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Horse racing is much more than an excuse for gambling. It is a love for the beauty, grace and speed of the horse. It can also be an intellectual battle of examining competing facts and trying to formulate the future from results of the past. In some ways it is an investigation, as performed by an eager detective. And in other ways it can be the thrill of a crossword puzzle, with multiple possible responses, but ultimately only one correct answer. It is a thing of beauty as much as it is a matter of commerce. I have been involved with horse racing in both practical and intellectual ways. From time spent as an apprentice jockey, to later the research of bloodlines in the multimillion dollar world of thoroughbred breeding and sales. And for the past twelve years I have provided speedrating information to the racing industry and public through my company: Speedratings (www.speedratings.com.au).

Two Horse War

January 28th 2012 04:15
From the archives of Thoroughbreds Worldwide:

Two Horse War
28/11/2011
Photography by Woody Leung.
words by Woody Leung & Leonard Marlborough.


Eagle Regiment won the Chevalier Lifts & Escalators handicap over 1000 metres under Olivier Doleuze. - Woody Leung.








It’s a two-horse-war with Eagle Regiment (Olivier Doleuze - white cap) and Blaze King (Matthew Chadwick -closest to camera) going stride-for-stride. The official photo shows both jockey and saddle-cloth on Blaze King ahead - but it’s Eagle Regiment stretching out to win by a nose.



Eagle Regiment, reunited with his preferred straight-track 1000 metre trip at Sha Tin, went on to register his 5th win from 9 starts when defeating Blaze King (Matthew Chadwick) by a nose in the Chevalier Lifts & Escalators Handicap.

Only once has Eagle Regiment finished further back than second - this coming at his previous start when an inglorious 11th at Sha Tin over the 1200 metre trip around a turn.

Both trainer Manfred Man, and jockey Olivier Doleuze, believe that eventually Eagle Regiment will manage the test of extra distance and turn - but for now they can bask in the glory of the second time Eagle Regiment has recorded a nose victory from his 5 career wins.


update to archive:

Subsequent to this win Eagle Regiment went on to win the HKG1 The Kent & Curwen Centenary Sprint Cup - also over 1000m.

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Black Caviar: 17 wins

January 28th 2012 00:18
Black Caviar on her 17th win.

Words & photography by Neil Murray.




Black Caviar leading Zedi Knight at the top of the straight



Black Caviar well clear at the 150metre



Luke Nolen approaches his 17th victory on Black Caviar



A big grin from Luke Nolen



Smiles all round for yet another easy win
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Sweet Orange Success

January 26th 2012 02:49
A report for Thoroughbreds Worldwide & RacingWrite on Hong Kong racing by Woody Leung.

Words & photography by Woody Leung.




Sweet Orange won the Mercedes-Benz HK Classic Mile under Weichong Marwing while Fay Fay ran second.




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Arnold Double

January 22nd 2012 08:11
Arnold Double

An article for Thoroughbreds Worldwide and RacingWrite by Neil Murray


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Thomas Herding Technique

January 20th 2012 04:25
Horse racing is a sport with a long history. It is steeped in many traditions, ranging from the proud history of the classic races, through to the training methods used to prepare a horse for the rigours of racing.

However, innovation in racing is not totally unknown, with examples being the introduction of the barrier stalls to replace the starting strand barrier, and the change of riding style for jockeys from the ‘straight-back’ gentleman rider seat to the ‘monkey on a stick’ crouch - the latter made famous by Todd Sloan in 1897. Both of these (very different) changes revolutionised the sport of racing. Tod Sloan was initially ridiculed when he began riding with a very short stirrup and short rein, crouching over the neck of his mount, but his resulting success ensured that soon jockeys everywhere would copy his style


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Horses Frozen in Time – Seabiscuit

January 16th 2012 06:49
Horses Frozen in Time – Seabiscuit

A contribution for Thoroughbreds Worldwide and RacingWrite by Vicki L Vinson.

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Happy Valley: Seven to the Fore

January 15th 2012 05:01
A report for Thoroughbreds Worldwide & RacingWrite on Hong Kong racing by Woody Leung.

Words & photography by Woody Leung.

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Sha Tin : 8th of January 2012

January 12th 2012 20:30
A report for Thoroughbreds Worldwide & RacingWrite on Hong Kong racing by Woody Leung.

Words & photography by Woody Leung.

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Hitting the Derby Trail with the Sham

January 12th 2012 02:45
Hitting the Derby Trail with the Sham


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Repousser

January 6th 2012 04:39
Repousser, a 2 year old gelding by Choisir and out of Spurn was successful on debut at Moonee Valley on the 31st of December 2011.


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