Bax eventually purchased land in the Bluegrass and called the BAX KNEW >BEAUTY= farm >The B Ranch.= She was even represented by a horse she bred at the prestigious Keeneland July Sale in 2000. WHEN SHE SAW IT AThis is why I started modeling, so that I would be able to establish myself in the horse and breeding fields,@ Bax told TDN=s Bill Finley in an article that appeared on ESPN.com in 2000. AThis is what I know and love. My aim and my passion is to own and breed race horses.@

Becoming A Leading Syndicator... The horse that ultimately caught her eye at Karaka was consigned by Libby and Sam Bleakley=s Highden Park as lot 835 at that year=s NZB Select Yearling Sale and was from the second crop of Road to Rock (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}), not a household name by any stretch, but the proverbial horse any trainer would love to have in their shedrow. Anthony Cummings became said trainer after going to A$100,000 for the December foal from the Willow Park Stud draft at the 2006 Inglis Easter galloping at Sha Tin Dec. 6 | HKJC photo Yearling sale, and his purchase did him proud, winning six times, including the 2009 G1 George Main S. and the G1 Queen by Alan Carasso Elizabeth II S. the following autumn. When asked what brought her to the 2014 yearling sales at Bax was deployed to Karaka with direct orders. Karaka in New Zealand, Kylie Bax had an answer that was AI was sent to the Karaka sales to buy a Road to Rock,@ she succinct and very much to the point. explained. AThere weren=t that many Road to Rocks available ATo buy Beauty Generation!@ that year and Anthony Cummings wanted to have another one The international supermodel (once a supermodel, always a in the stable. He had his choices of yearlings, but he asked me supermodel, right?) couldn=t possibly have known that nearly because he knew that I was really into my pedigrees, nicking and five years later, the horse that Bax selected (or the one that bloodlines and that I might have a different perception on how picked her, as tells it), would become the world=s top-rated to choose a horse. galloper over a mile and would be aiming for back-to-back She continued, AWhen Anthony texted me to buy a Road to victories in one of the most prestigious races in the world at that Rock yearling that year, all I did was go straight back to what I specialist distance, the G1 Longines . knew best and what I knew best was my pedigrees. Break it down, starting with the nick and the pedigree of the horse, then In the Beginning... go back to the conformation of the horse. Also discuss with the Born in 1975, in Thames in North Central New Zealand, Bax vendor what the horse is like, its mentality and obviously its was raised at Blandford Lodge, originally owned by her parents conformation.@ Graham and Helen-Gaye. Bax later partnered on the farm with However, there was a difference of opinion. her father before selling her stake in 2009. were AMy choice was not the same as Anthony=s, but I went to the always in her blood. vendor and I said, >Which of the two horses--his choice or my AMy father started in the industry when I was nine years old,@ choice--was the better of the two in your opinion?= She told me Bax said. AI remember sitting down in my parents= lounge when I that she thought Beauty Generation was the better of the two. was a kid and watching the Kentucky Derby and that sort of So that confirmed my assessment per my bloodline choice that solidified everything for me. I said to my parents, >I=m going to this was probably the best Road to Rock that he was going to be buy a farm in Kentucky one day= and I did! That=s how my love able to buy at the sales that year.@ and passion came about for the .@ Cont. p2 LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES $ PAGE 2 OF 7 SATURDAY $ DEC. 8, 2018

