Hongkong Great could be set for overseas campaign after record-breaking win by Leo Schlink Hongkong Great Image: HKJC
Danny Shum will consider overseas targets for Hongkong Great after the lightly-raced galloper smashed Sha Tin’s 1650m dirt track record to provide Zac Purton with a timely treble on Saturday (8 May).
Rated perfectly in the lead by Purton, Hongkong Great clocked 1m 36.15s on the dirt surface to lower the classy Gun Pit’s mark of 1m 36.34s, set in 2015, in cruising to a gaping victory in the Class 2 Carnation Handicap (1650m, dirt).
While COVID-19 remains the largest impediment to Shum’s ambitions, he has little doubt the Lookin At Lucky gelding can acquit himself strongly regardless of where the horse travels.
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Boulia Races: Australia’s racing-inspired by Oman
By: Times News Service
You may not have heard of Boulia Races, but the famous Australian meeting has been inspired by Oman and the UAE. That’s because Boulia is the Melbourne Cup of camel racing and takes place deep in the Australian outback every year.
When you think of Australian horse racing, the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse, the Caulfield Cup at Caulfield Racecourse and the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse trip off the tongue. Horses like Phar Lap, Black Caviar and Winx dominate the list of most recognisable names.
But Boulia, the small town that is home to the Min Min Lights, has a huge following too. Each July, the crème de la crème of camel racing head to regional Queensland for what is the biggest day in the calendar.