The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stks (G3)
The consistent Mick Price-trained mare Pedrena taking out her first stakes success in winning this Group Three race. She settled in eighth place, behind a strong pace (first 800m 46.85) before improving (wide with cover) rounding the home turn. She sprinted smartly, took the lead at the 200m and then fought back to win well. Cool Passion was back in ninth place, between runners, angled into clear running at the 300m, challenged at the 100m and then battled on well for a good (half neck) second. Swampland also raced back in the field, behind the good pace, and was still last nearing the home turn. She then went deep, put in a good run, going to fourth at the 100m before fighting on well to take a good third. Of the others, Improvement led the field at a strong pace and held for (2.3 lengths) fourth while the favourite White Moss raced in seventh place on the rails but was not fully clear in the straight before finishing (7.1 lengths) 12th.
Previous Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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ARTISTRY
(AUS)
5M SHAMARDAL (USA) - LADY PEONY (AUS) BELONG TO ME (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 | P & P SNOWDEN | 11 |
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SCARLET BILLOWS
(AUS)
5M STREET BOSS (USA) - HUSHABYE BABY (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.0 | DARREN WEIR | 10 |
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MAHARA
(AUS)
5M HUSSONET (USA) - DESINA (AUS) DESERT KING (IRE) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 55.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 10 |
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PLUCKY BELLE
(AUS)
5M MOSSMAN (AUS) - WINNING BELLE (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
L NOLEN | 54.0 | PETER G MOODY | 14 |
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KOONOOMOO
(AUS)
5M DUBLEO (USA) - MAXIMOVA (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 54.0 | SIMON VERCOE | 14 |
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SOPHIE'S SPIRIT
(AUS)
5M INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) - SOPHIE PRINCESS (NZ) POMPEII COURT (USA) |
G SCHOFIELD | 53.0 | M D HINTON | 1 |
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JERSEY LILY
(AUS)
5M CATBIRD (AUS) - SMYTZER'S ROYLANI (AUS) ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53.0 | L J BRIDGE | 12 |
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STRAWBERRY FIELD
(AUS)
4M ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - RED LABELLE (AUS) BLEVIC (AUS) |
NICHOLAS HALL | 53.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 10 |
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NEROLI
(AUS)
5M VISCOUNT (AUS) - DALQUARREN (AUS) CAN'T FIGHT FATE (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 55.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 1 |
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JUSTE MOMENTE
(AUS)
4M GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) - SKATES (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 54.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 3 |
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STORM SIGNAL
(NZ)
5M KELTRICE (AUS) - STORM OF WORDS (NZ) NASSIPOUR (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.0 | PETER G MOODY | 14 |
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VINTNER
(AUS)
4M HENNESSY (USA) - DANE VINTAGE (AUS) DANZERO (AUS) |
D DUNN | 54.0 | D A HAYES | 3 |