fairly muted one. AA lot of trainers don=t like to talk about their horses until they get onto the track,@ Bax said. AWhen [Anthony] would talk about this horse, you could actually hear the excitement in his voice. If you just listen to the inflections in peoples= voices and the trainers= voices, you can tell there=s a little something going on that may be a little more special than the horse next to it.@ Bax Knew >Beauty= cont. Montaigne was a 50-1 roughie for his career debut over a Bax explained her methodology when scouting horses. heavy 9 surface at Warwick Farm, but defied the tote and the AI like to look at the speed index compared with the stamina underfoot conditions to be a good second. index of the horse,@ she said. AThe dosage index is a highlight of AIt was quite surprising that he gained a placing in that heavy mine and a couple of nice crosses on both the female side and track and when he got a better track the next start out [at the sire side in certain areas of the pedigree are things that I Warwick Farm 13 days later], it was an easy kill,@ she said. look for. [The Road to Rock colt] had a great dosage index, but Third in the G2 Hobartville S., Montaigne continued his over- you have to consider all the other factors. The horse has to be achieving ways with a runner-up effort to Tarzino (NZ) (Tavistock athletic, the family has to have soundness and he just had all the {NZ}) in the G1 Rosehill Guineas and backed up on seven days= qualities.@ rest to finish a close fourth behind fellow Kiwi-bred Preferment (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) in the G1 The BMW S. Looks To Kill... About 48 hours later, Montaigne was off to Hong Kong to join the formidable stable of . AI know it sounds silly, but you sometimes say that a horse chooses you,@ Bax related when asked exactly what drew her to lot 835, which she signed for under her Hermes Syndications Derby Dreams... banner. AWhen I look at a horse, it has to have this >star= factor. The deal struck meant no trip to the G1 AJC Derby, but now It sounds crazy coming from a supermodel, but there has to be named Beauty Generation and owned by Patrick Kwok, the something that when you look at that horse, it just says >choose prestigious BMW became the objective. The me.= You don=t know why.@ bay performed admirably in the Bax=s parents bred and 4-year-old series, finishing third to consigned Danzdanzdance (Aus) his ill-fated and exceptionally (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) to the talented stable companion Rapper 2016 Select Sale at Karaka, where Dragon (Aus) (Street Boss) in the Hong Kong Classic Mile and in the she fetched NZ$5,000. Bax=s Derby itself. Though he bested B.A.X. (Bloodstock Achieving stablemate and top G1 Longines Xcellence) races the filly in Hong Kong Vase hopeful Eagle Way partnership and she has punched (Aus) (More Than Ready) in a 2200m well above her weight, with third handicap following the Derby, a new placings in the G1 Vodafone NZ horse was born the following season. Derby and in the G1 Livamol Moore opted to cut Beauty Classic for earnings north of Beauty Generation as a yearling | nzb.co.nz Generation back to 1400m to 1600m NZ$140,000. Similar to the colt at the beginning of his 5-year-old that became Beauty Generation, Bax connected with the grey campaign and his rise to stardom has since been meteoric. The filly on a more intangible level all-the-way winner of the 2017 Hong Kong Mile, Beauty AWhen I saw her, it was just like, >how can anybody not see Generation added the G1 Queen=s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) what I see?= she said. >How can anybody not see that there=s a and the G1 , then outpointed the mercurial = = star quality here and she s saying look at me! It was exactly the Pakistan Star (Ger) (Shamardal) to be named Hong Kong Horse same with Beauty Generation. There was something that when of the Year and no-brainer champion miler. He is perfect in you looked at him, you just could not look away.@ three tries this term, including a sensational three-length It would be nearly two years before the horse, raced initially as success in the G2 BOCHK WM Jockey Club Mile Nov. 18. Montaigne, found his way to the races. Connections were cautiously optimistic and there seemed to be a buzz, albeit a Cont. p3 LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES $ PAGE 3 OF 7 SATURDAY $ DEC. 8, 2018

Bax Knew Beauty cont. AWhen you see how rode him the last start, it was like he was driving a Ferrari, it wasn=t like he was riding a horse,@ Bax said. AHe was able to shift gears, not compete with the front-runners when they jumped away. He took him back, waited for them to ease off the pace at the front and then went forward. They were all on the back foot when he started to make his forward movement. Purton was obviously confident that he had such an incredible horse that he could do that with, because not that many horses are able to do that.@ Bax always believed that Beauty Generation was the perfect type of horse for Hong Kong.

