What A Winter’s Southern Cross Icebreaker
The classy Asiye Phambili will have plenty to recommend her when she retires to stud
9th December 2024
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The classy Asiye Phambili will have plenty to recommend her when she retires to stud
‘This meeting was broadcast into 29 countries live and in Hong Kong, we saw tremendous attendance figures with overall attendance of 80 000. We also had 6 511 visitors from the Mainland, which is a record – 40 percent more than we had last year’ – HKJC CEO
It was David Hayes first Gr1 victory since his return to the Hong Kong training ranks four years ago – and his first since All Thrills Too in 2002
Romantic Warrior became the first horse to win the HK$40 million Gr1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup three times in a manner befitting his status as his homeland’s pre-eminent equine ambassador
Fatal Flaw ran them ragged in the World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas under an inspired ride by Piere ‘Striker’ Strydom at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
The 7yo bounced back to form at his penultimate start when he won the Listed Betway Algoa Cup
The world’s leading international jockey challenge was fought out in front of a large crowd at a bustling Happy Valley on Wednesday evening
The second leg of the 2024/5 Hollywoodbets Workriders’ Series saw an exciting finish at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday when first leg hero Louis Burke again stamped his authority with a nicely balanced display from the saddle as he drove Elsinore to victory
Galaxy Patch took another crucial step towards the 2024 Gr1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile with a solid barrier trial under race rider Vincent Ho at Sha Tin on Friday
Attendance figures and tote turnovers – standard information in years gone by – would have been nice numbers to have seen published to get a perspective of the success beyond the obvious good vibe and proliferation of happy people
The replay of the Blu Voucher MR 96 Handicap post-race interview won by Captainofthegreen under Winning Form rider, Kabelo Matsunyane, is worth a watch
The official report states that an investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to Babelicious (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
