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Maybe in the spring. Doubt they'll go beyond a mile for now. The Doncaster makes much more sense though taking on the older horses in a handicap? $4m cf the Vinery at a questionable distance for 500k. No brainer? -
As usual you just continue with your Tangerine glasses & hoodie. Wrong on all accounts! -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A son of Snitzel brought a session-topping NZ850,000 (€428,111) from Guy Mulcaster bidding alongside trainer Chris Waller to top the first session of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka on Sunday. “He is a beautiful colt by champion sire Snitzel, out of a New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year, Amarelinha [Savabeel],” Mulcaster told TTR AusNZ of lot 265, which was consigned by Cambridge Stud. “I had a really good client that wanted to buy a good, good colt today and he's hopefully going to buy some good fillies tomorrow. So fingers crossed, but, you know, he was a horse we saw early, and he just stayed in my mind, and we're lucky enough to take our client to see him today, and he behaved really well. Cambridge, you can't go wrong.” The daughter of Savabeel won the G1 New Zealand Oaks in 2021 alongside three other group victories in New Zealand. Her first foal, the colt Amarzon (Almanzor), was retained by her breeders and is now two. The revamped New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale grossed NZ38,197,500 (€19,241,297) during the first day's trade at Karaka on Sunday. The clearance rate settled at 77% for 204 lots sold, up 4% from 2024. The average increased to NZ184,529 (+7%) compared to last year, while the median rose to NZ$140,000 (+16%) on 2025, but down on the record median (NZ$150,000) of 2024. Sunday's leading buyer was Te Akau Racing's David Ellis CNZM (BAFNZ), who spend NZ$3.1 million on 11 yearlings, averaging NZ$286,364. Astute Bloodstock was the leading buyer by average (two or more) at NZ$425,000 for two yearlings. Cambridge Stud was the leading vendor, with 27 lots sold for a gross of NZ$6.1 million and an average of NZ226,111. Little Avondale Stud sold six yearlings to top the category by average at NZ$289,167. Leading the way among all stallions by aggregate was Proisir, whose 23 yearlings brought NZ$4.46 million. The late Snitzel, who also had the day's top lot, led by average with two yearlings averaging NZ$705,000. Similarly to his showing at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Anamoe set the standard for first-season sires, with his trio of yearlings grossing NZ$1.45 million and averaging NZ$475,000. The post Snitzel Carries The Day As Karaka’s National Yearling Sale Begins appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Former Hong Kong Horse of the Year Romantic Warrior put his stamp on the G1 Stewards' Cup over 1600 metre at Sha Tin on Sunday, a 12th top-level victory for the son of Acclamation. Favoured at 1-2 in his first trip to the post since claiming a fourth consecutive score in the G1 Hong Kong Cup this past December, the eight-year-old perched just off the leading trio from the bell. Red Lion (Belardo) edged ahead of the field with 1000 metres to go, as Romantic Warrior drifted back to midfield briefly. The bay cruised willingly back up to sit second before the turn, and he kicked easily past new leader and familiar foe Lucky Sweynesse (Sweynesse) with less than 100 metres to travel without ever being asked a serious question. The margin at the line was 1 3/4 lengths, with a stubborn Lucky Sweynesse hanging on for second, 1 3/4 lengths ahead of last out G1 Hong Kong Mile hero and defending champion Voyage Bubble (Deep Field). Said rider James McDonald of the winner, who is beginning his Hong Kong Triple Crown bid, “His demeanor, his courage, his will to win, it's just in spades. It's incredible. I say it every time, but when he steps out, it's a privilege to ride such a horse of his calibre. “He began really well, and I thought it was going to be pretty smoothly