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David Morgan

Cox Plate joy was indescribable, but Shum has moved on

Romantic Warrior’s Cox Plate victory at Moonee Valley was the first major in Australia for a Hong Kong horse, but the champ is back at Sha Tin and the focus now falls on the Hong Kong Cup.
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Michael Cox

JRA G1 wrap: Equinox breaks Tokyo track record in dazzling Tenno Sho Autumn defence

Equinox scored his fifth consecutive Group 1 win as the world's top-rated racehorse set a new Tokyo track record for 2000 metres in Sunday's G1 Tenno Sho Autumn.

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David Morgan

Warm Heart has international options

Coolmore’s Yorkshire Oaks winner could be the ideal type to travel overseas this autumn, with the Breeders’ Cup being considered and Hong Kong seen as a possibility too.

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David Morgan

Yutaka Take: the human face of Japan’s racing revolution

David Morgan profiles the man who has been a constant through the last 40 years of Japanese racing and whose fame transcends the sport in his country.

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David Morgan

Beauty Generation ‘2.0’ clinches the case for name protection

It’s time to get Hong Kong’s finest champions on the protected list after the city’s two-time Horse of the Year’s name popped up this week in a Kempton Park maiden.

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David Morgan

Japan tops Zac Purton’s summer plans

Hong Kong’s soon-to-be six-time champion jockey is making arrangements to ride a summer spell in Japan for the first time in eight years.

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Homan Ho

JRA Blackbook: Durezza makes mess of start, and rivals, at Nakayama

A well-bred staying colt overcame severe trouble at the start to win at Nakayama, while the talented but luckless Danon the Kid looks back to his best after a resolute third in the G1 Osaka Hai at Hanshin.

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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Japanese contingent sets sights on Saudi Arabia

Christophe Lemaire's new record, some Joao Moreira magic and a concerted Saudi Cup meeting raid all feature in Adrian Webber's run-down of JRA news from home and abroad.

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Michael Cox

Hong Kong Cup: ‘World’s Best Jockey’ in hot seat on Romantic Warrior

Asian Racing Report's Michael Cox and Andrew Le Jeune assess the tactical minefield facing Romantic Warrior's jockey James McDonald in Sunday's G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup.

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