And on a rating of 126, Beauty Generation is the best miler in Kylie Bax | Trish Dunell the world according to the most recent Longines World=s Best Racehorse Rankings, another feather in Bax=s cap. AFrom the first time that he paraded in New Zealand in front of AI am very proud to have done that,@ she commented. AIt=s like prospective buyers as a yearling, he was cool, calm and a child, all my horses are like my babies and it=s absolutely a collected,@ she said. AHe traveled on a float for an hour to get thrill.@ where he needed to be. When you take a horse up there, you need a horse that able to be calm in the box, settle well and not be flighty or highly strung, not be hot. You need a lot of attributes to be able to travel and to live in Hong Kong. Obviously this horse is thriving in that environment, which is absolutely fantastic.@

Kiwi Power... Beauty Generation joined fellow New Zealand-breds Vengeance of Rain (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), (NZ) (Pins {Aus}) and Werther (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) in being named Horse of the Year in Hong Kong and Bax makes no effort to conceal her Kiwi pride. AIn New Zealand, we do our best to be able to supply Hong Kong with some of our best equines,@ she said. AObviously it=s a very proud moment and I couldn=t be happier for all the connections, past and present. I know that past owners are watching with great excitement every time he runs. It=s just a Beauty Generation winning the Jockey Club Cup | Horsephotos thrill for everybody. He=s a great flag-bearer for New Zealand.@ LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES $ PAGE 4 OF 7 SATURDAY $ DEC. 8, 2018

LONGINES

Purse: HK$28 million (,2,806,306/i3,161,777/A$4,896,849/ The latter has been sworn off the same speed duel that cost US$3,578,605) him and his brother any chance in the G2 Jockey Club Cup last Distance: 2000 meters time, but having drawn gate one, he may have to go to have his 2017 champion: Time Warp (GB) (Archipenko) best chance. (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) looks to become the first female to win the Cup since Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab) THE PICK: Japanese-based runners have won various iterations in 2010. Winner of the 2017 G1 over this trip, she of the Hong Kong Cup no fewer than five times and twice in the was third to (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the G1 last three years, including A Shin Hikari (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) earlier this year and was last seen pegging back the classy Lys in spectacular front-running fashion in 2015 and Horse of the Gracieux (Jpn) (Heart=s Cry {Jpn}) in the G2 Fuchu Himba Year Maurice (Jpn) (Screen Hero {Jpn}) the following December. (1800m) in Tokyo Oct. 13. The island nation accounts for a third of the entrants in this year=s renewal and Sungrazer (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) gets the THE ROUGHIE: Hong Kong-owned Stormy Antarctic (GB) slight nod. Victorious in a soft-turf running of the G3 Swan S. in (Stormy Atlantic) is ostensibly better over a mile, but did stretch 2017, Sungrazer was a close third to Persian Knight (Jpn) out to 2000m to be runner-up to Benbatl in the G1 Bayrisches ( {GB}) in the G1 last November. Zuchtrennen in Germany earlier this summer. Twice a group Though he defeated (Frankel {GB}) in course-record winner at 1600m this term, he was third to Oscar Performance time of 1:31.3 in the G2 Yomiuri Milers Cup this past April, he (Kitten=s Joy) in the GI Woodbine Mile in September and a game successfully stretched out to the 2000 meters to best 2016 fourth at 40-1 to Roaring Lion (Kitten=s Joy) in the G1 Queen G1 Tokyo Yushun hero (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the Elizabeth II S. at Ascot. G2 Sapporo Kinen and exits a good second to 2017 Tokyo Yushun winner (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) in the THE SELECTIONS: Sungrazer, Deirdre, Stormy Antarctic. G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) (2000m) at Tokyo in late October.

