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Russian Emperor underlined elite staying prowess to join a select band of multiple winners of the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (G1) under a masterful ride by Hugh Bowman Sunday at Sha Tin in Hong Kong as trainer Douglas Whyte reveled in one of the highlights of an extraordinary career.
Christophe Soumillon returns to the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races with a score to settle this Sunday at Sha Tin after missing out on last year s event.
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Christophe Soumillon has 110 Hong Kong wins.
Sidelined from two of the most prestigious meetings in the world because of COVID-19, Belgian ace Christophe Soumillon is anxious to make up for lost opportunities – and time – when he resumes with a full book of rides at Sha Tin on Sunday, Dec. 20.
Diagnosed with COVID-19 shortly before the Breeders Cup meeting at Keeneland on Nov. 7, the 10-time French champion surrendered a winning ride on Tarnawa in the US$4 million Breeders Cup Turf.
Salting the wound, Soumillon also watched Order Of Australia – another confirmed mount – post an upset victory in the US$2 million Breeders Cup Mile.