A decision on Global Harmony’s future will be made this Friday, with David Hayes confirming he will recommend sending the stubborn galloper back to Australia.
After refusing to jump in his past two starts, first as a $5 chance and then as the $2.2 favourite on the weekend, stewards have barred Global Harmony from races and trials until his future becomes clear.
“There will be a decision made at the end of the week. I’m having a meeting with the Jockey Club and the owners on Friday and I’m going to recommend sending him back to Australia,” Hayes said of Global Harmony, who was declared a runner on both occasions.
“For the punter, it’s too risky here. The Jockey Club told me it was HK$170 million in two races down the drain. I don’t want to see the punters do their money. We can’t guarantee he’ll jump in Hong Kong, so it’s not worth the problems.”
Should Global Harmony head back to Australia, he will return to where it all began with Hayes’ sons Ben, Will and JD at the family’s Lindsay Park facility in country Victoria.
“I think we’ll just get him back to Australia, reset the horse and hopefully he can change his ways, because I’m sure he’s a Group horse,” Hayes said.
“It’s a lot different in Australia to Sha Tin. It’ll be much easier to manage him. He can go in the paddock for a long time, relax, forget everything and start again.”
A winner of two of his 14 Hong Kong starts and HK$3.8 million in prize money, Global Harmony began his career at Lindsay Park, winning one of two pre-import starts when named Pagan.