Sungrazer | HKJC photo Stormy Antarctic | HKJC photo THE CONTENDERS: Will the real Time Warp please stand up, please stand up? The big chestnut could not have been more Video Past Performances B Cup impressive in leading throughout in last year=s race and became Race HKIR Runner(s) the first to break the 2-minute barrier when winning the G1 Bayrisches Zuchtrennen Stormy Antarctic G1 Hong Kong Gold Cup a few months later. He=s had four runs G2 Fuchu Himba Deirdre/ already this term, suffering three defeats by a combined 43 G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) Sungrazer/Staphanos/ lengths, but when he=s allowed to bowl along at his own speed, G3 Sa Sa Ladies= Purse Time Warp/Glorious Forever/ he=s tough as nails, as evidenced by his tenacious victory over Exultant/Gold Mount/Pakistan Star full-brother Glorious Forever in the G2 Sa Sa Ladies= Purse H. G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup Time Warp/Gold Mount/ (1800m) in early November. Glorious Forever LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES $ PAGE 5 OF 7 SATURDAY $ DEC. 8, 2018

LONGINES HONG KONG MILE

Purse: HK$25 million (,2,506,695/i2,816,286/A$4,436,846/ He=s got gate 12 and it isn=t as if there is a large margin of US$3,200,559) error, but there is no doubt, you have to beat him to cash. Distance: 1600 meters Mozu Ascot snapped a streak of luckless runs with his narrow 2017 winner: Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock {Aus}) victory in the and just failed in his return to the races in the 1400-meter G2 Swan S. Oct. 27. The 12-5 favorite in THE PICK: A Group 3 winner at a mile and narrowly second in the Mile Championship, he never truly looked happy in the run the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) over 2000m, and endured some traffic in upper stretch to boot before Persian Knight (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) came from well back in finishing 13th of 18, albeit beaten just fourth lengths. He should the field to become the rare 3-year-old to defeat older horses in get the right run from gate two beneath and the G1 Mile Championship at Kyoto last November. A troubled the price should be right on a horse who should be flying late. second back over the metric mile and a quarter in the G1 Osaka Hai in April, the strapping dark bay was only sixth to Mozu Ascot THE ROUGHIES: Southern Legend (Aus) (Not a Single Doubt (Frankel {GB}) in the G1 Yasuda Kinen in June, but pulled very {Aus}) handed Nothingilikemore (Aus) (Husson {Arg}) his first hard that day and was blocked for a run at the 400m while the career defeat in a Class 1 handicap on this program last season winner weaved his way through. He exits a head defeat at the and caused an upset in a similar spot in March. Third to Beauty hands of 3-year-old colt Stelvio (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) in this Generation in the Champions Mile, he overwhelmed the field in year=s Mile Championship, but again failed to get a clear shot the Kranji Mile in Singapore and exits a runner-up effort to late and looked to have been hampered by the eventual winner Beauty Generation in the G2 Jockey Club Mile. He could give a in the waning strides. Though the Mile has been the domain of good account of himself. (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) Hong Kong-based runners by and large over the last 20 years, upset the G1 Prix de la Foret on Arc day and was a sneaky good the three Japanese horses to have left with the trophy during fifth in the GI Breeders= Cup Mile last time when she was forced that period--Eishin Preston (Green Dancer, 2001), Hat Trick (Jpn) to race for a good part of the race on the most demanding part (, 2005) and Maurice (Jpn) (Screen Hero {Jpn}, of a tough track. 2015)--all prepped in the Kyoto feature. THE SELECTIONS: Persian Knight, Beauty Generation, One Master.

