Winx around $1.25 currently
Kaspersky still good value for the place & exotics

20/1 shot Here Comes When won the Qatar Sussex Stakes
Beat Ribchester by a neck
Churchill was a race day scratching due to the wet track

Kaspersky (Cox Plate) withdrawn shortly after 8am race day. Suffering swelling & soreness in the near off foreleg.

Churchill has since run 7th (20/1) in the $6M Breeders' Cup Classic
First run on dirt for Churchill

Race replay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ILHNW1X53o

66/1 on offer for Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time, Japan Cup tomorrow


1- Idaho 26.00
2- Guignol 41.00
3- Iquitos 67.00
4- Boom Time 67.00
5- Cheval Grand 15.00
6- Decipher 101.00
7- Kitasan Black 3.00
8- Last Impact 101.00
9- Makahiki 17.00
10- One And Only 101.00
11- Rainbow Line 26.00
12- Rey De Oro 4.50
13- Satono Crown 6.50
14- Schiacchetra 41.00
15- Soul Stirring 21.00
16- Sounds Of Earth 41.00
17- Yamakatsu Ace 67.00

Japan Cup official result

1st Cheval Grand(JPN) Hugh Bowman $17.00 SP
2nd Rey de Oro(JPN)
3rd Kitasan Black(JPN)
4th Makahiki(JPN)
12th Boom Time(AUS)

Watch the race

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7xp0R8Ab8U

zac purton this years winner
last years winner hugh bowman finished 4th
joao moreira well out of it

Zac's having a good season
Not far behind Moreira in the local premiership

sure is westi but joao always hard to beat

update

Hong Kong Jockey Premiership
Current Season Up to Race Meeting of 17/12/2017

Moreira 46 wins, Purton 38 wins, K Teetan 24 wins, N Rawiller 20 wins, K C Leung 19 wins, Schofield 14 wins, Clipperton 11 wins, Prebble 10 wins, T Berry 5 wins

Final for 2017 calendar year

Singapore Premiership
Vlad Duric 1st (83)
Manoel Nunes (Brazilian) 2nd (77)
Michael Rodd 3rd (58)
Glen Boss 4th (51)
John Powell 8th (40)
Danny Beasley 9th (35)

Vlad Duric a well deserved winner! Runner-up 2010 & 2016

update
 

Hong Kong Jockey Premiership
Current Season Up to Race Meeting of 4/2/2018

Moreira 68 wins, Purton 57 wins, K Teetan 31 wins, N Rawiller 25 wins, K C Leung 24 wins, Schofield 17 wins, Clipperton 13 wins, Prebble 13 wins, T Berry 9 wins

Moreira 68 wins, Purton 57 wins

You can't leave them out, 6 winners between them last Sunday
Prebble & Clipperton can add value to your exotic bets

Sha Tin | Race 2
1st. 3 You Have My Word Sam Clipperton $91.00 SP

Purton rode the 2nd horse so we bagged some really nice exotics

Good one!

Update - current calendar year

Singapore Premiership
Vlad Duric 1st (18)
Michael Rodd 2nd (16)
Ryan Curatolo (French) 3rd (15)
Glen Boss 4th (14)
John Powell 8th (9)

Manoel Nunes has gone back to Macau. Initially for a six months contract. Five years in Singapore. Won three straight Singapore titles & was runner up twice.

Brett Prebble recently rode his 800th winner in Hong Kong. Only the third jockey to reach that milestone.

Douglas Whyte & Tony Cruz the other two.

Douglas Whyte
Won 13 straight Hong Kong premierships
Still riding today, but getting less rides & of lesser quality

Zac Purton the new crown prince?

Cheers LG

5 winners for purton saturday including 4 on the trot

56 rides since returning to Macau
Win 14% Place 39%

Nash Rawiller has been disqualified for 15 months, for having an interest in bets on horses which he rode.

Hong Kong stewards have imposed two separate 15 month disqualifications for each guilty finding, but ruled the penalties be served concurrently.

Tommy Berry has decided not to renew his Hong Kong riding licence and will return to Sydney racing for the new season.

Interesting to see what Nash does at the end of the ban. Back in the saddle? Where? Always had trouble with his weight. Long layoff certainly won't help.

NZ-breds doing well in Honkers
Victories in six of the 24 stakes races
And four nominations for the Hong Kong Horse of the Year title

Beauty Generation named HK Horse of the Year, Kiwi bred, I think

Yep NZ-bred
Original purchase price was around $60K NZD
Not a bad investment!

Very good investment from what I can see kiwiz
Listed as winning $41,930,720. Most of that is HK$ but still a big purse after conversion. 22:9-3-4

..considerable improvement since going to HK
..obviously has adapted well under the guidance of John Moore

Joao Moreira, Hong Kong, not seen him for a while?

Riding in Singapore tonight

try japan

Joao Moreira
 

..failed in his bid to secure a full-time riding license in japan
..temporary riding contract expires shortly

Failed a written test,,in English,,on horse racing in Japan & its history
Had he passed it,,he would then have faced an oral test in Japanese
Sounds a bit over the top to me!
Can’t resit the tests for a year

So, back to Hong Kong?