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DOB Breeding: 2000 bay gelding by Hurricane Sky – Queen’s Choir (by Palace Music) Owned by: Dr and Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan Raced In: Hong Kong Major Race Wins: The Shatin Sprint Trophy HK-Gr. 3 Comment: Has earned close to HK$10 m in prize money |
DOB Breeding: 2001 bay/brown gelding. Marauding (NZ) - Beauty Belle (Aus) by Ideal Planet Owned by: Mr & Mrs Eddie Wong Ming Chak Raced In: Hong Kong Major Race Wins: Hong Kong: Gr 1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint, Gr 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize, Gr 1 Centenary Sprint Cup, Gr 3 HSBC Premier Bowl. Comment: Absolute Champion was one of the revelations of the HK racing season in 2006/7 and was awarded the title of “Champion Sprinter” at the HKJC Awards Ceremony in July 2007. When Absolute Champion smashed a 1200m track record dating back to 1985 in the HSBC Premier Bowl, some queried whether it was a freak outcome but he silenced the doubters with a four and a quarter length win in the CXHK Sprint, in the process lowering the 1200m track record by another three-tenths of a second. He later added the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1) in a hard fought win from Planet Ruler. He won three of his four races in 2006/07, his sole defeat when chasing home Scintillation in the Centenary Sprint Cup (HK Gr 1). After finishing 2nd to Sacred Kingdom in the G1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Sprint in December 2007, Absolute Champion reversed the placings in the G1 Centenary Sprint Cup in January 2008 - the placings reversed yet again in the second leg of the Champion Sprint Series in February when Sacred Kingdom was the victor. Between them, the results of these two exceptional sprinters well and truly underlined Australian-bred thoroughbreds dominance of international sprint races. |
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DOB Breeding: 3yo f Red Ransom x Blagdon (by Gone West) Owned by: Marcus Jooste Raced In: South Africa Major Race Wins: South Africa: G3 Three Troikas Stakes Comment: Won debut start over 1160m by 5 lengths. At her third start won the G3 Three Troikas Stakes. |
DOB Breeding: Dehere – Ain’t She a Daisy by Sabona Owned by: Robert Ng Chee Siong Raced In: Hong Kong and Singapore Major Race Wins: HKJC Sha Tin Trophy HK-Gr. 3 Comment: Earned more than HK$10 million in prize money. Wins included the HKJC Sha Tin Trophy HK-Gr. 3. |
DOB Breeding: Foaled 2002. Brown mare by Encosta De Lago - Oceanfast (by Monde Bleu) Owned by: Messara, J Leaver & A Jones Raced In: Australia and the US Major Race Wins: US: G3 Ballston Spa Breeders' Cup Australia: Group One wins in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield, the Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville and the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. At two she won the Gr. 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. Also won the STC Reisling Stakes Gr. 2, VRC Ascot Vale Stakes Gr. 2, VRC Edward Manifold Stakes Gr.2 , MRC Blue Diamond Prelude (F) Gr. 3, MRC Debutante Stakes Listed, MRC Quezette Stakes Listed. Comment: Champion 3YO Filly of Australia in 2005 who raced in America and won the Gr.3 Ballston Spa Breeders Cup. |
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DOB Breeding: 2002 Chestnut gelding Lion Cavern (USA)-Tennessee Blaze (Aus), by Whiskey Road (USA) Owned by: P F Radford, Ms R N Lawrie, G E Riddell, Mrs S T Riddell, Mrs M B Lofthouse, K J Lofthouse Raced In: Australia, Hong Kong Major Race Wins: G1 Australian Guineas, G1 Lightning Stakes, G1 Australia Stakes (twice), G1 TJ Smith, G1 BTC Cup, G1 Doomben 10,000 (twice), 3rd G1 Hong Kong International Sprint Comment: Gathering a huge fan base owing to his striking baldy face, Apache Cat won over the hardest of racing assessors with a string of five consecutive Group 1 victories in the early part of 2008. He was already a Group 1 winner of the prestigious Australian Guineas at three, but this sequence of wins as a 5yo propelled him to the top echelon of short course performers in Australia and indeed the world. Trainer Greg Eurell immediately aimed him at the Hong Kong International Sprint and ‘the Cat’ turned in a typically tough performance, when charging at the line to grab third place. In 2009, he has continued to build on his great record, bringing his Group 1 tally to eight, with repeat wins in the Australia Stakes and Doomben 10,000. He is now the winner of 18 races and $4.395million in prizemoney. |
DOB Breeding: 2001 Brown Horse by Second Empire - Seattle Gem (by Khozaam) Owned by: C & Mrs J A McMahon, A & Mrs K Burgio, J P & Mrs H N Woelders Raced In: Australia and Dubai Comment: Benedetti made history in 2007 when the stakes placegetter from Australia became the first horse from his country to travel to the Dubai International Racing Carnival. He won two races during his Dubai campaign (another Australian horse - Smart and Mighty – also winning during the Carnival). The 5-time winner showed the value of his UAE form with a fine third in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap in June 2007. Photo courtesy of Andrew Watkins/Dubai Racing Club |
DOB Breeding: Foaled 29/08/1985. Bay stallion Loosen Up x Better Fantasy by Better Boy Owned by: L. & G. Theodore, Mrs L. Koumi, L. Fink, G.+ J.+ I. Farrah Raced In: Australia and Japan Major Race Wins: In Japan: Japan Cup Gr.1 In Australia: VRC Honda Stakes Gr.1, WATC Railway Stakes Gr. 1, WATC Winfield Stakes Gr.1, MVRC W.S. Cox Plate Gr.1, STC Segenhoe Stakes Gr. 1, VRC L.K.S Mackinnon Stakes Gr. 1, VRC Australian Cup Gr. 1, MVRC J.F. Feehan Stakes Gr. 2, VRC Blamey Stakes Gr. 2, VRC Turnbull Stakes Gr. 2, VRC Blamey Stakes Gr. 2 Comment: David Hayes first champion who won the 1990 Cox Plate. The same year he became the only Australian galloper to win the Japan Cup. |
DOB Breeding: 2000 Bay Gelding by Keltrice – Pazzihi (by Manihi) Owned by: David Pong Chun Yee Raced In: Hong Kong Major Race Wins: Chairman's Sprint Prize HK-Gr.1 Comment: Winner of more than HK$7 million, wins include the Chairman’s Sprint Prize HK-Gr 1. |
DOB Breeding: Foaled 9/11/1992; bay gelding Kaapstad x Dawn Music by Mussorgsky Owned by: Dato Tan Chin Nam Raced In: Australia and Hong Kong Major Race Wins: In Hong Kong: HK International Bowl Gr. 2 In Australia: VRC Chrysler Stakes Gr. 1, AJC Doncaster Handicap Gr. 1, AJC Royal Sovereign Stakes Gr. 2, STC Theo Marks Stakes Gr. 2, STC Konika Stakes Gr. 3, STC Ajax Stakes Gr. 3. Comment: Bart Cummings has won every major race in Australia but his only international triumph came with this galloper in the 1997 Hong Kong International Mile. |
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