Two interestingly marked Aussie horses competing in the Hong Kong derby tomorrow.. Both excess white marked..
Apache Cat who we are all very familiar with
http://www.pedigreequery.com/apache+cat2
http://images.theage.com.au/ftage/ffxim ... cheCat.jpg
http://resources3.news.com.au/images/20 ... 049214.jpg
And Scenic Blast
http://www.pedigreequery.com/scenic+blast
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/06/ ... 68x405.jpg
http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/823752 ... F2B3269972
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Just Stunning we saw a similar chestnut at the Ebor meeting at York late August If I get chance I will look it up as I bet on it and won ! £30 wow should have had more it was so loudly marked off set white right over the eye like the Apache Cat, let us know what the outcome is very exciting.
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THEY billed it as the greatest show on turf but the Hong Kong International meet is much more than that.
It is an amazing mix of the racing world with horses from Europe, the United States, Japan and Australia travelling to take on the locals at Sha Tin today.
It's a coming together, an end-of-year convention, a racing jamboree.
''It's exciting just to be here,'' Sydney trainer John O'Shea said.
''I can only hope that I have a horse which is good enough to come back every year. The buzz when you walk into this place is amazing.''
O'Shea has Racing To Win in the Hong Kong Mile, one of four races that have developed into a premier racing event.
Winners from Royal Ascot, Dubai, Melbourne and the Breeders Cup are among the fields for the Sprint, Mile, Cup and Vase, which are always the most diverse of the year - the Cup alone has produced winners from 10 different countries over its 22 runnings.
The Sprint is the highlight of the afternoon with nine group 1 winners, three of which were successful at the highest level at their last starts: All Silent, Total Gallery and Japan's Laurel Guerreiro. Australia's Scenic Blast and Apache Cat have also made the trip.
Scenic Blast chases a $US1 million bonus after winning the Lightning Stakes and Newmarket Handicap in Melbourne earlier this year before taking out the King's Stand at Royal Ascot.
''It is just exciting to be part of something like [the bonus],'' Scenic Blast's trainer, Dan Morton, said.
''I'd like to think he's not far off where he was in England, but having said that he has been up for a long time now and we have to remember that.''
Apache Cat returns to Sha Tin after running third to Inspiration and Green Birdie, which are both backing up in the race this year. However, Patinack Farm Classic winner All Silent is probably the best hope of an Australian victory, with the six-year-old in career-best form.
He was simply devastating in Melbourne and has arrived in similar order. His trainer, Grahame Begg, has already taken out the Bowl, a forerunner to this day, twice with Monopolize in 1995 and 1996.
''He is the same as we had him in Melbourne,'' Begg said. ''The barrier [14] doesn't help but he was always going to get back and we just have to hope for a clear run, so he can show his best.''
Racing To Win has been the king of the mile in Sydney for many years with successes in the Doncaster, Epsom and George Ryder Stakes, but comes to Hong Kong trying to crown his career as a seven-year-old.
O'Shea believes he has him right for the assignment but admits he won't know until after this afternoon's race if he has travelled well.
''All you can do is get them ready the best you can in Australia and then hope they travel,'' O'Shea said.
''He has arrived a very fit horse but these international races are about the horse that travels the best and arrives in a condition to produce their best.''
The best chance of a home-town win is in the Mile. Hong Kong's horse of the year, Good Ba Ba, is shooting for a hat-trick in the race.
His main danger is emerging star Happy Zero, which Darren Beadman will ride for John Moore.
The five-year-old has won both his runs this preparation, winning the Sprint Trial last start.
''In his two races over 1000m and 1200m this time in, he has been off the bit but produced explosive finishes in the last furlong,'' Beadman said. ''At a mile he is the kind of horse that can take up a position and hopefully produce the same finish.''
The Beadman-Moore combination also has the favourite for the Cup in Hong Kong Derby winner Collection. He is also a last-start winner over the 2000m at Sha Tin
It is an amazing mix of the racing world with horses from Europe, the United States, Japan and Australia travelling to take on the locals at Sha Tin today.
It's a coming together, an end-of-year convention, a racing jamboree.
''It's exciting just to be here,'' Sydney trainer John O'Shea said.
''I can only hope that I have a horse which is good enough to come back every year. The buzz when you walk into this place is amazing.''
O'Shea has Racing To Win in the Hong Kong Mile, one of four races that have developed into a premier racing event.
Winners from Royal Ascot, Dubai, Melbourne and the Breeders Cup are among the fields for the Sprint, Mile, Cup and Vase, which are always the most diverse of the year - the Cup alone has produced winners from 10 different countries over its 22 runnings.
