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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The win by Banks in the $250,000 Rushaway Stakes March 22 at Turfway Park came as no surprise to longtime breeder Beau Lane. Lane, who has been breeding horses for 60 years, is no stranger to raising good horses such as Jackie's Warrior and Farrell.View the full article -
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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
James McDonald. Photo: Reg Ryan (Racing Photos) Two prime Group 1 rides at Tuesday’s rescheduled Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) meeting at Rosehill have been filled following confirmation that champion jockey James McDonald will miss the meeting due to overseas commitments. Racing NSW announced on Sunday, “Due to prior commitments in Dubai, James McDonald will not be able to partner those horses he was declared to ride at the rescheduled Rosehill Gardens meeting on Tuesday. Replacement riders will be notified when available.” The Rosehill card, originally scheduled for Saturday, was postponed 72 hours after a deluge hit Sydney late last week. McDonald is understood to be heading to Dubai several days early to prepare for his ride on Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior in Saturday night’s Group 1 Dubai Turf (1800m). His absence on Tuesday has seen Zac Lloyd pick up the ride on Movin Out in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m), while Blake Shinn will partner UK import River Of Stars as he makes his Australian debut in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m). McDonald is due to return to Sydney in time for day two of The Championships at Randwick on April 12, where he is booked to ride Via Sistina, the current favourite with horse racing betting sites for the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m). Horse racing news View the full article -
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Ka Ying Rising charges clear for Zac Purton and David Hayes. Photo: HKJC Delivering a chilling reminder of his extraordinary talent, Ka Ying Rising posted his 11th consecutive victory with a blistering display in the HK$5.35 million Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) to crown Zac Purton’s return to race riding at Sha Tin on Sunday. The world’s highest-rated sprinter, Ka Ying Rising (128lb) demolished his opposition with familiar nonchalance to score by three lengths from Helios Express (123lb) and Lucky With You (123lb) in 1:08.18 after being eased down by Purton with 100m to go. After stalking California Spangle to the 400m, Ka Ying Rising emerged from the triple Group 1 winner’s slipstream and exploded away with a 10.54s sectional to the 200m to put the contest beyond doubt as Helios Express finished second for the fifth time this season behind David Hayes’s superstar. “The leader (California Spangle) today didn’t go as fast as I was hoping he would go. I travelled a bit stronger than I would have liked and with the extra weight on his back, I didn’t want to sit around and wait for the others, so I sent him for home early and he just let him do what he does,” Purton said. “He was always cruising and he didn’t give us a moment of worry and that’s the good thing about him.” Ka Ying Rising’s latest triumph elevated the four-year-old into outright third place for the most wins in a row in Hong Kong behind Silent Witness (17) and Golden Sixty (16), snapping the deadlock he previously shared with Co-Tack and Beauty Generation. With 12 wins and two seconds from 14 starts overall, the Shamexpress gelding continues to thrive ahead of his final assignment of the season – the HK$22 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, April 27) – before a probable tilt at the Group 1 The Everest (1200m) in Sydney in October. 2025 Group 2 Sprint Cup Replay – Ka Ying Rising https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sha-Tin-2025-Group-2-The-Sprint-Cup-30032025-Ka-Ying-Rising-David-Hayes-Zac-Purton.mp4 “It’s nice to come back and ride a horse like him. He’s a pleasure to do anything with, he’s really relaxed going to the gates and behind the gates now. He just does everything you want him to do,” seven-time Hong Kong champion jockey Purton said. Clocking 21.88s for the final 400m, Ka Ying Rising edged to within a win of equalling the record for the most wins in a Hong Kong season and matching the feats of Beauty Generation and Lucky Sweynesse with eight victories. Hayes said: “He jumped with them and really controlled the race. Zac thought he could’ve waited a bit longer but he just thought he’d put it out of the question and he did – it was just wonderful. “Even Zac’s starting to acknowledge the horse’s ability now. It took a while but he’s starting to say he’s quite special and he really is. He runs those times with ease. The way he looks and the way he’s behaving, he is improving his manners – clearly his ability has been there the whole time. “He’s developing into a more foolproof horse. Today, he took the sit. He doesn’t have to lead – he’s alright with a sit and he’s alright leading, so he’s a beauty. “This was a stepping stone because it was a handicap and he had to give five pounds away but the (Chairman’s Sprint Prize) is set weights and that’s his grand final. It’s what he’s been set for the whole year and if he achieves it, it would be the perfect season.” Horse racing news View the full article -
