A Delpech was charged with a breach of Hong Kong Rule of Racing 99(2) and (3) in that as the rider of SPARE A DIME in the stated race, he did not take all reasonable and permissible measures throughout that race to ensure SPARE A DIME was given a full opportunity to win or to obtain the best possible placing in the field.
Jockey Delpech pleaded not guilty to the charge, however, after the Stewards had deliberated on the matter and had taken full account of all the evidence and submissions put to them, they did decide the charge against Jockey Delpech could be sustained and accordingly found him guilty as charged. He was suspended from riding in races for a period to expire on Thursday 15 November 2007 on which day he may resume race riding (11 Hong Kong racedays). The suspension is to commence with immediate effect. The Stewards ordered that the suspension incurred by Jockey Delpech for careless riding at the Sha Tin racemeeting on 26 September 2007 be served concurrently with this suspension.
Permission has been granted for Club Jockey Glen Boss to be absent from Hong Kong so as to ride MANDELA, trained by Richard Yuill, in the Kelt Capital Stakes (Group 1) scheduled to be conducted at Hastings Racecourse in New Zealand on Saturday, 6 October 2007.
Jockey Boss has advised that he intends to depart Hong Kong on Friday, 5 October 2007 and will return on Sunday, 7 October 2007 in order to fulfil race riding engagements at the Sha Tin race meeting scheduled to be conducted later that day. As such, he will not miss a Hong Kong race meeting.
02 / 10 / 2007
Cheng steals the show with 4th National Day Cup triumph
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Local jockey Howard Cheng Yue-tin outshone stellar performances by Packing Winner and Sacred Kingdom, two of Hong Kong's next generation of stars, as he continued his virtual mortgage on the National Day Cup (Gr.3-1400m) by driving 32/1 chance Tiber home for a shock victory.
Cheng was picking up his fourth win in five seasons of the prestigious October 1st showpiece commemorating the founding of the People's Republic Of China. Those who have followed race trends won't be complaining, however ~ this |
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latest National Day Cup for Cheng followed previous glory at handsome odds of 71/1, 10/1 and 11/1.
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John Moore, the winning trainer, admitted to being taken aback at the success and remarked: "I guess it just shows what can happen when you have a fresh horse off a light weight. I really didn't expect this because his work hadn't been that great, but it was a terrific ride by Howard and he gets all the credit." |
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Tiber's win, the 3rd of the day for Cheng, was by a neck from the fast-finishing favourite Pocket Money with The Duke, reliable as ever, with third-highest weights.
Just over half an hour earlier, Sacred Kingdom made it six wins from seven career starts to reaffirm his billing as one of Hong Kong's next big international hopes with a commanding success in the Sha Tin Sprint Trophy (Gr.3-1000m).
Trained by Ricky Yiu Poon-fai, Sacred Kingdom was backed into a prohibitive odds-on quote of 1/2 favourite, but his supporters never endured a moment's anxiety as he tanked his way to the lead at halfway and pulled clear under hand riding from Gerald Mosse for a very easy length-and-a-half triumph.
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"Gerald handled him very well. He didn't fight with him and just let him stride to the front. He just has so much natural speed, this horse; he'll go over more ground than just 1000m and 1200m when he's ready, but for now we'll concentrate on sprints," Yiu said.
"His next target is the [Cathay Pacific International] Sprint Trial in November and then the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint in December."
The day's other highlight was the romp by odds-on favourite Packing Winner in course-record time.
Packing Winner, trained by Peter Ho, won the 1800m Beijing Handicap by three-and-three-quarter lengths in a blistering 1 min 46.2 sec. The win also provided champion jockey Douglas Whyte with his fourth successive victory of the meeting.
Packing Winner, a five-year-old son of Zabeel, is now likely to target the Cathay Pacific International Cup Trial (Gr.2-2000m) next month en route to a tilt at the HK$20million Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup on December 9.
