HKIR 2021 - Sha Tin December 12

I'm sure you guys are looking forward to the action on Sunday from Hong Kong..

4 X Grade 1's

LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint
(Lyle Hewiston probably rides Amazing Star)

LONGINES Hong Kong Mile
(Golden Sixty)

LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000M)

LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m)

FORMGUIDE - res.hkjc.com/campaigns/wp-content/upload...KIR_FormGuide_En.pdf

LONGINES HKIR Track Notes – Monday, 6 December 2021 (Update)

LONGINES Hong Kong Cup
Loves Only You – JPN
Worked easily on the main dirt track, gradually accelerating to clock 32.9s over the last 800m.
The work rider said: “Her appetite is good after arriving and she looks very well. She has travelled abroad for many times and she took the trip over here in her stride. We want to keep her a good condition for the race.”

Bolshoi Ballet – IRE
Worked over 1200m on the main dirt track with fellow Aidan O’Brien trainees Mogul and Mother Earth in a time of 1m 36.4 (32.8, 33.3, 30.3).
Hishi Iguazu – JPN
Easy canter around the all-weather track for one lap solo under work rider.
The work rider said: “He was relaxed compared to yesterday. He looked a little bit nervous after hacking, but he's going to improve. I think he will work better tomorrow.”


LONGINES Hong Kong Mile
Mother Earth - IRE
Worked over 1200m on the main dirt track with fellow Aidan O’Brien trainees Mogul and Bolshoi Ballet in a time of 1m 35.5s (31.8, 33.4, 30.3).
Danon Kingly – JPN
Easy canter around the all-weather track for one lap solo under work rider.
The work rider said: “We rode him for the first time here today. We were worried about the weight he would lose in travelling, but he looks well than we expected.”
Salios – JPN
Easy canter around the all-weather track for one lap solo under work rider.
The work rider said: “He came out on the track for the first time after arriving. He was tense with the new surroundings, but he gave a good effort. I think he will come along well if he can adapt to the environment here. We have no concern about his condition so far.”


LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint
Lucky Patch – HK
Galloped on the main all-weather track at Sha Tin this morning under jockey Zac Purton for 800m, clocking 57s (29.8, 27.2) for the workout.
Trainer Francis Lui said: “Zac (Purton) said he was pleased with the work today. He will have a turf gallop this Thursday (9 December).”
Danon Smash – JPN
Galloped on the all-weather track yesterday (5 December) at Sha Tin under a work rider for 800m, clocking 59s (32.7, 26.3) for the exercise.
Pixie Knight – JPN
Galloped on the all-weather track yesterday (5 December) at Sha Tin under a work rider for 1200m, clocking 1m 26.6s (31.4, 29.8, 25.4).
Resistencia – JPN
Galloped on the turf track for 800m yesterday under a work rider, clocking 58s (31.4, 26.6) for the workout.

LONGINES Hong Kong Vase
Mogul – IRE
Worked over 1200m on the main dirt track with fellow Aidan O’Brien trainees Mother Earth and Bolshoi Ballet in a time of 1m 36.1 (32.5, 33.4, 30.2).

Pyledriver – GB
Easy canter around the all-weather track for one lap solo under his work rider.

Ebaiyra – FR
Casual trot and canter around the all-weather track under work rider.

Record in sight, Golden Sixty primed for G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile defence

By Declan Schuster

Golden Sixty impressed trainer Francis Lui with a strong hit out on the turf this morning (Tuesday, 7 December) at Sha Tin as he prepares for the chance to create history in Sunday’s (12 December) HK$26 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m).

The brilliant son of Medaglia d’Oro will aim to defend his LONGINES Hong Kong Mile crown this weekend, in what will be his toughest to date as he eyes an extension to his winning sequence of 16 by capturing his 19th career win in Hong Kong - a local record.

After watching Hong Kong’s champion clock 1m 18.2s (27.9, 28.0, 22.3) over 1200m alongside a partner horse (Valiant Dream), Lui declared: “He’s good - Vincent (Ho) was happy with him - he’s ready.”

Sharing the current mantle of 18 wins with Silent Witness and Beauty Generation, Golden Sixty will aim to enter unknown territory and stand unrivalled with victory at this weekend’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races.

“I just asked Vincent to roll him into it, let him work into it and he did it with a partner horse,” Lui said. “He will gallop again on Friday (10 December) and it’ll just be similar again.”

Standing in Golden Sixty’s way this weekend is the might of Japan - a quartet from the Land of the Rising Sun spearheaded by Danon Kingly - this year’s G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) winner.

Joining him is Salios - a two-time runner-up to the exceptional Contrail (Japan’s eighth Triple Crown winner), Indy Champ - a two-time G1 winner as well as Vin de Garde who placed at the top-level behind Lord North in Dubai earlier this year.

Aidan O’Brien has the sole representative with his dual G1-winning three-year-old filly, Mother Earth, while five others from Hong Kong feature: Waikuku, More Than This, Sky Darci, Excellent Proposal and Lucky Express.

Yesterday (Monday, 6 December) at Sha Tin, Golden Sixty – in an unusual turn of events – bit Vincent Ho on the hand, his regular rider.

“I asked him what happened, normally he always goes in the box after the gallop with the horse to communicate with him and he just sat outside the box and Golden Sixty maybe wanted to play with him and he just had a bite,” Lui said.

“Normally he’s a good horse, they have their own character, and he has his,” he added.

Usually displaying flare on the track, Golden Sixty’s incredible career has encompassed earnings of HK$80.633 million, 18 wins from 19 starts, four G1 wins, 2020 BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) glory, a trio of G2 triumphs and two G3s.

“I liked his last run it was good to see - I hope he can carry on and that we can get more and more good horses to train,” Lui said.

The reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year’s winning margins are rarely big with his customary last-minute dash on show week in, week out.

More Than This - trained by Danny Shum - pushed him to within a short-head earlier this year in April’s G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m).

“Everything is going well, everything is ok but we need a really good pace, a good pace will be suitable for him,” Shum said. “His last run was a good run, actually for his first run this season, he ran well and I think he will improve from that.”

More Than This returned first-up this term to finish fourth in the G2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile (1600m).

“The slow pace didn’t help him, the race was run at a very slow pace and that didn’t help him, hopefully some of the Japanese put some pace in the race - that’s what he needs,” Shum said.

Hong Kong Jockey Club press release

Ryan Moore is in town which will add gloss to the meeting.

For reasons best known to themselves Tabonline have not made the Sha Tin card available'.

Farawaysaint wrote:

For reasons best known to themselves Tabonline have not made the Sha Tin card available'.

Race 1 3 Master Delight
Race 2 7 Eevee
Race 3 12 World Famous
Race 4 1 Pyledriver
Race 5 12 Resistencia
Race 6 1 Trillion Win
Race 7 1 Golden Sixty
Race 8 11 Lei Papale
Race 9 6 War Weapon
Race 10 8 Lewis

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No man hope jocks and horses ok.
Lyle Hewitson one of them.Two where up but not him.
Eram let us know what's going on,your live feed.

Lyle Hewiston in a horrendous fall. Hope he is okay.

Prayers for Lyle. That looked terrible.

Prayers for Lyle.

I hope that this youngsters career has not been cut short.

This is really sad and my thoughts are with Hanna and the family at this time.

Was communicating so is conscious