run. But a few picked up, which was quite surprising, and he was always in a nice rhythm. “Gate seven out of nine gave us that opportunity to not force our hand and wait until it settled down, and I knew Voyage Bubble was three deep, and I wasn't going to give him a cart.” A winner of the G1 Jebel Hatta in the UAE, Romantic Warrior ran second in the G1 Saudi Cup in Riyadh and second in the G1 Dubai Turf returned to Dubai last April. Given some time off after he had a screw inserted into a fetlock, he won his third edition of the G2 Jockey Club Cup in November prior to his Hong Kong Cup win a month later. The second leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown is the G1 Hong Kong Gold Cup on March 1, and the final leg is the G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup on May 24. “I'm so proud of Romantic Warrior,” said trainer Dannny Shum, expressing his delight at the performance. “He can handle 1600 [metres], 2000, even 2400 – he can handle any distance. “We all know 2000 is his best trip, so no problem there. I'll just keep him happy, keep him healthy – it's a very easy job for me.” Pedigree Notes Romantic Warrior, who took his earnings north of $31 million with his victory on Sunday, is the best runner from the much-missed sire Acclamation. The son of Royal Applause sired 68 stakes winners, 32 of them group/graded and seven Group/Grade 1 scorers. Like former champion sire Dark Angel, Romantic Warrior is out of a mare by Street Cry, or his sire Machiavellian. The winner's dam won once at two in England and has five winners from five to race, including the stakes-placed End Of Romance (Showcasing). Her latest foals are Le Samourai (New Bay), an unraced three-year-old, and a yearling filly by Havana Grey. Second dam Folk Opera claimed the GI E. P. Taylor Stakes at Woodbine, as well as the G2 Prix Jean Romanet. Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong STEWARDS' CUP-G1, HK$13,000,000, Sha Tin, 1-25, 3yo/up, 1600mT, 1:32.60, gd. 1–ROMANTIC WARRIOR (IRE), 126, g, 8, by Acclamation (GB) 1st Dam: Folk Melody (Ire), by Street Cry (Ire) 2nd Dam: Folk Opera (Ire), by Singspiel (Ire) 3rd Dam: Skiphall (GB), by Halling (300,000gns Ylg '19 TATOCT; HK$4,800,000 HRA '21 HKIS). O- Peter Lau Pak Fai; B-Corduff Stud & T J Rooney; T-Danny C S Shum; J-James McDonald; HK$7,280,000. Lifetime Record: HofY-HK, Ch. 4yo & 3x Ch. Middle Distance Horse-HK, G1SW- Aus, Jpn & UAE, G1SP-KSA, 28-21-5-0, $31,494,703. *1/2 to End Of Romance (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}), SP-US. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. 2–Lucky Sweynesse (NZ), 126, g, 7, Sweynesse (Aus)–Madonna Mia (NZ), by Red Clubs (Ire). (NZ$90,000 2yo '20 NZBRTR). O- Cheng Ming Leung, Cheng Yu Ting, Cheng Mei Mei & Cheng Yu Wai; B-P L Dombroski, Explosive Breeding Ltd & S A Sharrock; T-Manfred Man; J-K Leung; HK$2,730,000. 3–Voyage Bubble (Aus), 126, g, 7, Deep Field (Aus)-Raheights (Aus), by Rahy. (A$380,000 Ylg '20 INGFEB). O-Sunshine and Moonlight Syndicate; B-Torryburn Stud (NSW); T-Ricky P F Yiu; J-Zac Purton; HK$1,495,000. Margins: 1 3/4, 1 3/4, NS. Odds: 0.50, 46.00, 2.90. Also Ran: My Wish (Aus), Sunlight Power (Aus), Beauty Joy (Aus), Galaxy Patch (Aus), Straight Arron (Aus), Red Lion (Ire). Click for the HKJC chart, PPs and sectional timing. VIDEO. The post A Dozen Group 1s For Acclamation’s Romantic Warrior appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Local fans filled Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday not just to place bets but to witness Ka Ying Rising match a record that had stood for more than 20 years. After several days of cold weather, the temperature in Hong Kong rose above 20 degrees Celsius in late January. Attention under the sun was focused on the day’s Group One Centenary Sprint Cup (1,200m), where Rising caught up with the long-standing 17-win streak record set by Silent Witness. Fans gathered at the rails after 3pm for the sixth...View the full article
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