“For a long time, we’ve had a strong connection with Japan with their high-quality horses coming to Hong Kong,” said the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s head of racing commercial James Ross. “That’s something that’s certainly come to the fore here with Rulership, as a QEII Cup winner and the sire of Soul Rush, while Kizuna is the reigning champion sire and has had some top horses.
“We’ve taken a view with Japanese bloodstock that works in with our strategy for the Racing Club to look at high-quality horses in the future to ensure renewal year-on-year. We’re especially looking for horses with scope that could develop into proper milers or 2000-metre horses given our racing program in Hong Kong and we identified a few colts that could fit that bill. We had a fantastic bench to choose from and we are excited that we managed to land a couple.
