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Naar vaste traditie werden woensdag de twee Britse bevrijders David Thursby (25) en Ronald Charles Bird (24) herdacht. Zij sneuvelden op 9 september 1944 aan de dijk van het Albertkanaal, waar sinds 2019 een soldatensilhouet in cortenstaal de wacht houdt.

Het bekende Boshuisje in Zoerselbos blijft nog zeker tot eind november open. Daarna komt er een uitbaterswissel. Eigenaar De Kroon uit Vorselaar is van plan om deze winter enkele noodzakelijke restauraties uit te voeren, zoals aan het oud pannendak.

Hong Kong Favorite Beauty Generation To Retire In Special Ceremony At Sha Tin Jan. 24 Sponsored by: Zac Purton has a long association with Beauty Generation. Beauty Generation, one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong racing, will be farewelled in a special ceremony on Sunday, 24 January. Twice Hong Kongs Horse of the Year, Beauty Generation will return to Sha Tin Racecourse  – the scene of all of his extraordinary career highlights – for one final appearance be...

Sponsored by: Beauty Generation Beauty Generation, one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong horse racing, has retired. Twice crowned Hong Kongs Horse of the Year, the New Zealand-bred gelding was also named Champion Miler a record three times. Beauty Generation ends his career with 18 Hong Kong wins from 34 starts and prize-money earnings of HK$106,233,750 (US$13.7 million), making him the highest-ever earner in Hong Kong history. Trained by John Moore for each of his...

Share Killer turn of foot: Golden Sixty (Vincent Ho) leaves a quality field in his wake in last Sunday’s Longines Hong Kong Mile. Photo: Hong Kong Mile The end of the year has been really satisfying for TRC Global Rankings. For a while in early November, it looked as if premature retirements, injury and disappointments might rid us of a true world champion for 2020. Then they ran the G1 Japan Cup and Almond Eye delivered. Better was to come. In Golden Sixty, Hong Kong racing - which we ha...

One of the greatest gallopers to ever set foot in Hong Kong will retire to Australia to take up a place at the Living Legends Farm in Victoria. Veteran miler Beauty Generation - Hong Kong’s equal highest-rated horse of all time alongside Able Friend - was officially retired following Sunday’s International Races at Sha Tin. Connections of the eight-time Group 1 winner made the announcement shortly after the eight-year-old ran a gallant fifth in the Hong Kong International Mile, won by the e...

Golden Sixty takes the baton with sparkling LONGINES Hong Kong Mile success Golden Sixty takes the baton with sparkling LONGINES Hong Kong Mile success by David Morgan - HKJC Golden Sixty wins the Hong Kong Mile Image: HKJC They came, they saw, they tried to blunt his dash, but they failed to conquer Golden Sixty: Hong Kong’s burgeoning hometown hero dismantled his international rivals in the HK$25 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin with an exquisite perform...