The Sprint is the highlight of the afternoon with nine group 1 winners, three of which were successful at the highest level at their last starts: All Silent, Total Gallery and Japan's Laurel Guerreiro. Australia's Scenic Blast and Apache Cat have also made the trip.
Scenic Blast chases a $US1 million bonus after winning the Lightning Stakes and Newmarket Handicap in Melbourne earlier this year before taking out the King's Stand at Royal Ascot.
''It is just exciting to be part of something like [the bonus],'' Scenic Blast's trainer, Dan Morton, said.
''I'd like to think he's not far off where he was in England, but having said that he has been up for a long time now and we have to remember that.''
Apache Cat returns to Sha Tin after running third to Inspiration and Green Birdie, which are both backing up in the race this year. However, Patinack Farm Classic winner All Silent is probably the best hope of an Australian victory, with the six-year-old in career-best form.
He was simply devastating in Melbourne and has arrived in similar order. His trainer, Grahame Begg, has already taken out the Bowl, a forerunner to this day, twice with Monopolize in 1995 and 1996.
''He is the same as we had him in Melbourne,'' Begg said. ''The barrier [14] doesn't help but he was always going to get back and we just have to hope for a clear run, so he can show his best.''
Racing To Win has been the king of the mile in Sydney for many years with successes in the Doncaster, Epsom and George Ryder Stakes, but comes to Hong Kong trying to crown his career as a seven-year-old.
O'Shea believes he has him right for the assignment but admits he won't know until after this afternoon's race if he has travelled well.
''All you can do is get them ready the best you can in Australia and then hope they travel,'' O'Shea said.
''He has arrived a very fit horse but these international races are about the horse that travels the best and arrives in a condition to produce their best.''
The best chance of a home-town win is in the Mile. Hong Kong's horse of the year, Good Ba Ba, is shooting for a hat-trick in the race.
His main danger is emerging star Happy Zero, which Darren Beadman will ride for John Moore.
The five-year-old has won both his runs this preparation, winning the Sprint Trial last start.
''In his two races over 1000m and 1200m this time in, he has been off the bit but produced explosive finishes in the last furlong,'' Beadman said. ''At a mile he is the kind of horse that can take up a position and hopefully produce the same finish.''
The Beadman-Moore combination also has the favourite for the Cup in Hong Kong Derby winner Collection. He is also a last-start winner over the 2000m at Sha Tin
oh CR@P!
"Wednesday, 16 December 2009: Popular galloper Apache Cat has been retired and will spend his days alongside some other champions at Living Legends in Victoria.
The Greg Eurell-trained gelding raced below his best in Hong Kong last weekend, vet tests later revealing a small crack in a sesamoid.
Connections decided the classy galloper had done enough in his career and made the decision to retire him from racing.
One of Australia's most popular gallopers because of his unusual markings, the seven-year-old won 19 races from 43 starts – including eight at Group 1 level.
His Group 1 success were the Australian Guineas at three, the Lightning and two Australia Stakes, the T.J. Smith Stakes, the BTC Cup and two Doomben 10,000's.
Trainer Greg Eurell praised Apache Cat for taking him across the country and the world, and said he would be retired at Living Legends in Victoria alongside many other greats of the Australian turf including the recently retired Takeover Target."
"Wednesday, 16 December 2009: Popular galloper Apache Cat has been retired and will spend his days alongside some other champions at Living Legends in Victoria.
The Greg Eurell-trained gelding raced below his best in Hong Kong last weekend, vet tests later revealing a small crack in a sesamoid.
Connections decided the classy galloper had done enough in his career and made the decision to retire him from racing.
One of Australia's most popular gallopers because of his unusual markings, the seven-year-old won 19 races from 43 starts – including eight at Group 1 level.
His Group 1 success were the Australian Guineas at three, the Lightning and two Australia Stakes, the T.J. Smith Stakes, the BTC Cup and two Doomben 10,000's.
Trainer Greg Eurell praised Apache Cat for taking him across the country and the world, and said he would be retired at Living Legends in Victoria alongside many other greats of the Australian turf including the recently retired Takeover Target."
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Scenic Blast will be joining John Shirreffs' barn. After bleeding in the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint he was facing a 3 month ban from racing in Australia. So, they've chosen to run him over here where Lasix is legal.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... aded-to-us
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... aded-to-us
well i guess the moral of the story is..dont take racing tips from Belambi!
