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The four International races that have HK$95 million (A$16.25m) in combined total prizemoney will provide plenty of excitement throughout the day.
The highlight for many in Australia will be the Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), featuring Classique Legend. The horse is making his local debut for new trainer Caspar Fownes and they’ll be trying to emulate his success in The Everest by winning this rich feature.
By all reports, Classique Legend has done well since arriving and Fownes commented that he is close to his Australian (body) weight .
Hopefully the horse will perform accordingly. On the Hong Kong tote this morning, Classique Legend is around the $4 mark, which hopefully holds up as he clearly is the class act in this field.
Classique Legend ready to go for Hong Kong Sprint Classique Legend takes it in at Sha Tin. Source: HKJC
The Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) preparation - both flawed and challenging - is complete, but Caspar Fownes won’t know the success of the operation until Classique Legend shapes to unleash his scorching late sprint at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Classique Legend arrived in Hong Kong on 11 November, presenting Fownes with a string of hurdles, not least horse health and form, before undergoing an unorthodox build-up to the HK$22 million sprint.
To face Japanese speedsters Danon Smash and Tower Of London over 1200m, as well as the best Hong Kong has to offer, the former Australian seems destined for a baptism of fire under Vincent Ho.