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Matthew Poon and Straight Arron triumph at Sha Tin. Photo: HKJC Matthew Poon celebrated the biggest win of his riding career by capturing the HK$5.35 million Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) aboard Straight Arron (123lb) for trainer Ricky Yiu at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon. Savouring a first Group 2 triumph after previously winning at Group 3 level five times in Hong Kong, Poon expertly saved ground with Straight Arron to surprise by a head over Galaxy Patch (123lb) with Moments In Time (123lb) a half length away in third place. Owned by Karen Lo, who won last Sunday’s HK$26 million Hong Kong Derby (2000m) with Cap Ferrat, Straight Arron is now a five-time winner in Hong Kong, headlined by the 2023 HK$5.35 million Group 2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m). Poon, 31, is a product of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Apprentice Jockeys’ School. He’s won 261 races in Hong Kong, featuring a double on Sunday. His previous biggest conquests came with Jolly Banner in the 2019 Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m) and 2020 Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m), the 2021 and 2022 Group 3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) with Glorious Dragon and Zebrowski, respectively; and the 2021 Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) atop Butterfield. “That’s why I am so excited after the line because this is my first Group 2, so I have got to thank the trainer Ricky and the owner for giving me their good support,” Poon said. “It’s so great I can win on him. Before the race, I already had a feeling I can get something today, so really lucky and excited.” Poon joined Hong Kong’s race-riding ranks in 2017. Before returning to his home city, he commenced overseas training in Australia in 2015, where he was based with leading South Australian trainer Richard Jolly. Poon was a hit in Australia, riding 117 wins Down Under. He was crowned South Australia Champion Apprentice in 2015/16. Sent around as an outsider at odds of +3300 with horse racing bookmakers, six-year-old Straight Arron settled second-to-last from barrier two as Red Lion (123lb) and Happy Together (123lb) took turns in the lead. Beauty Joy made a mid-race move and assumed the front at the 800m mark, taking charge as the field swung for home. Race favourite Galaxy Patch (123lb) was blocked for a run in the straight and switched to the inside, rattling into second place with Straight Arron hugging the rail next to him. Moments In Time enjoyed a clear passage for third as Beauty Joy faded to fifth with Happy Together grabbing fourth position. 2025 Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy Replay – Straight Arron https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sha-Tin-2025-Group-2-The-Chairmans-Trophy-30032025-Straight-Arron-Ricky-Yiu-Matthew-Poon.mp4 “It was an unbelievable result – a big surprise. The first half of the race didn’t really suit him at the tail and over the mile, I thought it will be a touch sharp for him. He still managed to run through on the rail with the jockey,” Yiu said. “We were walking with the horse and he (Poon) said to me ‘I wouldn’t be surprised if he finished in the first three’. I said ‘it would be a big surprise, especially over the trip’.” Formerly a rising force who mixed it with champion galloper Romantic Warrior, Straight Arron’s win this afternoon – in a time of 1m 34.09s – is his first since late 2023. Since then, he has only placed once. His career-best effort across his 25-start Hong Kong career is a close-up fourth in the 2023 G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m). Yiu expects Straight Arron to next contest the HK$24 million G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, April 27): “At this stage, most likely Champions Day over the mile. There’s only two options – 2000 (metres) or mile.” The HK$28 million Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) is the alternative race on April 27. Horse racing news View the full article
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