#gold-fun

The four first home in the Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin today, 13 December 2015, were local runners topped by last year's runner-up Peniaphobia and Joao Moreira.

The lovely Gold-Fun and Christophe Soumillon (red cap), winners of the Jockey Club Sprint winner last month, finished second, Not Listenin'tome and Hugh Bowman (blue silks) finished third, Dundonnell and Douglas Whyte fourth. Full result here.

Gold-Fun and Olivier Doleuze prior to the Hong Kong Mile, 8 December 2013.

I simply do not know what to say. Able Friend. What a horse.

Ridden by Joao Moreira, Able Friend The Warrior won the Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin, 14 December 2014.

Gold-Fun and Douglas Whyte (right) finished second, Japanese raiders Grand Prix Boss, ridden by Yasunari Iwata, and World Ace, ridden by Zac Purton, finished third and fourth, Glorious Days and Mirco Demuro fifth, Japan's Fiero and Yuichi Fukunaga sixth, British raider Trade Storm and Jamie Spencer seventh, Japan's Hana's Goal and Nash Rawiller eighth, Secret Sham and Neil Callan ninth, British raider Captain Cat and James Doyle tenth.

Ambitious Dragon did not run.

Congratulations to all connections! :-)

Great efforts by two "of my boys" on the other side of the globe: Military Attack and Ambitious Dragon, 26 October 2014.

Military won the Sha Tin Trophy at Sha Tin, ridden by Zac Purton. Gold-Fun and Douglas Whyte second, and the Dragon with Gérald Mossé in the saddle finished third after a 18 months lay off. Full result here.

Many congratulations to all connections! :-)