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  • Punters wager north of HK$1.55 billion on Sunday despite wet conditions, with Jockey Club chief Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges determined to grow the marquee meeting

Four-year-old speedster makes light work of his first appearance at the top level, comfortably snaring the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday

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After experiencing Hong Kong Derby glory and Cox Plate euphoria among a host of big-race wins, the Japan Home Centre co-founder’s nerves are far more settled ahead of Sunday’s QE II Cup

Japan’s Liberty Island and Prognosis, Dubai Honour from Great Britain and Australia’s Mr Brightside headline international interest in Hong Kong’s second-biggest race day

In his horse of a lifetime Golden Sixty and Japanese raider Danon The Kid, the superstar jockey has the chance to further embed himself in the annals of the marquee meeting

Assistant trainer Keiichiro Yasuda says Hong Kong Cup runner-up is in better condition for Sunday’s QE II Cup than he was for December’s Group One

Regular work rider Issy Paul is relishing the opportunity to travel the world with the two-time Group One winner, who finished fourth in the 2021 Hong Kong Cup

Two-time Horse of the Year chases three straight Champions Mile wins, but a quick glance at the record books shows just how difficult a task he faces on Sunday

When the trainer needed a jockey to trial his miler in blinkers, his late friend volunteered: ‘It was of no benefit to him. He just wanted to help. That’s the sort of guy he was’

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