Video Past Performances B Mile Race HKIR Runner(s) G1 Yasuda Kinen Mozu Ascot/Sungrazer/ Persian Knight/Lys Gracieux G1 Prix de la Foret One Master G1 Mile Championship S. Persian Knight/Mozu Ascot G2 Jockey Club Mile Beauty Generation/Southern Legend/ Beauty Only/Singapore Sling/ Seasons Bloom/Pingwu Spark

Persian Knight had a strong hit-out Dec. 6 | HKJC photo Follow the TDN staff on Twitter THE CONTENDERS: Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock Thoroughbred Daily News {Aus}) goes in defence of his title Sunday and was recently named the world=s top-rated miler in the latest edition of the @kelseynrileyTDN @BDiDonatoTDN @SteveSherackTDN Longines World=s Best Racehorse Rankings. And why not? He is @JessMartiniTDN @CDeBernardisTDN @BMassamTDN perfect and really untested in his three trips postward this season and no longer seems the type that has to be on the front @EquinealTDN @HLAndersonTDN @suefinley end and gallop his rivals into the ground. He figures around even @MKane49 @thorntontd @garykingTDN money Sunday afternoon and he=s a winner if he runs his race, @SarahKAndrew @theTDN @JBiancaTDN but of at least some concern is his habit to drift out. LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES $ PAGE 6 OF 7 SATURDAY $ DEC. 8, 2018

LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT

Purse: HK$20 million (,2,004,715/i2,258,375/A$3,498,006/ Ivictory was the next best thing when winning the Chairman=s, US$2,556,057) but has turned in a pair of subpar efforts back-to-back. Size Distance: 1200 metres believes the forecast rain would do Ivictory some good and he 2017 winner: Mr Stunning (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) also showed some of his previous spark in a recent trial.

THE PICK: Silent Witness (Aus) (El Moxie) was undefeated in his THE ROUGHIES: Fine Needle (Jpn) (Admire Moon {Jpn}) is no first seven career appearances from 1000 meters up to 1200 Lord Kanaloa (Jpn), but is the best short-tracker in Japan based meters, having risen through the handicaps to start as the 1.3 on his wins in this year=s G1 Takamtsunomiya Kinen and (3-10) favorite in the 2003 G1 Hong Kong Sprint off a mark of G1 Sprinters= S. Lim=s Cruiser (Aus) (Casino Prince {Aus}) is the 130. Hot King Prawn (Aus) (Denman {Aus}) carries a profile king of the hill among Singapore sprinters, having won come similar to that of the local sprint legend as he prepares to make from well off them to win the Lion City Cup last May. his top-level debut with nine wins and a near-miss second from 10 starts off a rating of 126. He suffered his lone defeat when THE SELECTIONS: Hot King Prawn, Mr Stunning, Beat the Clock. toting 133 pounds at the top of Class 2 in his first go at six furlongs last April, but has proved bulletproof this season, with three scores at the pattern level, including a half-length defeat of former stablemate and defending Sprint champion Mr Stunning in the G2 Jockey Club Sprint over this course and distance Nov. 18. Contrarians will point out that the pace of the JC Sprint was not that demanding and that Hot King Prawn was in receipt of five pounds under the conditions of the race, but the grey gelding just keeps on keeping on and will be a warm item to continue his progression Sunday afternoon.

THE CONTENDERS: By all accounts, trainer did a remarkable job with Mr Stunning, overseeing that one=s meteoric rise which included a gutsy victory over then- stablemate D B Pin (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}) and Blizzard (Aus) (Sebring {Aus}) in this event 12 months back. Somewhat remarkably, Mr Stunning--now trained by Frankie Lor--has gone Hot King Prawn | HKJC photo 0-4-1 from his last five races dating back to last December, but at level weights and making his third start of the current season, Video Past Performances B Sprint he will have every chance to turn the tables. Race HKIR Runner(s) D B Pin proved that his run in the Sprint was no fluke with a G1 Chairman=s Sprint Prize Ivictory/Mr Stunning/ defeat of the dead-heating Mr Stunning and stable companion Beat the Clock/Fine Needle Beat the Clock (Aus) (Hinchinbrook {Aus}) in the G1 Centenary G3 National Day Cup H. Hot King Prawn/Ivictory/ Sprint Prize the following month. D B Pin was set to represent Winner=s Way Hong Kong in the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen last March, but the G1 Sprinters S. Fine Needle plug was pulled on the eve of his departure owing to a tendon G2 Jockey Club Sprint Hot King Prawn/Mr Stunning/ injury. Nursed back by the ever-patient Size, D B Pin was last of Beat the Clock/Winner=s Way/ nine in the Jockey Club Sprint, but not beaten all that far, and Ivictory/D B Pin has since trialled very nicely. Beat the Clock almost took down Barrier Trial (Nov. 30) Ivictory/D B Pin/Mr Stunning the colors of Beauty Generation in the G1 Queen=s Silver Jubilee Cup in March and further franked the form of the Sprint by defeating Mr Stunning in the G2 Sprint Cup in April. Third to Ivictory (Aus) (Mossman {Aus}) in the G1 Chairman=s Sprint Prize, Beat the Clock was a strong third when first-up for seven months in the Jockey Club Sprint. LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES $ PAGE 7 OF 7 SATURDAY $ DEC. 8, 2018

