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Hong Kong Season '14/'15

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therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
edited August 2014 East Coast Racing
The new season kicks off on Sunday, September 14. I'm already counting down the days 8->
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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    Almost a week to go until the season starts <:-P
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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    Just one more sleep to go \:D/
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  • SHOVHOGSHOVHOG    1,792 posts
    edited September 2014
    What a start

    Race 1 Prebble
    Race 2 Douglas
    Race 3 Moreira
    Race 4 Doleuze
    Race 5 Purton
    Race 6 Doleuze
    Race 7 Purton
    Race 8 Moreira

    Cream kick off the season with a bang

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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    1st meeting
    7 of the 10 winners Australian bred.
    Turnover HK $1.139bil up 10%on last year
    Attendance 74000.

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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    Fastmoney said:

    1st meeting
    7 of the 10 winners Australian bred.
    Turnover HK $1.139bil up 10%on last year
    Attendance 74000.


    74,000 punters with itchy fingers for two months ;))

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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    SHOVHOG said:

    What a start

    Race 1 Prebble
    Race 2 Douglas
    Race 3 Moreira
    Race 4 Doleuze
    Race 5 Purton
    Race 6 Doleuze
    Race 7 Purton
    Race 8 Moreira

    Cream kick off the season with a bang


    Moreira rode the winner of race 9, too and ended up with a treble.....sounds eerily familiar. Look out, Zac :-S
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  • H-BOMBERH-BOMBER    10,567 posts
    Moreira double to finish...
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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    Howard Cheng, Joao Moreira & Zac Purton all rode doubles at Sha Tin last night. Douglas Whyte's record for wins in a season(114) must surely be under threat if Joao & Zac stay fit and on the right side of the stewards.

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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    Zac made it a profitable stopover in Sydney winning the George Main Stakes on Sacred Falls with another ice cool ride. =D>
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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    Moreira booked by Waller to ride He`s Your Man in the Epsom.

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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    I wonder if the protests going on in HK at the moment will have any effect on the races tomorrow night? Amber Sky is due to resume in the National Day Cup.
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  • tonytony    2,438 posts
    edited September 2014
    Day meeting tomorrow.
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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    tony said:

    Day meeting tomorrow.


    Correct :-h
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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    edited October 2014
    We are off and running again with the contenders separating themselves from the pack at the head of the premiership. Zac Purton & Douglas Whyte rode doubles today and Moreira picked up the final race on the program. Nash Rawiller will kick off his stint in HK this weekend after serving a suspension incurred in Japan. Moreira will also start a three-meeting suspension on Sunday.

    Moreira 11
    Purton 7
    Prebble 6
    Vincent Ho 6
    Whyte 5
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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    Moreira is like Alexander The Great-conquering the world. Three winners yesterday in Sydney, Four winners today in HK and he still has one more ride tonight. =D>
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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    Moreira rides four winners ahead of a three meeting suspension, Douglas Whyte gets a double and Zac adds another to his tally. The effort of Gold Fun in the Group 3 sprint was huge-carried 59kg and was denied a run for at least half of the home straight.

    Moreira 15
    Purton 8
    Whyte 7
    Prebble 6
    Vincent Ho 6
    Callan 6
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  • Thoroly_BreadThoroly_Bread    2,348 posts
    Moreira is a freak he needs to be trapped and studied

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  • LeglessLegless    5,108 posts
    edited October 2014
    Was watching race 3 at Sydney yesterday and thought -Farrq!!! what a ride on the winner - :-? who was that? - had no idea he was here - he certainly goes OK  ;)

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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    Thoroly_Bread said:

    Moreira is a freak he needs to be trapped and studied


    There is an item in the Sunday Telegraph here in Sydney today suggesting Moreira wants to ride in Sydney one day, not Europe. I think he was probably just flattering his hosts or might have been caught up in the euphoria of a big day. He has a long career ahead of him in HK if he wants it and I'm not sure he could attract the sort of retainer here that he could if he rode for Godolphin in Europe.

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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    edited October 2014
    From Christian Nicolussi's column, AT THE TRACK, Sunday October 5 Daily telegraph:

    Joao Moreira needed little time to remind punters why he's one of the best riders in the world after an early Randwick double.

    And The Magic Man told At The Track he's already given serious thought to relocating to Sydney on a full-time basis.

    If and when Moreira leaves Hong Kong, it will be Australia-not Europe-where the hoop bases himself.

    "People in Australian racing know me a lot more, and that would help me get going quicker", Moreira said.

    "Australia is at the top of my list. I've ridden here before and had some luck. At the moment I want to keep riding in Hong Kong, and if you do well there, it helps your resume`. But when the time comes, I'll put in my application to ride here."

    Moreira wouldn't specify Sydney or Melbourne, but said he'd lean towards the former. He's got no shortage of mates in the harbour city.

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  • Ridersonthestorm33Ridersonthestorm33    10,991 posts
    Will never forget the night in Singapore when he rode 8 winners from 8 rides, surely one of the greatest individual sporting performances of all time. Was inspirational. His final winner could not win 100 metres to go, but he guided it home when all seemed lost. He caught my imagination that night, since then only got better.

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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    Nash Rawiller`s first meeting in HK tonight.

    Got a few handy rides.

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  • SHOVHOGSHOVHOG    1,792 posts
    Moriera's rides on Saturday in Sydney weren't great

    He is a superstar jockey but those 3 rides weren't great at all.

    Hampton Court had to check off the heels of the leader when he had plenty of room to pop off the horse was far to good.

    Brazen Beau right place right time and clearly the best 1200m horse in the race backed off the map.

    He's Your Man wide most of the way and proved far to good.

    All 3 were the most heavily backed horses in their races. The rides were good but don't tell me they were anything special.

    I do think he is the best rider in the world though no doubts.
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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    edited October 2014
    Based on your assessment that the winners didn`t have the best of runs, tells the story of Moriera.

    Horses run for him.

    Same horse, another jock, different result.

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  • SHOVHOGSHOVHOG    1,792 posts
    I'm not doubting that just doubting that the rides were anything special or "magic" as people were calling them.
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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    edited October 2014
    SHOVHOG said:

    I'm not doubting that just doubting that the rides were anything special or "magic" as people were calling them.

    Missing the point Shovhog.

    He doesn`t ride the perfect race every time he gets on (probably no more than other leading riders).

    The point is horses find more with him on, thats the magic
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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    SHOVHOG said:

    I'm not doubting that just doubting that the rides were anything special or "magic" as people were calling them.


    There is never anything sinister about his rides either. Sometimes it pays to fly in someone who is 'motivated'.
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  • The_BullThe_Bull    930 posts
    He has magic balance. Like no other.
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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    Gerard Mosse, Douglas Whyte & Vincent Ho all recorded doubles on the eight race card which was held primarily(6/8 races) on the All Weather Track at Sha Tin.

    Moreira 15
    Whyte 9
    Vincent Ho 8
    Purton 8
    Prebble 6
    Callan 6
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  • therealkramertherealkramer    8,008 posts
    http://www.hkjc.com/english/corporate/racing_news_item.asp?in_file=/english/news/2014-10/news_2014100801522.html&b_cid=EWHPJSE__
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