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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat
R4... Come home safe, First knight. 9YO who hasn't had a win in quite a while... love him to death.
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OH!!!!!!!!
Catching up and oh my God, he won the 1st yesterday!!!!!
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/Results.asp
His 9th win in 111 starts...
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/h...&Option=1#htop
SCMP...
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Woods plans Knight's retirement, but looks ahead with Decision
MURRAY BELL
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Sean Woods was unbeaten after two races with horses at polar-opposite ends of the experience spectrum, leaving the British trainer with two very different sets of future plans.
Woods was chuffed that First Knight, a loyal servant to the yard, had been able to land the opening race under an aggressive Brett Prebble ride and is now recommending a well-earned retirement for the nine-year-old.
"He's done a fantastic job and we're very proud of him," Woods said. "Today was his 111th start, it's a Hong Kong record number of starts and I think this would be a very nice way to finish it off. That will be my recommendation to the owners [the Eighth Floor Syndicate] and I hope they agree to it.
"We'll ensure he goes to a good home, in either Australia or New Zealand, and I hope the Jockey Club sees fit to give him a public farewell because he's been a wonderfully sound, competitive horse for a long period of time."
First Knight's victory in the Class Five over 1,400 metres was his ninth win and he's banked HK$4.4 million. He's also landed eight seconds, five thirds and 11 fourths across a long career with just two trainers - David Hill originally, then transferring to Woods after Hill quit Hong Kong and moved to Singapore in the summer of 2005. First Knight debuted on May 25, 2002, in a griffin race over 1,000m. He was handled by Eddie Lai Wai-ming and ran last of 14 runners at 82-1. His four seasons with Hill provided three wins, but Woods has extracted the other six over the past three years and two months.
Photo...
http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20081109b.asp