Hong Kong!

[my miss storm cat]

Yea!!! It's here!!! (For the 2 or so people who read this thread, sorry it's late).

Sunday at Sha Tin...

Nice field! I shall, as always, root for Viva Macau (poor guy) (and the older guys like Joyful Winner) but I think Dream Team (Chadwisk up) wins here.

Race 9 - THE KWANGTUNG HANDICAP CUP (HANDICAP)
Sunday, September 20, 2009, Sha Tin, 17:10
Turf ,"A+3" Course ,1400m

Prize Money: $1,750,000.00, Rating: 115-90, Class 1


Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear
1 2/4/1/4/3/2 MR MEDICI 133 K C Leung (-7) 6 L Ho 114 3 1034
2 14/8/1/2/1 HELENE MASCOT 132 Z Purton 9 A S Cruz 113 -2 1237 XB/TT
3 8/7/7/9/7/12 VIVA MACAU 128 D Beadman 1 J Moore 109 -2 1149 SW-/B1/SR2/TT
4 5/12/12/14/8/1 FULL OF JOY 124 M L Yeung (-10) 2 A Lee 105 -2 1128
5 11/6/4/1/9/2 UNIQUE JEWELLERY 124 O Doleuze 8 J Size 105 0 1131 B-/V1
6 13/7/8/1/3/9 JOYFUL WINNER 123 Y T Cheng (-2) 11 C H Yip 104 -1 1116
7 4/7/6/1/3/3 OPERATION SECRET 123 C W Wong (-3) 12 D Cruz 104 0 1054 SW
8 1 FAIR TRADE 120 W C Marwing 7 C Fownes 101 7 1123
9 8/12/1/1/1/7 DREAM TEAM 119 M Chadwick (-5) 10 A S Cruz 100 0 1295 TT
10 2/2/4/4/4/5 FLEET COMMAND 119 J Lloyd 3 D E Ferraris 100 2 1098 B
11 1/6/9/2/11/1 ROMPING 119 B Prebble 4 S Woods 100 8 1122 B
12 8/8/3/14/7/3 PRIME SCORE 117 W Pike 5 D J Hall 98 0 1216 B2

As an aside I really hope Helene Mascot looks better then he did in that last barrier trial. It was depressing.


Good luck to Windicator Returns in Race 6.

Retired...

Sea Treasure
HomeTreasure
Dashing Victory
Jinjja Bear
Helene Elite
Perfect Strength
On Shan Brave
Rely on Me
Keen Spirit
Expeditious
Medico
Grean Cru
Beauty Magic

Oh my God, Harry Harry? Check the payout!

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=5&venue=HV

Todays barrier trials..
(Oooh, nice addition incorporating comments. Thanks HKJC ).

http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp

(Almost had a heart attack when there was a blank next to Sacred Kingdom. I'm assuming he was scratched?)

Swimmers, new kids, name changes, gelding reports, and other tres important stuff another time.

Oh yeah... on Nightlign...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...s20090914a.asp

... cause this is where the off season update thread left off.

(If only I was as organized in real life as I am with HK).

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

(Almost had a heart attack when there was a blank next to Sacred Kingdom. I'm assuming he was scratched?)

Damnit.

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20090919.asp

Feel better, Sacred Kingdom.

I'm glad they're playing it safe with him but wow... so disappointing.

[my miss storm cat]

Dream Team could only get up for 3rd... Fleet Command won.

Replay...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=9&venue=ST

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20090921.asp

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Waiting for news on... Goshawk who broke down in Race 3 on Sunday. Hope he's okay.

Retired... Amazing Choisir.

Horses of note entered on Wednesday at Happy Valley...

Sleep Well (the former Achill Island) in R7 (and Visionaro is a standby starter) and Watch What Happens (personal favorite, sorry! He tried in Dubai poor guy) in R8 (Silver Sun is a standby starter. If he gets in, he wins).

