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Romantic Warrior already belongs in the pantheon of Hong Kong-based racehorses, a 16-time winner from 21 starts, half those victories at the Group 1 level, two of them abroad, in the Cox Plate in Australia and the Yasuda Kinen in Japan. Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse, Romantic Warrior can do something no horse based in Hong Kong or anywhere else has done – win the Hong Kong Cup for a third time.
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Trainer Ricky Yiu is hoping to go one better with stable flagbearer Voyage Bubble in the HK$36 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) on Sunday, 8 December at Sha Tin after the galloper finished second behind former champion Golden Sixty in 2023.
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David Hayes’ outstanding sprinter Ka Ying Rising must overcome a challenging outside barrier in Sunday’s (8 December) HK$26 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin if he is to continue to push his claim as potentially the world’s best speedster.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, December 7, 2024 at Sha Tin.
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Japanese superstar Yuga Kawada and trainer Mitsumasa Nakauchida find themselves in the familiar role of attempting to spoil the party in Sunday’s HK$40 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m), with Liberty Island viewed by many observers as the main danger to Romantic Warrior’s hat-trick bid.
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Mickael Barzalona bookended a dominant performance in the LONGINES International Jockeys Championship (IJC) with victories in the first and last legs of the four-race challenge to become the third French rider to lift the trophy following Christophe Lemaire (2009) and Olivier Peslier (1998 & 2006).
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Ryan Moore was playing it typically cool over his chances in Wednesday’s (4 December) LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley.
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Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at Happy Valley.
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Karis Teetan is predicting fierce competition in the 2024 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) when 12 of the world’s best jockeys converge on Wednesday night (4 December) at Happy Valley after the allocation of rides was completed this morning (Monday, 2 December) at Sha Tin.
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A bit of local knowledge goes a long way for Hugh Bowman, who appeared pleasantly surprised at the outcome of the rides allocation for Wednesday’s (4 December) LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC).