LONGINES HONG KONG VASE

Purse: HK$20 million (,2,004,715/i2,258,375/A$3,498,006/ Eagle Way might have been routed for the Cup, but for the US$2,556,057) same ownership=s Time Warp (GB) (Archipenko) in that event. Distance: 2400 metres Third to the latter in the Sa Sa Ladies= Purse Nov. 4, he returned 2017 winner: Highland Reel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) on two weeks= rest and broke Time Warp=s 2000-meter track record when defeating Exultant last time out. He=s one that THE PICK: The Vase has been a race dominated down the years would love some pace in front of him, but the race shape may by European-based gallopers, with only the John Moore- not work in his favor. conditioned Dominant (Ire) (Cacique {Ire}) putting one on the Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) easily defeated last year=s Vase board for the locals in 2013. The current crop of stayers in Hong runner-up Talismanic (GB) (Medaglia d=Oro) in the G2 Prix Foy at Kong is as strong as it has been in quite some time, and we are ParisLongchamp and found the line generously to finish fourth, giving a slight edge to Exultant (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) to bring home beaten under two lengths, by (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) in the the spoils. A two-time winner and third to Churchill (Ire) (Galileo G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe. Thought to be a danger to Enable {Ire}) and future G1 Dubai World Cup hero (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}) in the 2017 G1 Irish 2000 Guineas while trained in the GI Breeders= Cup Turf, Waldgeist never got through the by Mick Halford as Irishcorrespondent, Exultant was runner-up deep ground and came home a distant fifth. The underfoot in the 2018 (1800m) and third as the conditions Sunday should be more suitable, even with some rain favorite in the Hong Kong Derby (2000m) while appearing to around, but the question is whether there is still gas in the tank. want more real estate. A six-length winner of G3 Queen Mother Prince of Arran (GB) (Shirocco {Ger}) has looked very well on Memorial Cup H., he was second to >TDN Rising Star= Pakistan the track this week and shows no signs of being over the top Star (Ger) (Shamardal) in the G1 Champions & Chater Cup, both despite some heavy travel. He earned his way into the races over 2400 meters. He has progressed steadily this season G1 Melbourne Cup by winning the G3 Lexus S. just three days and his runner-up effort to Eagle Way (Aus) (More Than Ready) prior and covered himself in glory in the big race with a third in the G2 Jockey Club Cup should set him up well for this. after looking dangerous 300m from home. Mirage Dancer (GB) (Frankel {GB}) easily accounted for Red Verdon (Lemon Drop Kid) in the G3 Glorious S. (2400m) at Goodwood in early August and missed by a short head in the G3 Legacy Cup (2200m) when last spotted Sept. 22. Ryan Moore rides for Sir Michael Stoute, a team that cannot be dismissed.

THE ROUGHIES: Eziyra (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) is another in the Vase for her sire, and her third to future Arc runner-up Sea of Class (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks looks pretty strong in hindsight. Latrobe (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) has made a positive impression visually this week and this year=s G1 Irish Derby hero turned in a very good effort in his latest to just miss in the G1 Mackinnon S. at Flemington Nov. 10.

