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[CSC]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

I seem to have lost my mind as i thought I started a thread for this one!

CAN'T WAIT!

I always thought Armada was a decent type as a potential stks winner, I like his chances tonight; however with D Whyte riding his odds may be too low to offer a true betting chance...Will have to check the tote before investing.

[my miss storm cat]

Armada wins!

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...eno=7&venue=ST

[my miss storm cat]

Cheers to Eric Saint-Martin for putting Lucky Tycoon first.

R5 results...
1 5 LU YUE(H278) Y T Cheng 125-2 2 - 1.47.70
2 2 EVER BRIGHT(G223) B Prebble 132 5 3/4 1.47.80
3 10 SOUTH BREEZE(G241) D Whyte 116 7 1-1/4 1.47.90

Hope Socrates is okay.

Hope you played Armada my friend.... I know the odds were low but still... nice pick.

Congrats to Katy's boy Joyful on his 3rd!

Bullish Luck update... trotting at ST.

[my miss storm cat]

Retired... Always Zieten (we knew that was coming after that last time... happy retirement old guy*****) and "retired"..... Prideoftheorient (who hopefully is still among the living - poor thing).

For Silly Boy fans (... okay, fan as in singular)... entered in R5, dropping back down to Class 5. Maybe he'll get that 3rd win.....

Nice field (the 8th) with some old timers... Natural Blitz, Planet Ruler. Hoping Regency Horse can finally get a win.....

Good luck to Eight Plus Nine in the 8th... Beadman up for the first time. Nice horse who just can't put it together.

R10... be still my heart, Bullish Win. Do it for Wong Wing (oh sigh!).

Horsie of note... Visionario in R11 (but Industrial Marvel is my pick).

Bullish Luck watch...

11/04/2008 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Fast R.B.
09/04/2008 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Fast R.B.
06/04/2008 Trotting Sha Tin SmT SmT 2 Round - Fast R.B.


***** Excerpt, incidents report...

March 30th

At the 350 Metres, TELECOM TYCOON was steadied and shifted out to avoid the heels of ALWAYS ZIETEN which commenced to give ground quickly. At the 250 Metres, KINGSTON GLORY was steadied away from the heels of FILEBO which in the Straight hung in and at this time shifted ground. Apprentice K L Chui (SUPER POWER) said the intention had been to have the horse ridden in a forward position from the wide draw. He said at its last start SUPER POWER was slow to muster speed and travelled in a rearward position. He said today despite being ridden along in the early stages SUPER POWER was again slow to muster speed, however, then travelled comfortably in a position behind midfield. He said in the Home Straight SUPER POWER obtained clear running, however, was disappointing in the manner in which it closed the race off. SUPER POWER was sent for an official veterinary inspection and sampling. After the race, SUPER POWER was examined by the Veterinary Officer. He said an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of mucopus in the horse's trachea. ALWAYS ZIETEN was sent for an official veterinary inspection. After the race, ALWAYS ZIETEN was examined by the Veterinary Officer. He said the horse was displaying an irregular heart rhythm and an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea. As this is the second occasion on which ALWAYS ZIETEN has suffered an irregular heart rhythm, the rules require the horse be barred from racing for a period of 6 months. However, as ALWAYS ZIETEN is a 10 year old, the horse will under the rules be compulsorily retired before this period of embargo expires.

[CSC]

I was up all night watching HK racing. zzz. I guess Holi Ravioli looked the best on the card. Got lucky with a few picks, overall I'm pretty sleepy but atleast I am not broke.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by CSC

I was up all night watching HK racing. zzz. I guess Holi Ravioli looked the best on the card. Got lucky with a few picks, overall I'm pretty sleepy but atleast I am not broke.

Yeah I was pretty surprised to see him go off at such low odds but great to see him win. 2 in a row now. He likes being with Size but gotta give Almond Lee credit too... he's had some problems and Lee is / was really patient.

Cheers to Mahtani, who ownes Growl too.

HR...

Date Details Passed Date
13/01/2006 Lame right hind: infected wound. 22/09/2006
14/03/2006 Failed OVE, lame right fore. 22/09/2006
17/03/2006 Lame right fore: medial sesamoiditis and suspensory desmitis. 22/09/2006
29/09/2006 Lame right hind: tibial stress fracture. 16/01/2007
17/04/2007 Lame right hind. 25/05/2007
23/04/2007 Lame right hind: scintigraphic "hot spot" right hind femsir. 25/05/2007
05/11/2007 Lame right fore. 15/02/2008

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Puerto Rico (from Millard) to Lee, Luckyme (from Tony Cruz) to Yiu.

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Oh and my picks weren't exactly stellar, for the record.

[my miss storm cat]

Barrier trials.....

Batch 1, Sacred Kingdom with his new jock.

Batch 2.....

Shocking!

Lady First wins!

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

One of the only, if not THE only, girl in HK..... she's never been better than 8th.

GOOD girl!