He came, he saw, and he silenced the doubters with an explosive speed that could not be answered.
Sixty gold leveled his rivals at Sha Tin Circuit on April 3 with a familiar display of absolute dominance to reclaim his victory in the Presidents Cup (G2) for rider Vincent Ho and coach Francis Lui.
“You can see his form – he’s my champion,” Lui announced after the race.
Erasing the memory of consecutive losses—the first that brought him to an undefeated streak at age 16—Golden Sixty boosted his earnings to HK$102,000,600 (US$13,018,745) with victory became the second horse in Hong Kong racing history behind Beauty generation to earn more than HK$100 million (US$12 million) in equity.
Turning everything to fourth in the race from hurdle one, Golden Sixty rolled comfortably under a confident Lake before breaking out to hit the front with 300 yards still to play and when the racer questioned him, he 6 year old answered. a two-way crush with czar and Savvy Nine Fill in the second and third, respectively.
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“Two times ago he fell too far behind and Vincent had to get out. This time, we put up barrier one – we had no choice,” said Lui. “He’s an honest horse, he can jump fast and you can put him in any position and you have to let him loose.”
Jockey Vincent Ho and Golden Sixty are led to the winner’s ring after the Presidents Cup
Next up for the Golden Sixty is a chance to repeat the FWD Champions Mile (G1), with Ho delivering an ominous warning to potential rivals ahead of the April 24 race.
“He’s not at his peak yet, because he’s had a break, I would say today he’s only 70 to 80%, even though he had a great foot swing but he He still has something to improve on, which is the ideal thing to aim for later this month — this race will definitely carry him through,” Ho said.
On the way to victory, the Golden Sixty – in Stanley Chan Ka Leung’s match – hit a final time of 1:32.96.
“It was only supposed to be the last race when he was beaten, last time, of course, I made a mistake and this time we pulled (barrier) one, we had a perfect run and he’s always had a great flip – it’s very hard for the horses behind to catch him,” Ho said.
“I think the main target is April 24 and we’ll see after the race what we can do after that,” Lui said.
With the win, the Golden Sixty becomes the first 20-time winner in Hong Kong – a record that boasts five groups of one, four groups of two, two groups of three, and wipes out the 4-year-old Classic Series in 2020 that tops the list. High is the glorious Hong Kong Hong Kong Derby.
“Golden Sixty, he has so many fans – thanks to everyone who supported him and of course Golden Sixty,” Ho said.