THE SELECTIONS: Exultant, Pakistan Star, Prince of Arran. Exultant | HKJC photo Video Past Performances B Vase THE CONTENDERS: Possessed of as much raw talent as any member of the Vase field, Pakistan Star somewhat surprisingly Race HKIR Runner(s) lines up here as opposed to the significantly more valuable Hong G3 Glorious S. Mirage Daner/Red Verdon Kong Cup. But the enigmatic 5-year-old has some questions G2 Prix Foy Waldgeist about him, as he has been very disappointing his last two runs, G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe Waldgeist/Salouen including a distant eighth in the Jockey Club Cup. He trialled G3 Lexus S. Prince of Arran successfully Nov. 30 (video) to get a green light from HKJC G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup Prince of Arran/Rostropovich stewards, his draw in two should mean a soft trip and he=ll have a crack at them turning for home. As for what happens next? G2 BOCHK WM Jockey Club Cup Eagle Way/Exultant/ Tune in and find out. Pakistan Star/Ruthven LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 4:30 p.m. LONGINES HONG KONG CUP-G1, HK$28,000,000 (£2,806,306/€3,161,777/A$4,896,849/US$3,578,605), 3yo/up, 2000mT (PPs) SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 6 Sungrazer (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Moreira Asami 126 2 7 Time Warp (GB) Archipenko Purton A Cruz 126 3 9 Northern Superstar (SAf) Count Dubois (GB) Teetan Millard 126 4 4 Seasons Bloom (Aus) Captain Sonador (Aus) Moore Shum 126 5 5 Gold Mount (GB) Excellent Art (GB) Murphy Gibson 126 6 8 Stormy Antarctic (GB) Stormy Atlantic Doyle Walker 126 7 3 Staphanos (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Buick Fujiwara 126 8 1 Glorious Forever (GB) Archipenko de Sousa Lor 126 9 2 Deirdre (Jpn) Harbinger (GB) Lemaire Hashida 122

Breeders: 1-Oiwake Farm; 2-Miss K Rausing; 3-Klawervlei Stud; 4-B M Nolan (Qld); 5-Mrs L H Field; 6-East Bloodstock Ltd; 7-Northern Racing; 8-Miss K Rausing; 9-Northern Farm

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 3:50 p.m. LONGINES HONG KONG MILE-G1, HK$25,000,000 (£2,506,695/€2,816,286/A$4,436,846/US$3,200,559), 3yo/up, 1600mT (PPs) SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 12 Beauty Generation (NZ) Road to Rock (Aus) Purton Moore 126 2 14 Persian Knight (Jpn) Harbinger (GB) Demuro Ikee 126 3 13 Comin’ Through (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Walker Waller 126 4 2 Mozu Ascot K Frankel (GB) Lemaire Yahagi 126 5 9 Beauty Only (Ire) Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) Bowman A Cruz 126 6 5 Beat the Bank (GB) Paco Boy (Ire) Murphy Balding 126 7 4 Fifty Fifty (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) McDonald Ho 126 8 6 Singapore Sling (SAf) Philanthropist de Sousa Millard 126 9 10 Southern Legend (Aus) Not a Single Doubt (Aus) Whyte Fownes 126 10 3 Inns of Court (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Barzalona Fabre 126 11 11 Nothingilikemore (Aus) Husson (Arg) Moreira Size 126 12 1 What Else But You (Aus) Duporth (Aus) Teetan Size 126 13 8 One Master (GB) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Moore Haggas 122 14 7 Vivlos (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Buick Tomomichi 122

