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Had life worked out differently, Rachel King and Hollie Doyle might have been familiar contemporaries in the jockeys’ rooms around Britain. Instead, the pair - who are among the dozen invitees to Wednesday’s LONGINES International Jockeys' Championship (IJC) - have established their positions among the Group 1 elite but have done so on opposite sides of the planet.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Happy Valley.
Atlantic Ocean has started five times at Warwick Farm in his 16-race career, and is back at the venue for a tougher race than his last start in a seven-furlong handicap on Tuesday evening.
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It’s been four years since Hong Kong’s Karis Teetan won the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) and he can’t wait to have another crack at winning the title at Wednesday’s (6 December) Happy Valley meeting.
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Six-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey Zac Purton believes he has his work cut out in his bid for a fourth success in the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (6 December) after a challenging start to the season.
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Ahead of what shapes as his fourth and final appearance at the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, Golden Sixty was as enthusiastic as ever at Sha Tin this morning (Monday, 4 December) under former jockey Alex Yu – his regular work rider – while trainer Francis Lui watched on from his traditional vantage point in the trainers’ stand.
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Not since 2010 has the UAE national anthem rung out over Sha Tin racecourse following one of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR). Aiming to plug that long gap this year in the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) will be West Wind Blows, who has a historical connection on his side.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Happy Valley.
The Kentucky-bred Lemon Pop led throughout Sunday’s Grade 1 Champions Cup at Chukyo Racecourse in Japan, becoming the fourth horse to sweep two Grade 1 dirt races at Japan Racing Association tracks in the same year.
Not Too Bad and Foxy Baroness, the two runners at the top of the weights, are expected to dominate a one-mile handicap at Narromine Racecourse in Australia on Monday evening.
