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Friday, November 30 2018

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has issued the following statement on behalf of Erin Angland:-

Firstly we would like to thank everyone for their concern and messages of support. We are issuing this release so that there are no misconceptions on Tye’s condition.

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Thursday, November 29 2018

Newmarket trainer William Haggas is looking forward to bringing down the curtain on a memorable season when One Master tackles the world’s leading specialist turf miler Beauty Generation in the LONGINES Hong Kong Mile on 9 December at Sha Tin. 

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Wednesday, November 28 2018

It is hard to imagine many more emotional victories at Sha Tin than if Beat The Bank were to win the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile on 9 December.

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Wednesday, November 28 2018

Andre Fabre commands maximum respect when he takes aim at the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races and will be doubly represented for this year’s edition on 9 December.

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Monday, November 26 2018

When one of the true pioneers of international racing says a horse is capable of running well it generally pays to listen.

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Monday, November 26 2018

Simply Brilliant was just that, defying an exacting wide on-speed run, to take Sunday's featured Class 1 The Chevalier Cup (1600m) to provide trainer Frankie Lor and jockey Alexis Badel with their most significant wins in Hong Kong.

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Monday, November 26 2018

The first three LONGINES Hong Kong International Races competitors, British raiders Prince Of Arran and Red Verdon, and Irish star Latrobe, arrived at Sha Tin Racecourse last night on Tuesday night after flying into Hong Kong from Australia.

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Friday, November 23 2018

It’s a rare thing to see a new import make its Hong Kong debut just two weeks before an intended run in the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, but that’s the plan for Northern Superstar.

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Thursday, November 22 2018

Premiership pacesetters Zac Purton and Karis Teetan went blow for blow at Happy Valley tonight with two winners apiece so the jockey’s title status quo was maintained with reigning champion Purton, now on 30 wins, leading the challenger on 27.

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Thursday, November 22 2018

Karis Teetan, Vincent Ho and Matthew Poon will join Zac Purton as Hong Kong's representatives in the 2018 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship on Wednesday 5 December, when 12 top class jockeys will clash at Happy Valley to battle for the title.

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Wednesday, November 21 2018

The HK$93 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races will bring together international stars for four exciting and elite Group 1 contests at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 9 December.

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Wednesday, November 21 2018

Three into one won’t go and something has to give as the chase for the last of 12 spots in a star-studded LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship concludes at Happy Valley this Wednesday.

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Monday, November 19 2018

Eagle Way set John Moore a quandary after swooping to an upset win in a dramatic renewal of the HK$4.25 million G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon.

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Monday, November 19 2018

A rampant new star and a returning older one combined in perfect harmony at Sha Tin on Sunday as Hot King Prawn and Joao Moreira landed the G2 BOCHK Wealth Management Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) in dynamic all-the-way fashion.

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Sunday, November 18 2018

It’s not often the highest praise for a major race winner comes from the trainer of the runner-up. But that was the case after Beauty Generation’s course record breaking win in the Gr.2 BOCHK Wealth Management Jockey Club Mile, with Caspar Fownes describing the winner as becoming “Winx-like.”

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Saturday, November 17 2018

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Licensing Committee has resolved to approve an application submitted by Trainer John Size to retain Jockey Moreira for the period 9 December 2018 to 9 June 2019, both dates inclusive

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Friday, November 16 2018

It’s a case of “Seconds out: Round two” in the G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday when Glorious Forever will attempt to reverse a first round defeat to Time Warp in the battle of the brothers.

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Thursday, November 15 2018

Colin Keane will follow in the footsteps of storied compatriots when he embarks for Hong Kong and the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 5 December.

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Thursday, November 15 2018

Trainer Richard Gibson is optimistic that recent stable acquisition Gold Mount can take a positive step towards LONGINES Hong Kong International day in Sunday’s G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin.

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Thursday, November 15 2018

Beauty Generation swaggered at the walk, sprang to a lope, and cruised at the gallop this morning (Thursday, 15 November) at Sha Tin, three days out from the G2 BOCHK Wealth Management Jockey Club Mile (1600m).

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Thursday, November 15 2018

Almost 50 years have passed since Michael Jackson left The Jackson 5 to conquer the music world alone.

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Thursday, November 15 2018

Trainer Frankie Lor’s 10th winner of the season was Looking Good, in the Chukyo Handicap at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, but it wasn’t looking quite so good for most punters with the gelding scoring at odds of better than 50/1, returning a win dividend of $541.50.