[my miss storm cat]

Barrier trials...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/btrs.asp

Not the greatest one for Redragtoabull but watch out... he's gonna have a fantastic season.

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We were gelded!

Soaring River (the formerThecreditcrunchie (IRE) ) , Oasis Davis, Smart Choice (Spinone).

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We got new names!

Bestofeverything is now Gold Rush (with Size), With Regards (AUS) is Rugby Heaven (another one with Size), Sunny Star is Solar Wonder (with Yiu), and Dane Bablyon is Dane Partol ( with Yip). Very happy that Mr. Horse kept his name! He's with Man.

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New arrivals!

Russian, Fogell, Tycoon Kane, Hexagon, Go Big and Senor Zorro (AUS).

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What I've been doing - by Good Ba Ba...

Date Type Racecourse/Track Workouts Gear
22/09/2009 Gallop Sha Tin AWT 31.3 25.9 (57.2) Trainer H
21/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Rev Fast Trainer H
19/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin AWT AWT 1 Round - Fast Trainer H
18/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 1 Round - Fast Trainer H
17/09/2009 Gallop Sha Tin AWT 32.7 (32.7) Trainer H
16/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Fast Trainer H
14/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Rev Fast Trainer H

Viva Pataca...

22/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin AWT AWT 1 Round - Fast R.B. H
21/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin AWT AWT 1 Round - Fast R.B. H
19/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin AWT AWT 1 Round - Fast R.B. H
18/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Fast R.B. H
17/09/2009 Gallop Sha Tin AWT 28.2 24.6 (52.8) D.Beadman H


and Bullish Cash...

22/09/2009 Gallop Sha Tin AWT 32.6 26.4 (59.0) R.B.
22/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin TroR TroR Canter R.B.
21/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Rev Fast R.B.
21/09/2009 Swimming
20/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 1 Round - Fast R.B.
19/09/2009 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 1 Round - Fast R.B.
19/09/2009 Swimming

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Coming up on Sunday...


26/09/2009 Sha Tin Track : Turf
Meeting No : 05 Course : "B+2" Course
Race Name : CHEUNG SHAN HANDICAP Distance : 1200m
Race Class : Class 2 Sec./Div. No : 1
Rating Range : 100-080

Horse (Brand No) Trainer Wt. WFA. Rtg. Rtg.+/- P Remarks
RIVER JORDAN (G194)
C H Yip 133 - 100 - 1
MY HOME TOWN (H331)
J Size 130 - 97 - 1 *
DEFERENTIAL (H328)
C Fownes 125 - 92 - 1 +
MI REILLY (J199)
Y O Wong 125 - 92 - 1 +
OURAJA (G214)
D J Hall 124 - 91 - 1 + *
ROCK'N TYPHOON (K261)
A Schutz 123 - 90 - 1
ISLAND SUPER (H297)
C S Shum 122 - 89 - 1 +
ULTRA FANTASY (G311)
P F Yiu 121 - 88 1 1 #
GREAT GUY (H112)
A S Cruz 117 - 84 - 1
GALEN WIN (J065)
D J Hall 116 - 83 - 2
LUCKY AMICI (K177)
S Woods 115 - 82 - 1
OUTTALIMITZ (K312)
A Lee 115 - 82 - 1

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Hey ed if you're reading this do you remember this guy at all, King of Turf?

http://www.hkjc.com/english/pp_formsheet/fse_J102.pdf

His HK record...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/H...p?HorseNo=J102

Poor guy. I think that's the lowest rating I've seen so far this season.

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Happy 125th anniversary to the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

[my miss storm cat]

So behind on everything but very very happy to see one of my all time favorites won...

Egyptian Ra wins the National Day Cup...

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=8&venue=ST

http://www.hkjc.com/english/news/news_2009100122903.htm

[my miss storm cat]

Oh wow I didn't realize this was Chadwicks first G1!!!

On Egyptian Ra...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20091002.asp