Hong Kong 2011 ~ 2012

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Ooh, great field. Going for MM and HZ of course, but so much respect for the others.

[my miss storm cat]

Completely surprised by the results and while I was rooting for half the field none of mine won.

Pure Champion (who was Steinbeck earlier in his career) won.

The thing is I checked and two of his three owners had owned poor Absoute Champion so yeah... very nice for them.

Our kids will do better next time!

Hong Kong Group Three - 1800 Metres - (090+)
THE JANUARY CUP (HANDICAP)
HK$ 2,400,000.00
Race Replay Pass Through Analysis

Going : Good
Course : Turf - "B" Course
Race Time : (13.53) (36.02) (1.00.36) (1.24.94) (1.48.61)
Sectional Time : 13.53 22.49 24.34 24.58 23.67

Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time

1 7 PURE CHAMPION(M178) G Mosse 120 10 - 1.48.61
2 11 PACKING OK(L372) J Lloyd 114 2 1/2 1.48.69
3 1 NOBLE CONQUEROR(G169) Z Purton 133 8 4-1/4 1.49.26
4 2 MIGHTY HIGH(L096) B Doyle 132 6 4-1/4 1.49.27
5 6 JACOBEE(L179) D Beadman 120 5 4-1/2 1.49.32
6 9 FAMILISTS(M102) T Clark 117 1 5-1/4 1.49.46
7 10 HANDSOME ZULU(M024) Y T Cheng 114 3 6-1/4 1.49.61
8 5 MILITARY MOVE(M077) N Callan 122 4 6-1/2 1.49.63
9 3 SIGHT WINNER(J049) T Angland 130 7 7-3/4 1.49.84
10 4 SUPER SATIN(K116) O Doleuze 125 12 8-1/4 1.49.93
11 12 RIDE WITH THE WIND(L183) M Du Plessis 113 11 9-3/4 1.50.15
12 8 SUPER PISTACHIO(L099) G Cheyne 120 9 15-3/4 1.51.13

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

[my miss storm cat]

Not too likely but that would be fantastic if Sacred Kingdom could win this for the 3rd year in a row.

They're taking it one race at a time now so I'd imagine he could be retired if he doesn't do well on Sunday.

Of course if he wins he beats the record for wins set by Silent Witness.

We shall see.

Very nice field...


Race 8 - THE KENT & CURWEN CENTENARY SPRINT CUP
Sunday, January 15, 2012, Sha Tin, 16:35
Turf ,"C" Course ,1000m

Prize Money: $4,500,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 1

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear

1 10/2/6/2/2/2 SACRED KINGDOM 126 Z Purton 9 P F Yiu 127 -1 1197 TT
2 1/5/2/2/3/2 LUCKY NINE 126 T Angland 8 C Fownes 125 3 1093
3 4/1/2/9/2/14 LITTLE BRIDGE 126 G Mosse 7 C S Shum 123 0 1147 TT
4 2/5/4/1/6/6 JOY AND FUN 126 B Doyle 10 D Cruz 122 5 1183 SW
5 7/3/4/2/9/3 SUNNY KING 126 T Clark 1 J Moore 121 -1 1195 H
6 6/4/1/8/4/2 RICH UNICORN 126 D Whyte 6 J Size 117 0 1213
7 2/6/6/3/4/8 LET ME FIGHT 126 J Lloyd 3 J Moore 113 2 1055 H/XB
8 8/3/10/8/8/1 DYNAMIC BLITZ 126 N Callan 5 P F Yiu 112 -3 1137 XB
9 5/8/10/14/10/5 FINAL ANSWER 126 D Beadman 11 J Moore 107 -2 1123 B/XB/TT
10 1/11/1/1/2/1 EAGLE REGIMENT 126 O Doleuze 4 K L Man 106 6 1193
11 1/2/8/5/1/6 AT MOMENT IN TIME 126 M Guyon 12 C S Shum 105 7 1009 SR
12 11/2/7/8/2/1 BLAZE KING 126 C Y Ho 2 A S Cruz 103 0 1183 TT

[my miss storm cat]

Umberto Rispoli arrives next month (crazy times in Italy)...

Andreas Suborics in March.

[my miss storm cat]

I keep going back and forth with this and really don't think he can win tonight but good luck to Sacred Kingdom... extraordinary horse, stellar career, deserves retirement now. I know it might be his final race... I hope that it is either way.

Come home safe.

[my miss storm cat]

The Eagle lands it...

