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Zac Purton has overtaken Douglas Whyte's all-time Hong Kong prizemoney record by posting a double as the perfect prelude to his title defence of the LONGINES International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley on Wednesday (8 December).
Link to Share Two-time champion trainer David Hayes will unveil smart four-year-old Conqueror, who is looking to lay out his BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Fastnet Rock gelding was runner-up to subsequent two-time Group 1 winner Probabeel in the Listed Karaka Million Three-Year-Old Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie in New Zealand, with that horse subsequently winning two Group 1s, the Surround Stakes (1400m) and Epsom Handicap (1600m) among her next eight starts, which included a Group 1 W.S Cox Plate (2040m) berth. “He (Conqueror) was a million dollar colt and he’s been gelded - his manners are a lot better now than in Australia and he finished second to Probabeel. That’s genuine Group 1 form on set weights so if he can bring that to Hong Kong then he will be more than competitive,” Hayes said.
Past The Wire Search December 18, 2020 By Declan Schuster This Sunday (20 December) at Sha Tin, two-time champion trainer David Hayes will unveil smart four-year-old Conqueror, who is looking to lay out his BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1400m). The Fastnet Rock gelding was runner-up to subsequent two-time G1 winner Probabeel in the Listed Karaka Million Three-Year-Old Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie Racecourse in New Zealand, with that horse subsequently winning two G1s, the Surround Stakes (1400m) and Epsom Handicap (1600m) among her next eight starts, which included a G1 W.S Cox Plate (2040m) berth.