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Joao Moreira is ready to take on the world with Able Friend in the Queen Anne Stakes. Photo: SCMP

Coincidences and storylines point to 'date with destiny' for Able Friend

A coincidence cleverly spotted by a loyal Happy Lucky Dragon Win reader during the week: the name of Able Friend’s dam, Ponte Piccolo, is Italian for “little…

15 Jun 2015

Thewizardofoz strides away for an effortless win in Class Three on Sunday, one of the few sons of Redoute's Choice to perform in Hong Kong. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Redoute's Choice may be 'Thewizardofoz' but he is hardly a Hong Kong hero

1 Jun 2015 - 7:15 PM

Good Luck Boy wins in a thunderstorm at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Where are the horses? Torrential downpour fails to stop the show in Hong Kong

25 May 2015 - 8:08 PM

Who would bet against Dan Excel making it a Singapore hat-trick in 2016 as an eight-year-old? Photo: Reuters

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Golden oldies: How Hong Kong’s horses defy Father Time

18 May 2015 - 4:00 PM

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Sha Tin's dirt doyen Jim Howard one of Hong Kong racing's unsung heroes

11 May 2015 - 7:57 PM

Owner Cornel Li (left) declared Able Friend to be "Hong Kong's horse" after his Champions Mile rout. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Able Friend 'belongs to Hong Kong' - but universal suffrage for racing fans looks unlikely

4 May 2015 - 10:00 PM

Joao Moreira is home in the jockeys' championship, but there are other storylines for the final two months of the season. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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What are the big questions for the rest of the 2014-15 racing season?

27 Apr 2015 - 10:16 PM

Before Joao Moreira and Zac Purton, there was an intense rivalry between Brett Prebble and Douglas Whyte. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Opportunities, not age, the factor as Whyte and Prebble rekindle rivalry

20 Apr 2015 - 9:06 PM

Paul O'Sullivan isn't focused on winning this season's championship, despite being in the thick of things with more than two-thirds of the season over. Photos: Kenneth Chan

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The cyclical nature of success: How Paul O'Sullivan is planning to skip another sequel of The Hangover

13 Apr 2015 - 9:27 PM

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'Rich Tapestry Raceway', dual ratings and the dirt track dilemma

30 Mar 2015 - 8:42 PM

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The Moreira Martingale, a "sure win" betting strategy

23 Mar 2015 - 9:47 PM

Romantic Touch, pictured here after winning at Happy Valley in January, ran third to Luger in Sunday's Hong Kong Derby. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Romantic Touch: why running a big race placing may not be best

16 Mar 2015 - 10:07 PM

Brett Prebble, pictured here at Sha Tin, won the Australian Guineas on Wandjina last weekend. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Modern jockeys' shrinking world could help HKJC keep Moreira's magic

9 Mar 2015 - 8:27 PM

Christophe Lemaire's start date in Japan is on ice after he retweeted two tweets while in lockdown. Photo: Kyodo

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A weekend when careless tweeting was worse than careless riding

2 Mar 2015 - 9:57 PM

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Moreira's magic missing from Hong Kong's busiest raceday, but records still under threat

23 Feb 2015 - 8:42 PM

Luger's dominant win on Sunday has given Douglas Whyte a headache ahead of the Hong Kong Derby. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Dougie's Derby dilemma - Luger or Giant Treasure?

17 Feb 2015 - 7:45 PM

Jockeys further down the championship, like Mirco Demuro, receive the same riding fees - but less prize money. Demuro, though, has had the help of a club-appointed agent two years in a row as a "new arrival".

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Hong Kong's other wealth divide puts the squeeze on little people

9 Feb 2015 - 9:26 PM

Three of the protagonists of Monday's important meeting - trainer John Moore, owner Dr Cornel Li Fook-kwan and his wife Tisa. Photo: Kenneth Chan

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Able Friend and the biggest brunch in Hong Kong horse racing history - an eyewitness account

2 Feb 2015 - 9:00 PM

Australian journalist Michael Cox had considerable experience as a writer and radio broadcaster in his homeland, covering thoroughbred and harness racing as well as other major sports, before making the move to the Post in 2011. Michael has adapted seamlessly to writing and reporting on Hong Kong racing and his blog, Happy Lucky Dragon Win, has become a popular feature of the Post’s online coverage.

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