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Ex-Aidan O'Brien weapon to have first start in 82 weeks
Star Of India winning the Rosehill Gold Cup
article-lock-icon Long lay-off
· The Annabel Neasham-trained import won the Rosehill Gold Cup first up in Australia before suffering a tendon injury that's kept him out ever since.
Lloyd Williams to unveil highly credentialed import
Lloyd Williams (right) with son Nick
article-lock-icon Aus Debut
· Seven-time Melbourne Cup winner Lloyd Williams will showcase a former Aidan O'Brien-trained horse at Eagle Farm on Saturday as they look to mirror what Without A Fight did 12 months earlier.
Multi-million dollar Coolmore colt to debut - but it's on the drift
Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore
Blue blood
· The colt went for 2.2m euros in the sales ring last August - and nine months on he's among the main fancies on debut over 1200m (albeit a notable drifter).
Whyte content with Russian Emperor ahead of G3 Cup
Russian Emperor
Hong Kong
· Rated 117 and with three Hong Kong Group 1 victories to his credit, Russian Emperor has also won in Qatar for Whyte as well as in Ireland and England when trained by Aidan O'Brien before export to Hong Kong.
Coolmore fires up for English and American Classic double
Sierra Leone tunes up for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
article-lock-icon Two Huge Races
· Racing leaders Coolmore are chasing two of the most important three-year-old races in the world with boom colts City Of Troy at Newmarket and Sierra Leone in Kentucky.
Super stallion Justify won't shuttle to Australia this year
Champion American stallion Justify
Breeding news
· Coolmore confirms southern hemisphere duties are off the table for Storm Boy's sire, who will remain at Ashford Stud in Kentucky this spring.
Purton snares second Hong Kong Derby
Zac Purton wins the Hong Kong Derby aboard Massive Sovereign.
HONG KONG
· Australian hoop Zac Purton continued to show why he's one of the best at Sha Tin on Sunday when partnering Massive Sovereign to victory in the Hong Kong Derby.
Frankie Lor upbeat ahead of Unbelievable Hong Kong Derby tilt
Unbelievable is one of the outsiders for the HK Derby
HK Derby
· Sometimes longshots prevail in the big time, last year's BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) is a testament to that when Voyage Bubble won at odds of 45/1.
William Haggas to make another impression on Sydney autumn
Trainer William Haggas is eyeing off another Manion Cup win
article-lock-icon UK raider
· William Haggas has made a habit of winning Sydney Autumn Carnival feature races over the last five years and can continue the trend with Post Impressionist at Rosehill on Saturday.
Helios Express heads Hong Kong Derby selected runners
Helios Express winning the Hong Kong Classic Mile
HK news
· Helios Express will aim to join Rapper Dragon and Golden Sixty with a HK$52 million Four-Year-Old Classic Series clean-sweep as one of 14 selected runners for the HK$26 million Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 24 March.
Helios Express prevails in gripping Hong Kong Classic Cup battle
Helios Express (right) had to dig deep on Sunday
HK Feature
· The high-class galloper was forced to dig deep under Hugh Bowman before catching Chancheng Glory and Keagan De Melo in the last stride after finally bullocking into the clear late, eventually winning by a short head.
Eyes of the racing world on $60m wonder colt Storm Boy
Storm Boy won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic
article-lock-icon Magic Millions Winner
· Magic Millions winner Storm Boy put his big boom on the line when he returns in the Skyline Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Karis Teetan upbeat over quality Chinese New Year Raceday rides
Mugen forges clear under Karis Teetan.
Hong Kong
· Trailing only Zac Purton in the Hong Kong jockeys' championship, Karis Teetan hopes to enhance another productive season when he partners emerging talent Mugen in the HK$3.72 million Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Monday (12 February) when the Mauritian takes a full book of rides.
Ryan Moore keen to ride for Coolmore in Golden Slipper
Switzerland wins at Randwick on Saturday.
article-lock-icon Star hoop
· Ryan Moore, the world's best jockey, is keen to return to Sydney to ride for Coolmore in the Group 1 Golden Slipper in late March.
Awe-inspiring Romantic Warrior completes herculean task
J-Mac lapped up the win
Huge Fight
· Danny Shum's superstar sets new standard for what is possible on the global stage, showing incredible toughness to win Hong Kong's richest race just six weeks after taking out the Cox Plate.
Sha Tin preview and tips - Hong Kong International Raceday
Star HK sprinter Lucky Sweynesse
Feature Day
· Racing is at Sha Tin on Sunday for the Hong Kong International Races and the scene is set for a huge day with four Group 1 races on the 10-race card.
Ryan Moore wins fourth World's Best Jockey title
Ryan Moore is acclaimed as Longines World's Best Jockey.
Hong Kong
· As the newly minted four-time winner of the Longines World's Best Jockey Award, Ryan Moore will bid to add further lustre to his Longines Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) achievements at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Aidan O'Brien declares Sunday's HKIR contingent his best
Master trainer Aidan O'Brien
Master Trainer
· Ireland's champion trainer Aidan O'Brien readily agrees he has brought his best team ever to attack the four Group 1 races in Sunday's LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) at Sha Tin.
O'Brien fields four runners at Hong Kong International Races
Luxembourg leads Aidan O'Brien's charge.
Hong Kong
· With Luxembourg fronting a squad which is represented in each one of the Longines Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), it is unlikely that Aidan O'Brien will have ever arrived at the meeting with such strength in depth.
Moore gives sage advice on Victoria Road ahead of Champions Mile
Victoria Road before the Cox Plate.
Star Import
· Victoria Road can bounce back from his poor showing in the Cox Plate in Saturday's $3m Champions Mile, new co-trainer David Eustace believes.
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Aidan O'Brien has poured cold water on a Melbourne Cup appearance for Order of St George
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