Another close one for Joy and Fun, Sacred Kingdom 5th.

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

THE KENT & CURWEN CENTENARY SPRINT CUP
HK$ 4,500,000.00
Race Replay Pass Through Analysis

Going : Good
Course : Turf - "C" Course
Race Time : (13.47) (34.28) (57.05)
Sectional Time : 13.47 20.81 22.77


Plc. Horse No. Horse Jockey Actual Wt. Draw LBW Time

1 10 EAGLE REGIMENT(M011) O Doleuze 126 4 - 0.57.05
2 4 JOY AND FUN(H014) B Doyle 126 10 N 0.57.08
3 7 LET ME FIGHT(L176) J Lloyd 126 3 N 0.57.10
4 6 RICH UNICORN(L410) D Whyte 126 6 1/2 0.57.12
5 1 SACRED KINGDOM(G268) Z Purton 126 9 1/2 0.57.14
6 2 LUCKY NINE(L259) T Angland 126 8 1-1/4 0.57.25
7 3 LITTLE BRIDGE(L285) G Mosse 126 7 2 0.57.36
8 5 SUNNY KING(H105) T Clark 126 1 2-1/2 0.57.46
9 12 BLAZE KING(K104) C Y Ho 126 2 2-1/2 0.57.46
10 8 DYNAMIC BLITZ(J339) N Callan 126 5 4-1/2 0.57.77
11 11 AT MOMENT IN TIME(L211) M Guyon 126 12 8 0.58.31
12 9 FINAL ANSWER(L178) D Beadman 126 11 9 0.58.50

Racing Incident Report

JOY AND FUN began awkwardly. FINAL ANSWER blundered at the start. LUCKY NINE began awkwardly and shortly after the start raced in restricted room between SACRED KINGDOM and LITTLE BRIDGE. Near the 500 Metres, SUNNY KING was carried in by RICH UNICORN which shifted in to obtain clear running. Approaching the 400 Metres, LITTLE BRIDGE got its head on the side and shifted out towards the heels of JOY AND FUN. LUCKY NINE, which was following, was inconvenienced in consequence. After this, LUCKY NINE had some difficulty obtaining clear running until near the 300 Metres. After the race, the Veterinary Officer reported that SACRED KINGDOM had lost its left front plate. A veterinary inspection of AT MOMENT IN TIME after the race including an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea. Before being allowed to race again, AT MOMENT IN TIME will be subjected to an official veterinary examination. LITTLE BRIDGE, EAGLE REGIMENT and JOY AND FUN were sent for sampling.

[my miss storm cat]

Massive number of barrier triials...

Batch 1... Ambitious Dragon, Able One, Xtension

Batch 2... awesome! A new Helene! He's the former Richard Hannon trained Pausanias. (didn't win but always nice to see another Helene haha!).

... and a whole bunch more!

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

King Dancer has been aded to the retirements thread. Hope he gets to go somewhere nice.

[my miss storm cat]

Race 8 - THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Sha Tin, 16:05
Turf ,"A" Course ,1600m

Prize Money: $6,000,000.00, Rating: -, HONG KONG GROUP 1

Horse No. Last 6 Runs Colour Horse Wt. Jockey Draw Trainer Rtg. Rtg.+/- Horse Wt. (Declaration) Gear

1 2/1/2/1/3/3 CAPTAIN SWEET 126 J Lloyd 5 J Moore 116 1 1176
2 4/7/3/1/5/3 ADMIRATION 126 T Clark 4 J Moore 115 0 1090 H1
3 1/1/1/1/2/1 FAY FAY 126 D Whyte 2 J Size 110 11 1137
4 5/1/2/1/1/1 SMART GIANT 126 D Beadman 6 J Moore 105 0 1100 XB/TT
5 1/3/4/6/10/14 ZAIDAN 126 N Callan 9 J Moore 105 5 1113
6 5/8/3/2/1/2 SWEET ORANGE 126 W C Marwing 3 D E Ferraris 101 2 1097 TT
7 11/4/1/1/1 LONGWAH SUPREME 126 B Prebble 10 C Fownes 98 0 1117 B2
8 9/9/10 NEW DEERFIELD 126 T Angland 1 D Cruz 88 -2 1026 SW-/B1/TT
9 7/10/14 PACKING TYCOON 126 G Mosse 7 A S Cruz 86 -2 1104 TT
10 12/12/9 HORACE'S EMPIRE 126 B Doyle 8 S Woods 81 -3 1108