Breeders: 1-Nearco Stud Ltd; 2-Oiwake Farm; 3-Go Bloodstock (NSW); 4-Summer Wind Farm (KY);5-Massimo Parri; 6-A S Denniff; 7-Miss J M, K J & Mrs M L Shaw; 8-Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert); 9-Corumbene Stud (NSW); 10-Darley; 11-S Smith (NSW); 12-Miss V Chow (NSW); 13-Lael Stable; 14-Northern Racing Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 2:40 p.m. LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT-G1, HK$20,000,000 (£2,004,715/€2,258,375/A$3,498,006/US$2,556,057), 3yo/up, 1200mT (PPs) SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 6 Ivictory (Aus) Mossman (Aus) Lemaire Size 126 2 9 Mr Stunning (Aus) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Teetan Lor 126 3 2 D B Pin (NZ) Darci Brahma (NZ) Clipperton Size 126 4 8 Beat the Clock (Aus) Hinchinbrook (Aus) Moore Size 126 5 11 Hot King Prawn (Aus) Denman (Aus) Moreira Size 126 6 12 Fine Needle (Jpn) Admire Moon (Jpn) Kawada Takahashi 126 7 5 Sir Dancealot (Ire) Sir Prancealot (Ire) Mosse Elsworth 126 8 1 Winner’s Way (Aus) Starcraft (NZ) de Sousa A Cruz 126 9 10 Pingwu Spark (NZ) Mastercraftsman (Ire) McDonald Yung 126 10 3 Lim’s Cruiser (Aus) Casino Prince (Aus) Bowman Gray 126 11 4 Born In China (GB) Shamardal Whyte Lui 126 12 7 Little Giant (NZ) Swiss Ace (Aus) Purton Hall 126

Breeders: 1-J Woods (NSW); 2-Makybe Racing & Breeding (Vic); 3-Mrs K N & W E Calder; 4-Miss J Henderson (NSW); 5-Torryburn Stud (NSW); 6-Darley Japan K K; 7-Vincent Duignan; 8-Bruce Reid Racing (NSW); 9-Mrs H G & W G Bax & Windsor Park Stud Ltd; 10-Patinack Farm (NSW); 11-George Strawbridge; 12-G Harvey

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 2:00 p.m. LONGINES HONG KONG VASE-G1, HK$20,000,000 (£2,004,715/€2,258,375/A$3,498,006/US$2,556,057), 3yo/up, 2400mT (PPs) SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 4 Waldgeist (GB) Galileo (Ire) Boudot Fabre 126 2 2 Pakistan Star (Ger) Shamardal Buick A Cruz 126 3 5 Salouen (Ire) Canford Cliffs (Ire) Murphy Kirk 126 4 10 Exultant (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) Purton Cruz 126 5 13 Mirage Dancer (GB) Frankel (GB) Moore Stoute 126 6 9 Eagle Way (Aus) More Than Ready de Sousa Moore 126 7 3 Red Verdon K Lemon Drop Kid Doyle Dunlop 126 8 14 Prince of Arran (GB) Shirocco (Ger) Walker Fellowes 126 9 7 Ruthven (Aus) Domesday (Aus) Bowman Lor 126 10 12 Lys Gracieux (Jpn) Heart’s Cry (Jpn) Moreira Yahagi 122 11 1 Crocosmia (Jpn) Stay Gold (Jpn) Iwata Nishiura 122 12 8 Eziyra (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) Lemaire Weld 122 13 6 Latrobe (Ire) Camelot (GB) McDonald J O’Brien 121 14 11 Rostropovich (Ire) Frankel (GB) Lordan A O’Brien 121

Breeders: 1-The Waldlerche Partnership; 2-Gestut Wittekindshof; 3-Silvercon Edgerodge Ltd; 4-Ballygallon Stud Limited; 5-Juddmonte Farms Ltd; 6- Segenhoe Thoroughbreds Australia Pty Ltd (NSW); 7-Liberty Road Stables (KY); 8-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited; 9-P Roach (Vic); 10-Northern Farm; 11- Hideo Takadraru; 12-His Highness The Aga Khan’s Studs SC; 13-Sweetmans Bloodstock; 14-Epona Bloodstock Ltd

*All post times are local time.