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Loves Only You set the perfect seal on one of international racing's most colourful careers with a spellbinding success in the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) on Sunday.
Japanese-Trained Normcore Upstages Magical In Hong Kong Cup Sponsored by: Normcore and Zac Purton winning the Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin Zac Purton has crowned a week of stellar milestones by becoming the first rider in history to partner nine Hong Kong International Races winners after Japanese mare Normcore upstaged Win Bright and Magical in the HK$28 million G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin. Purton, 37, gained the ride on the grey after Christophe Soumillon was forced to forfeit the mount after failing to secure an unconditional release from quarantine following a COVID...
Classique Legend ready to go for Hong Kong Sprint Classique Legend takes it in at Sha Tin. Source: HKJC The Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) preparation - both flawed and challenging - is complete, but Caspar Fownes won’t know the success of the operation until Classique Legend shapes to unleash his scorching late sprint at Sha Tin on Sunday. Classique Legend arrived in Hong Kong on 11 November, presenting Fownes with a string of hurdles, not least horse health and form, before undergoing an unorthodox build-up to the HK$22 million sprint. To face Japa...
Overall: 16: 12-1-2, International Rating: 121 Stunningly consistent galloper with 12 wins, one second and two thirds from 16 starts. Beat subsequent Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2400m) victor Sottaass in G3 at Deauville three starts back. Also won the G2 Prix Dollar (1950m) at Longchamp and last time out he was second behind Adeyybb in the G1 British Champion Stakes (1993m). Another powerful finisher who likes rain-affected ground but has also won on good going. 2 – DANON PREMIUM Overall: 13: 6-2-1, International Rating: 119 Precocious talent who was crowned JRA’s Champion 2YO Colt i...
Sponsored by: Win Bright (gray) just defeats Magic Wand in the 2019 Hong Kong Cup Japan's Win Bright will aim to become the second horse in history to snare back-to-back G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup victories this Sunday at Sha Tin – and he'll do so looking to uphold an unblemished record over 2000m (1 1/4 miles) at the big track. California Memory did it in 2011 and 2012, and this weekend the dazzling grey will look to shine for a second time in the feature before impending retirement. “I hope so – this is his main target this year and also his final race of his career – I jus...