02 / 10 / 2007
有關「俊利好」的研訊
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首席受薪董事薛天華發出通告如下：
受薪董事小組今日完成了對「俊利好」於二○○七年九月二十六日星期三沙田賽事楓樹讓賽的跑法及騎法之研訊。「俊利好」的騎師杜鵬志及練馬師蔡約翰今日均進一步作出證供。該駒的馬主譚仲流先生是日亦作出證供，而練馬師霍利時亦請求准許出席研訊，擔任杜鵬志的品格證人。
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杜鵬志被指控違反香港賽馬會賽事規例第 99(2)及(3)條，事緣他作為「俊利好」在該場賽事的騎師，沒有於整場賽事中採取一切合理而又可容許的措施，確保給予其坐騎十足爭勝機會，或取得最佳名次。
騎師杜鵬志否認有關指控。然而，小組在考慮過所有證據及陳詞後，裁定對杜鵬志的指控成立，因此判罰杜鵬志停賽（十一個香港賽馬日）直至二○○七年十一月十五日星期四才可再次出賽。此項停賽罰則即時執行。小組著令杜鵬志於九月二十六日沙田賽事中因不小心策騎被判停賽的罰則與此項停賽罰則同期執行。
02 / 10 / 2007
薄奇能獲准赴紐西蘭參賽
受薪董事兼牌照委員會秘書祁
;禮謙發出通告如下：
馬會騎師薄奇能已獲准請假離
;港，以便其於十月六日星期六在紐西蘭希士廷馬場策騎練馬師余耀爾訓練的「曼德拉」角逐一級賽蓋都錦標。
薄奇能將於十月五日星期五離
;開香港，然後於十月七日星期日返港，以便履行當日下午沙田賽事的策騎聘約。因此，薄奇能將不會缺席任何一次香港賽事。
02 / 10 / 2007
鄭雨滇四奪國慶盃為華將爭光
鄭雨滇今日下午在沙田馬場策騎「勁闖」勇奪國慶盃，這位本地騎師自2003年以來第四次贏取此項錦標。此外，他於第二及第三場亦分別憑「如雷」、「跑得好快」替葉楚航馬房包辦一口孖寶。
2007年國慶賽馬日吸引了超過三萬人於今午到沙田馬場觀賽，而跑馬地馬場（雙邊投注）亦有五千四百多人入場。全日投注額總共九億九千二百萬元。
主題賽事國慶盃（三級賽1400米）在第九場舉行，終點前爭持激烈，鄭雨滇策騎約翰摩亞馬房33 倍大冷門「勁闖」採用留前鬥後戰略，以一條馬頸位力壓大熱門「零用錢」，造出1分20秒7的快時間，比沙田1400
米紀錄僅慢零點三秒。負磅最重的「星運爵士」則以鼻位屈居第三。
賽後，由 中央駐港聯絡辦秘書長趙廣廷主持頒獎儀式， 頒發獎盃及紀念品予「勁闖」的馬主、練馬師以及騎師。
練馬師約翰摩亞於賽後表示，「勁闖」能夠勝出亦出乎他意料之外，因為此駒賽前在晨課的表現並不突出。他認為馬兒有新鮮感以及負輕磅均有助於取勝，而最重要的是鄭雨滇發揮得非常出色。
今日另外一場三級賽沙田短途錦標在第八場上演，巫斯義策騎的「蓮華生輝」以大熱門身份輕鬆勝出這場一千米直路賽。也是此匹新星自去季服役以來第六場頭馬。
練馬師姚本輝在賽後說，「蓮華生輝」在賽事早段略為緊張，但富有經驗的巫斯義很快就令到馬兒的情緒穩定下來。「蓮華生輝」 的下一個目標將是十一月的國泰航空香港短途錦標預賽，繼而將會進軍十二月的國際一級賽國泰航空香港短途錦標。
此外，是日另一匹表現出色的馬匹是何良訓練的「包裝大師」，於第七場在韋達胯下大勝而回，並且以1分46秒2 刷新沙田1800米紀錄，比舊紀錄快零點四秒。
此匹五歲馬將會進軍國泰航空
;香港盃預賽及國際一級賽國泰航空香港盃。
