Fri, 09/13/2024 - 11:45

France: Early Arc favorite Look de Vega preps in Prix Niel

By Steve Andersen

Three races into his career, the unbeaten colt Look de Vega is at the center of European flat racing.

The winner of the French Derby in June, Look de Vega will start for the first time in three months as a strong favorite in Sunday’s Group 2 Prix Niel for 3-year-olds at 1 1/2 miles at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris.

Look de Vega will be tried at the distance for the first time. He is the future-book favorite at 7-2 to win the Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at the same distance against older horses on Oct. 6 at Longchamp.

Fri, 09/13/2024 - 11:25

Hong Kong star Golden Sixty retired from racing

By Steve Andersen
Hong Kong Jockey Club
Golden Sixty won 26 races in 31 starts during his career and retired as the richest racehorse of all time, with $21.4 million in earnings..

Hong Kong superstar Golden Sixty has been retired after a remarkable career of 26 wins in 31 starts from the spring of 2019 until April of this year.

The Horse of the Year in Hong Kong three consecutive years, for the 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23 seasons, Golden Sixty was fourth in the Group 1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong in April in his final start.

Golden Sixty’s retirement was announced by owner Stanley Chan on Friday.

Fri, 09/13/2024 - 10:09

Hong Kong champion Golden Sixty retires

By The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Golden Sixty is a Hong Kong racing icon.

Golden Sixty, one of Hong Kong’s greatest champions, has been retired from racing.

Owner Stanley Chan announced the three-time Horse of the Year’s retirement today (Friday, 13 September) at trainer Francis Lui’s Sha Tin stable.

Chan said: “Golden Sixty has been more than just a racehorse to me and my family; he has been a companion, a friend, and a true champion. Watching him compete has been one of the greatest joys of my life.

Fri, 09/13/2024 - 10:02

Karis Teetan looks to successfully convert Sha Tin opportunities

By The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Karis Teetan finished second in the 2023/24 Hong Kong jockeys’ championship.

Leo Schlink

Chasing his first win of the season, Karis Teetan hopes to capitalise on a full book of rides at Sha Tin on Sunday (15 September) as the Mauritian bids to reclaim a familiar lofty perch in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship.

A seemingly permanent fixture near the top of the championship, Teetan finished second to seven-time champion Zac Purton (130 wins) last season with 86 victories after a string of third places in the championship.

Fri, 09/13/2024 - 09:50

Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, September 15, 2024

By The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Sha Tin turf racing.

Tom Wood:
R1: 1-3-5-9
R2: 12-8-6-2
R3: 4-10-9-7
R4: 2-5-13-11 
R5: 2-1-3-6 
R6: 1-11-7-9
R7: 6-2-4-8 
R8: 12-5-3-6
R9: 11-4-6-1
R10: 2-10-1-3
BEST: R7  N6 LUCKY IMPACT (WIN)
VALUE: R1 N1 SMART CITY (EW) 
PLAY: R9 QQP 4,6,11

Thu, 09/12/2024 - 14:24

Australia: Storm Boy brings solid form into Run for the Roses Stakes

By Steve Andersen

The only losses in Storm Boy’s seven-race career in Australia have been in Group 1 races. Otherwise, Storm Boy has won five times in three Group 2 or Group 3 races, a sales progeny stakes and a minor handicap.

Storm Boy won his lone start in the last five months by slightly less than three lengths in the Group 3 San Demenico Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds at 5 1/2 furlongs at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney on Aug. 31.

Thu, 09/12/2024 - 12:55

Auguste Rodin takes on crack 3-year-olds in Irish Champion

By Steve Andersen
Barbara D. Livingston
Auguste Rodin, last year's Breeders' Cup Turf winner, looks to repeat in Saturday's Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Last year, Auguste Rodin was 3 when he won his fourth Group 1 race in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown Racecourse in Ireland. Auguste Rodin added a fifth top-level win in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita two months later in his next start.

On Saturday, Economics and Los Angeles, two exceptional 3-year-olds, start against older horses for the first time in the $1.37 million Irish Champion Stakes at 1 1/4 miles on turf.

Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:04

Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, September 15, 2024

By The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Racing returns to Sha Tin with Sunday's ten-race program.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Sha Tin Selections
(Sunday, September 15, 2024)

Race 1: #3 Family Jewel, #7 Smart Beauty, #4 Midori Burly, #5 Mister Dapper
Race 2: #12 Ho Ho Star, #8 The Khan, #6 Dragon Delight, #9 Super Joy
Race 3: #4 Super Infinity, #9 King Oberon, #10 Affirm, #1 Exuberant
Race 4: #5 Cervin, #13 Charmander, #2 Perfect Peach, #10 Cool Blue
Race 5: #2 Aeroinvincible, #1 Enjoy Golf, #5 Handsome Bomb, #3 Coming Patch
Race 6: #1 Amazing Fun, #11 Crazy Treasure, #4 Regent Glory, #9 Hero Star

Wed, 09/11/2024 - 14:34

Danny Shum unearths Four-Year-Old Classic Series hopefuls with Happy Valley double

By The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Packing Power is unbeaten in two starts.

Leo Schlink

Packing Power and Helene Warrior have emerged as potential contenders for the lucrative Four-Year-Old Classic Series as Danny Shum continued a strong start to the season by taking training honours with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (11 September).

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 06:52

Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, September 11, 2024

By The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Selections for Wednesday's racing program from Happy Valley.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Paul Lally:

R1: 2-7-8-4
R2: 8-2-5-3
R3: 1-2-4-6
R4: 8-1-5-3
R5: 5-7-12-8
R6: 5-1-7-3
R7: 3-9-4-1
R8: 9-2-8-10

Best Bet R6 N5 Double Win
Longshot R8 N9 Righteous Arion
Play R7 QQP 3-4-9

Tom Wood:

R1: 2-3-4-7
R2: 3-5-2-4
R3: 1-4-8-2
R4: 8-3-1-4
R5: 5-1-3-8
R6: 6-5-1-11
R7: 9-1-2-4
R8: 8-9-12-10

BEST: R5 N5 LESS IS MORE (WIN)
VALUE: R7 N9 GLORIOUS JOURNEY (EW)
PLAY: R5 QQP 1,3,5

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