Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) heroine Only love you was one of 49 outstanding horses selected for the HK$100 million Hong Kong Longines International Races at Sha Tin on December 12.
Newly successful debuting at the Breeders’ Cup in the United States, coach Yoshito Yahagi’s mare is just one of 22 class/group 1 winners set to compete. Returning to Hong Kong in an attempt to achieve success in the second group 1 in the city, the daughter of Deep impact looking to have a great year and she’s just one of the exciting foreign racers aiming for this year’s “Court World Championship”.
Featured once again, Aidan O’Brien will return to Hong Kong strong with 2020 Longines Hong Kong Vase (G1) winner Mogul while friends settle down Broome , Japan , Bolshoi Ballet , and Mother Earth also features.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty around many international racing events, the strength of an international presence in this year’s lineup confirms that the Sha Tin program remains at the forefront. on the agenda for international horsemen.
HKIR is the sport’s year-end global epic featuring the HK$30 million Hong Kong Longines Cup (G1), HK$26 million Hong Kong Longines (G1), and a sprint tournament. Longines Hong Kong 24 million Hong Kong dollars (G1), and HK $ 20 million Hong Kong Binh. Cup, Mile and Sprint are the world’s richest group 1 races on grass with respective distances.
Andrew said: “The Longines Hong Kong international races are firmly established as one of the main races in the world and this year we will welcome a special lineup from Japan, Great Britain, Ireland and France, including 16 individual winners of group 1” Harding, racing executive of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. “Having athletes of this caliber in any given year would be remarkable but again, it’s really remarkable given the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are delighted that the quality of the athletes selected for this year’s Longines Hong Kong International Race is in line with our longstanding commitment to sporting excellence and Loves Only You’s return to the world. Returning to Hong Kong after her historic Breeders ‘Cup win is incredibly exciting, as is the arrival of the quintet from Aidan O’Brien’s all-powerful Ballydoyle activism.
“Our hometown hero Sixty gold is looking to raise his incredible unbeaten streak to 16 and also set a new all-time winning record of 19 in Hong Kong if he successfully defends his Hong Kong Mile title while the athlete sprint star WellingtonThe growth of the car adds to the attraction and everything is certainly headed for an exciting afternoon of sports. “
Knight of Pixie and Resistenciarespectively, with both plots to raid the Hong Kong Sprint. Danon Smash back to defend his crown in the dash, while Vase of Glory will try to regain his title of Hong Kong Vase from the Mogul.
Participating in Loves Only You at Hong Kong Cup is Lei Papale , the Osaka Hai (G1) winner earlier this year, who is looking to maintain an undefeated record across 10 matches. Bolshoi Ballet, winner of O’Brien’s Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T), plans for Hong Kong Cup, as well Mac Swiney for Jim Bolger and Dubai Honor for William Haggas. Both Mac Swiney, a two-time group 1 champion, and Dubai Honor are behind Sealway in QIPCO British Champion Stakes (G1) with second place received in a period of time.
O’Brien will duel in Hong Kong Vase as the ultra-stable Broome, November 28 Japan Cup runner-up with Longines (G1), journeying to Hong Kong for the first time since he was broken. second key to Yibir at Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) earlier this month at Del Mar.
William Muir trained by William Pyledriver , winner of the Coral Crown Cup (G1) at Epsom, is in the Hong Kong Ping, while HH Aga Khan Ebaiyra , trained by the iconic Alain de Royer-Dupre, is also targeting a Binh raid in Hong Kong.
Towards its 16th consecutive victory and second consecutive Hong Kong Mile, Hong Kong’s Golden Sixty will face many fierce objections, including Mother Earth for the Irish mastermind. , O’Brien. Her brilliant 3-year-old season boasts two group 1 titles, winning QIPCO One Thousand Guineas (G1) and Prix Rothschild (G1), while she has also reached seven other group 1 competitions in the UK, Ireland, France, and America
Golden Sixty goes to Jockey Club Mile at Sha Tin
Indy Champ and Vin de Garde participated in the Japanese brigade bid to overthrow the Golden Sixty, as well as Danon Kingly , winner Yasuda Kinen (G1) in June. Coach Noriyuki Hori is no stranger to success in Hong Kong after great superheroes Maurice and he will be represented by Hishi Iguazu in the Hong Kong Cup as well as the 1st place championship Salios, who also prides himself on his consecutive runner-up efforts to win Japan’s Triple Crown Opposite. Salios will take the Hong Kong Mile.
Join Golden Sixty, the reigning Dark Horse of Hong Kong, in the defense of the home team that is the champion of Hong Kong Panfield, who will run in the Hong Kong Cup.
Hong Kong’s emerging talent is always present and Hong Kong Sprint will have no shortage of juvenile stars. Lucky patch stepped out to Hong Kong after group scores of 2 in a row, while Courier Wonder, Naboo Attack, and Sky Field strengthen the defense of the home team with established group 1 stars Hot king shrimp and Wellington are at the forefront of this field.
