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  • First Four Japan Blitz in QEII Cup

    Tuesday, 27th April 2021

    Meanwhile, Japan secured a sixth win in the Gr1 FWD QEII Cup with Loves Only You (Deep Impact-Loves Only Me, by Storm Cat) – also ridden by Ho – leading home a Japanese 1-2-3-4. Second was Glory Vase (Deep Impact) ahead of Triple Crown-winning filly Daring Tact (Epiphaenia) and Kiseki (Rulership). “I can’t describe it,” Ho said, reacting to a pair of elusive Group 1 successes in the space of 40 minutes. “I don’t dare to look back until the finish line but she was amazing. I’m grateful that the Japanese connections asked me to ride her…” With crowds returning in safe numbers against a backdrop of three fantastic Group 1 races, betting turnover hitting a record HK$1.611 billion (approx. A$267 million) for the Champions Day meeting. Hong Kong Jockey Club Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges said: “It’s great to have people coming back to the racecourse for a meeting of this quality. Golden Sixty kept his unbeaten record and, if you look at the performances of Loves Only You and Wellington, it was an amazing day.”