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Golden Sixty and Vincent Ho win the Classic Mile at Sha Tin Racecourse, in Sha Tin Hong Kong on Monday, January 27, 2020. (Photo: Alex Evers)
After his devastating win in last month s Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Mile, hometown hero Golden Sixty pleased his connections at Sha Tin this morning with a trial in typical fashion ahead of the G1 Stewards Cup (1,600 meters) on Jan. 24.
“I m happy with his trial, in the trial you can relax him – he doesn t show much, he never does,” trainer Francis Lui said.
The son of Medaglia d Oro went through his first barrier trial of the new year under his own steam, traveling wide throughout before crossing the line fourth, while the Caspar Fownes-trained Southern Legend went home best in a time of 1:11.73 with stablemate Rise High just behind him.
Wednesday, 30 December 2020, 5:48 am
Yorkshire’s horseracing industry contributed £300.2
million to the UK’s economy in 2019. However, according to
the research data analyzed by Safe Betting
Sites, it is on course to lose £114.8 million in
2020.
Moreover, the prize money at Britain’s top 10
prime horseracing events plummeted by 63% during the 2020
summer season. From £10.3 million, it fell to £3.8
million.
HKJC Says Over 90% of Horseracing Bets
Placed Online in 2020
Prime money for Investec Derby
went from £1.6 million in 2019 to £500,000 in 2020 while
the Juddmonte International fell from £1 million to
£275,000. Ascot also slashed the King George VI prize pool
to £740,000 from £1.4 million. British Champion Stakes
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Two-time champion trainer David Hayes will unveil smart four-year-old Conqueror, who is looking to lay out his BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.
The Fastnet Rock gelding was runner-up to subsequent two-time Group 1 winner Probabeel in the Listed Karaka Million Three-Year-Old Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie in New Zealand, with that horse subsequently winning two Group 1s, the Surround Stakes (1400m) and Epsom Handicap (1600m) among her next eight starts, which included a Group 1 W.S Cox Plate (2040m) berth.
“He (Conqueror) was a million dollar colt and he’s been gelded - his manners are a lot better now than in Australia and he finished second to Probabeel. That’s genuine Group 1 form on set weights so if he can bring that to Hong Kong then he will be more than competitive,” Hayes said.
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December 18, 2020
By Declan Schuster
This Sunday (20 December) at Sha Tin, two-time champion trainer David Hayes will unveil smart four-year-old Conqueror, who is looking to lay out his BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1400m).
The Fastnet Rock gelding was runner-up to subsequent two-time G1 winner Probabeel in the Listed Karaka Million Three-Year-Old Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie Racecourse in New Zealand, with that horse subsequently winning two G1s, the Surround Stakes (1400m) and Epsom Handicap (1600m) among her next eight starts, which included a G1 W.S Cox Plate (2040m) berth.
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