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The Shane Baertschiger- trained Watery (Shafrizal Saleh) finishing second to the Donna Logan-trained Deception (Hakim Kamaruddin) over 1,200m on May 14, 2022. He looks set to greet the judge based on his smart trial victory with blinkers.
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'Stretch' out for early double

Trainer Desmond Koh's 600th winner Flying Nemo (Simon Kok) returning to scale after scoring his second straight success at Kranji on Monday.
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Koh hits 600th win milestone with a double

The promising Hole In One winning second-up with Vlad Duric astride on Nov 26, 2022. He will have the in-form A’Isisuhairi Kasim aboard on Monday.
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Another Hole In One coming

With luck, champion jockey Manoel Nunes can possibly win half the 12-race card on Saturday.
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Nunes set for a grand harvest

The Donna Logan-trained January (Simon Kok) holding off Fight On (Jake Bayliss) to claim the Restricted Maiden race over 1,400m on Oct 22, 2022. Champion Manoel Nunes will be his pilot in Race 8 on Saturday.
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Follow aptly named January

The late Martin Sng (left) was Malayan Racing Association champion jockey in 1990 and 1992.
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Former two-time MRA champ Martin Sng dies

Last-start winner Moongate Star is a lot fitter and looks the one to beat in Saturday's Race 8, the $70,000 Class 3 event over the Polytrack 1,100m.
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Moongate Star to shine again

Jockey Mohd Zaki walking one of trainer Shane Baertschiger's horses. He broke his right forearm in a race fall on July 31.
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Zaki hopes to ride in races again soon

Trainer Tim Fitzsimmons giving his favourite horse Lucky Jinsha a pat after the gelding’s victory at Kranji on March 13, 2022
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Lucky Jinsha to trial on Tuesday

Japan's Win Marilyn (Damian Lane) winning the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Vase over 2,400m.
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Win Marilyn’s big day

The Tony Cruz-trained California Spangle (Zac Purton) staving off fellow Hong Kong runner Golden Sixty (Vincent Ho) in the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Mile over 1,600m at Sha Tin on Sunday.
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California Spangle denies Golden Sixty a hat-trick

Silvestre de Sousa (left) and Tom Marquand lifting the 2022 Longines International Jockeys' Championship trophy after they "dead-heated" for the top honours in the four-race challenge.
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Marquand, De Sousa joint IJC winners

Singapore's Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint aspirant Lim's Kosciuszko working with jockey Danny Beasley aboard at Sha Tin racecourse on Wednesday.
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It's all systems go for Lim's Kosciuszko