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Hong Kong Jockey Club LONGINES HKIR highlights - Junko wins the Hong Kong Vase! - Lucky Sweynesse lifts the 2023 Hong Kong Sprint - Golden Sixty wins a third Hong Kong Mile - CHAMPION! Romantic Warrior grabs his fifth Group 1 in a thriller

Andre Fabre’s reputation as an international target trainer is unsurpassed and, nine years after his last victory at Sha Tin, the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) was the Frenchman’s for a third time on Sunday.

What the beaten jockeys said after the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday:

What the beaten jockeys said after the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday

Brett Davis - Selections - Sha Tin - 10/12/23 - Golden Sixty returns to the Sha Tin race track today for what shall be his final LONGINES Hong Kong International Mile attempt - with twenty five wins in total from twenty nine starts, nine of which hold Group 1 status, there is nothing left to prove for the almighty King Of Kong

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Hiroyasu Tanaka has proven himself to be one of the leading trainers in the JRA, and he is now aiming for international success to take his career to a truly different level.

Hong Kong Jockey Club stewards' on Saturday evening advised that the Department of Veterinary Regulation, Welfare & Biosecurity Policy have determined, upon examination on Saturday afternoon, that West Wind Blows (UAE) has an injury to the left fore leg and accordingly has been withdrawn from the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Kamel Chehboub has been in racing long enough to know that years like 2023 don’t come around all that often.

LONGINES Hong Kong Cup - Luxembourg – IRE - Strong on-pace work over 1200m in 1.15.2 on the all-weather track in company with stablemates Cairo and Aesop’s Fables and Warm Heart.

It has been four years since Ryan Moore has ridden at 53.5-kilograms so his decision to take the ride on Warm Heart at Sha Tin on Sunday cannot be taken lightly.

The final workouts are in the books and the time for talking is almost over - a host of international G1 winners has been primed to fight for four G1 contests worth HK$118 million at Sha Tin on Sunday and a series of compelling head-to-head contests will play a vital role

Racing To Win trainer and jockey interviews prior to the LONGINES HKIR meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday – Jamie Richard leads the interviews on Wellington - Brenton Avdulla on Ensued and his rides on Sunday - Michael Barzalona on Tribalist - Casper Fownes on Straight Arron.

Racing To Win interviews and previews prior to the LONGINES HKIR meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday – Mark McNamara is joined by Nick Luck, Katherine Ford and Graham Cunningham to go through the four G1 races to be held on Hong Kong’s biggest day of racing - Mark McNamara, Maddy Playle and Paul Lally preview the HKIR card at Sha Tin on Sunday

Two to Follow, in which the Hong Kong Jockey Club team of expert presenters reveal their top picks to follow ahead of every meeting – Nick Child is joined by Sky Racing's Ally Mosley and SCMP's Jack Dawling to select two horses to follow at HKIR 2023 at Sha Tin on Sunday.

The Winning Factor - form analyst Alan Aitken examines the Hong Kong form book for winning factors on two runners to follow at the LONGINES HKIR meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Owner Stanley Chan admits no feeling of the usual pre-race nerves as his champion, Golden Sixty, and his phenomenal exploits face yet another enthralling twist in Sunday’s HK$32 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin.

Already with three Group One victories on Wellington, Alexis Badel is hoping to increase the tally to four in the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday on the horse he describes as his game-changer.

LONGINES Hong Kong Cup - Aidan O'Brien's four runners - Luxembourg, Warm Heart, Cairo and Aesop’s Fables had their stiffest canter so far, remaining in formation on the all-weather, but pulling away from their lead horse, as they quickened down the straight.

California Spangle was the giantkiller in the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) last year when defeating the outstanding champion Golden Sixty and his trainer Tony Cruz believes the combination of a new jockey and an excellent draw can be inductive to a similar performance in Sunday’s showpiece.