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by SCMP.com staff
Three-time South Africa champion jockey back in homeland for one of the country’s biggest days of racing.
16 horses were sold for a total HK$72.6 million at the annual auction on Friday night.
After snaring the Epsom Derby earlier this month, the colt will start favourite at the Curragh on Sunday.
The Joseph Pride-trained galloper will look to defy a big weight and a long break at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
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Third behind the Hong Kong superstar in last year’s Group One Yasuda Kinen (1,600m), the Japanese galloper hopes it’s fourth time lucky at Tokyo on Sunday.
The 71-year-old thinks a change in jockey could be key for his charge at the Curragh on Saturday.
Field Of Gold carries trainer’s hopes of a first victory in Group One feature, which will be simulcast by the Jockey Club.
Smart speedster chases back-to-back wins at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.
Star Brazilian partners Stellenbosch in the Group One Osaka Hai (2,000m) a week after saluting aboard Satono Reve.
Jockey Christophe Lemaire will be bidding for a fourth success in the race when he rides the quality colt.
Group One Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (2,400m) to be simulcast at 6am Sunday morning Hong Kong time.
In the field for the Group One Hong Kong Vase (2,400m), the trio’s status will be reviewed after Sunday’s race at Tokyo.
Four-year-old is one of the leading hopes in Sunday’s Group One Grosser Preis von Bayern in Munich.
Star jockeys lock horns aboard Lebensstil and Liberty Island in Japanese blockbuster.
Galloper bids to become just the second horse to win the Japanese Derby and Japanese St Leger in the past 51 years.
The final race of the Japanese Triple Tiara will be offered for betting by the Jockey Club during Sunday’s Sha Tin meeting.
Yoshito Yahagi’s charge chases a maiden success for the Land of the Rising Sun in Europe’s most prestigious race.
Airborne four-year-old and imposing three-year-old look set to duke it out at Longchamp on Sunday.
While no match for Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior in their two Sha Tin showdowns, the galloper has proven a force on the world stage all the same
Rising star tackles elite company for the first time on day two of York’s spectacular Ebor meeting
Smart three-year-old does battle with Elmalka and Rouhiya, among others, in Friday’s Group One Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot
Willie Mullins’ globetrotting stayer looks to bring down the well-fancied favourite in Thursday’s Group One Gold Cup (3,991m)
Tuesday’s Group One Queen Anne Stakes (1,600m) kicks off five days of action-packed racing
Wynn Resorts, the controlling shareholder of Wynn Macau, beat fourth-quarter profit estimates on stronger gaming, luxury retail and hotel bookings at its Macau and Las Vegas properties.
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