy Valley the newcomer among Hong Kong’s training ranks is looking to kick on with his stable’s recent run of form.
Having already soared through the grades in a short period of time, Tuchel (NZ) (Redwood) returned in style at Sha Tin on Sunday for a stirring win in the Class 2 1400m under Zac Purton.
Dennis Yip’s promising second starter, Top Top Tea (NZ), continued a good run for his sire Wrote when winning the Class 4 Mut Wah Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday.
The curtain will close on Paul O’Sullivan’s 18-year odyssey in Hong Kong at the conclusion of Saturday’s season finale fixture at Sha Tin but the affable New Zealander won’t be lost to racing as he prepares for a return to where it all began.
New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Golden Sixty’s record-breaking performance during the 2021/22 racing season saw Hong Kong’s champion earn consecutive Horse of the Year titles at a special presentation held at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Happy Valley Clubhouse on Friday night.
Sky Field (Deep Field) faces a weighty task in Sunday’s Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin when he makes his return at the first of 88 fixtures for the new season.
Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) extended his undefeated record at Sha Tin to three on Sunday when taking out the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m),
