Champion Awards are clearly visible and Golden Sixty wins second Horse of the Year Gong | HK Racing

The finalists are in the Jockey Club Champion Awards, and as with most years, things look relatively clear.

There are no official candidates for this year’s horses, and winners are selected from winners in other categories, but Golden Sixty seems to be good to go back to back.

Three Gallopers won the Champion Sprinter Award in races less than 1,400m, Skyfield (Hong Kong Sprint), Strongner (Centenary Sprint Cup) and Wellington (Chairman’s Sprint Award) boast Group 1 victory at 1,200m I am.

Only Skyfield won the international competition, but Wellington would bring the gong home.

Richard Gibson’s Galloper succeeded in the Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1,400m), with Group 2 winning over 1,200m in his name. It falls into the Champion Mylar category for races from 1,400m to less than 1,800m. ..

Golden Sixty, Romantic Warrior, Wyck, and Wellington have been nominated for the Champions Mile, and Golden Sixty has won thanks to their Hong Kong Mile and Champions Mile wins, with another two miles to win Group 2.

This means that Wellington is likely to be the champion sprinter. He couldn’t leave without doing anything because the season was too good.

After winning the Hong Kong Derby and the Group 1 QE II Cup at 2,000m, the Romantic Warrior nods to the champion middle-distance horse in races from 1,800m to less than 2,200m and is likely to become a 4-year-old champion. Classic miles too.

The Russian emperor has the Champion Stayer category as the only candidate after winning the Group One Champions & Chatter Cup (2,400m) in May.

Therefore, Wellington, Golden Sixty, the Russian Emperor, and the Romantic Warrior will participate in the Horse of the Year.

Wellington and the Russian Emperor, who won the Group 1 twice each and also won the Gold Cup, are good candidates, and the Romantic Warrior completed Derby-QE II Cup double wins the Ambitious Dragon’s Horse of the Year award. It was enough to do (2010-11), Designs On Rome (2013-14) and Werther (2015-16).

But what gives him an edge is that Golden Sixty dismantled the international field in the December miles.

By abandoning the mother land of the Japanese quartet Danon Kingly, Salios, Indy Champ, Vindegard and Aidan O’Brien, Francis Louis Kinwai’s superstar will perform most impressively this season and he will be crowned. Seems to be correct. The horse of the year on July 15th for the second consecutive year.

Candidates for Champion Griffin will be announced near the end of the season.

Burnett remembers suppleness

Australian jockey Bill Burnett pays homage to former Hong Kong trainer Peter Supple, who recently died in France of a short illness at the age of 83.

Before heading to Hong Kong in 1974, the Englishman Supple was a jockey and trainer in his hometown. He stayed in Hong Kong for only 10 years and won the Corvette in Derby in 1976.

Burnett was a stable jockey in Supple from 1976 to 1982 and remembered his best friend as “the loyalty to me and his owner was endless” and “the prestigious man”.

“Peter was a great jockey and a great judge,” Burnett said. “We didn’t have a big stable, but as far as the owners are concerned, we had a really successful time.

“Peter was very shy and many people, especially Chinese owners, accepted it because he was aloof, and it didn’t give him much benefit. To your owner. Meeting and catering was a very important part of my job, so I took care of that part.

“There weren’t many winners, but we won on the right day. Our owner was a huge panther, and you have to be accurate in your assessment of your horse’s chances. Well, otherwise you just didn’t continue your work.

“Peter and I have the opposite temperament, but they seemed to click. We were very confident in each other’s judgment.

“If you feel the horse is on track and you are happy with the horse in the stable, go to the owner and say,” Bet with confidence today. ” I miss my friend. May he rest in peace. “

Borges is still on the sidelines

Jockey Club stewards have confirmed that João Moreira and Keith Youngminrun will return to the race in Happy Valley on Tuesday night, but Wagner Borges will miss at least two more meetings.

Moreira returned after rising from the last eight rides on Wednesday after missing the Sha Tin tournament on Saturday following an arrhythmia. Meanwhile, Yong will be on board for the first time since April 27, after Yong misses for two months due to a broken toe.

Borges has already missed three meetings after being declared in close contact with a person who was tested positive for Covid-19, which is believed to be his daughter.

“Because this issue is ongoing, Borges will not declare horse riding engagement for the Happy Valley Race Meeting on June 28th and the Sada Race Meeting on July 1st. Further releases will be published at the appropriate time.” Was confirmed in a Jockey Club statement.

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