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Thursday, November 15 2018

Star local jockey Vincent Ho’s 14th winner for the season, recorded on the Ricky Yiu-trained Gentle Breeze on Wednesday night at Happy Valley, might be worth more to the 28-year-old than just the usual winning rider’s percentage.

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Wednesday, November 14 2018

Adulation has not poured down on Exultant - not yet, at least - but trainer Tony Cruz believes the talented stayer is advancing with muted intent towards December’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m).

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Wednesday, November 14 2018

Friends reunited is the theme for Derek Leung’s return to action at Happy Valley tonight, Wednesday, and the dual Tony Cruz Award winner for leading home-grown rider is aiming to get back on track swiftly ahead of a significant weekend date in Sunday’s G2 BOCHK Wealth Management Jockey Club Mile.

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Tuesday, November 13 2018

Trainer John Size takes a full hand of five into Sunday’s HK$4.25 million BOCHK Wealth Management Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) and given the quality of the quintet, let alone the weight of numbers in a likely nine horse field, he has a strong chance to trump his rivals.

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Tuesday, November 13 2018

He’s been called mercurial, obstinate, recalcitrant, and a whole barrage of insults more, but Pakistan Star’s latest erratic display could just be a manifestation of a high horse I.Q. and an ability to remember. 

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Monday, November 12 2018

He’s been called mercurial, obstinate, recalcitrant, and a whole barrage of insults more, but Pakistan Star’s latest erratic display could just be a manifestation of a high horse I.Q. and an ability to remember.

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Saturday, November 10 2018

If the mark of a champion is how they respond to being challenged then Zac Purton stacks up pretty well.

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Saturday, November 10 2018

Acceleration is perhaps the most priceless asset a racehorse can own and Rattan (126lb) used his turn of foot to telling effect at Sha Tin on Saturday afternoon to land a Panasonic Cup

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Thursday, November 08 2018

The accolades just keep on coming for Beauty Generation.

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Wednesday, November 07 2018

Trainer Me Tsui’s hot Happy Valley form continued on Wednesday night with a city track double courtesy of two horses prepared at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s  state-of-the art Conghua training facility

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Wednesday, November 07 2018

First season jockey Grant Van Niekerk’s failure to ride a winner around what he described as a ‘tricky’ track, Happy Valley, had become quite the talking point for just about everybody in racing and a source of frustration for the man himself. 

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Tuesday, November 06 2018

Sydney based jockey Kerrin McEvoy today won a third Melbourne Cup aboard the Godolphin owned and Charlie Appleby trained Cross Counter while Hong Kong's Zac Purton finished fourth in the feature and picked up a Listed win in the following race.

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Sunday, November 04 2018

The story is as old as history itself.

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Sunday, November 04 2018

The aptly named Let Us Win finally had the prayer his name invokes answered at Sha Tin today when a photo finish winner of the Maria Galland Handicap under the urgings of returning jockey Silvestre de Sousa.

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Sunday, November 04 2018

First season trainer Jimmy Ting’s flying start to the racing year continued on Sunday when he claimed a double in the first five races, all won by local trainers, at Sha Tin. He now boasts 16 winners for the racing year which takes him to the top of the trainer’s table, two ahead of Tony Millard. 

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Saturday, November 03 2018

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has assessed that attempts to make it possible for Australian-based runners to participate in the 2018 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races should be discontinued.

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Friday, November 02 2018

Hong Kong racing said au revoir to one of its great characters when Olivier Doleuze departed the stage in July but Alexis Badel is preparing to move into the same Sha Tin apartment once occupied by the colourful Frenchman and is aiming to make a similar impact as he starts a new four-month contract.

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Friday, November 02 2018

One of the most historic races in the Hong Kong calendar tops the bill at Sha Tin this Sunday and the Group Three Sa Sa Ladies' Purse (1800m) - with a tradition dating back over 170 years – revolves around a handful of fascinating riddles.

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Thursday, November 01 2018

Silvestre de Sousa is back in Hong Kong and the British champion made his way to the Sha Tin sand yard this morning to get the leg-up on Eagle Way (124lb), his mount in this Sunday’s big feature, the Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m). 

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Thursday, November 01 2018

Halloween night on Wedneday at Sha Tin for the All Weather track meeting started with a reward for patience as Chris So's Superior Boy finally lived up to his name with an easy success in the Wa Mei Shan Handicap (1650m) under Chad Schofield.

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Thursday, November 01 2018

Matthew Chadwick became the latest example of what some experts call "the Nappy Factor" when Golden Effort bolted up in the Tsim Mei Fung Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin's midweek AWT meeting on Wednesday night. 

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