Good Ba Ba
Good Ba Ba () (foaled 2002) is a Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. In the season of 2007-2008, Good Ba Ba had five consecutive wins in Hong Kong G1 and G2 races. He was voted Hong Kong Horse of the Year. On December 14, 2008 Good Ba Ba won his second consecutive Hong Kong Mile, setting a new Shatin Racecourse course record time. References Good Ba Ba's pedigree and partial racing stats at Pedigree QueryProfile of Good Ba Ba * The Hong Kong Jockey Club The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, having been founded in 1884. In 1959, it was granted a Royal Charter and renamed The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (). The institution reverted to its original name ... – Good Ba Ba Racing Recor* [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lear Fan
Lear Fan (2 February 1981 – 7 July 2008) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. One of an exceptionally strong generation of European racehorses he was one of the leading two-year-olds when he was unbeaten in three races including the Champagne Stakes. In the following year he defeated Rainbow Quest in the Craven Stakes before finishing third to El Gran Senor and Chief Singer in the 2000 Guineas. He recorded his most valuable success later that year when defeating Palace Music in the Prix Jacques Le Marois. At the end of his three-year-old season he was retired to stud in Kentucky where he proved to be a successful sire of winners. He was retired from stud duty in 2004 and died four years later. Background Lear Fan was a big, powerfully-built bay horse with a faint white star, bred in Kentucky by Constantine Karpidas. He was sired by Roberto, an American-bred horse who won The Derby and the inaugural Benson and Hedges Gold Cup as a three-ye ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hong Kong Horse Of The Year
Horse of the Year is the most prestigious honor in Thoroughbred horse racing given by racing organizations in a variety of countries around the world. In Hong Kong, the voting for Horse of the Year is organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club as part of its annual Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards. The Judging Panel consists of six members from the Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Association of Hong Kong Racing Journalists. Past winners of the award include: * 2021-22: Golden Sixty * 2020-21: Golden Sixty * 2019-20: Exultant * 2018-19: Beauty Generation * 2017-18: Beauty Generation * 2016-17: Rapper Dragon * 2015-16: Werther * 2014-15: Able Friend * 2013-14: Designs On Rome * 2012-13: Military Attack * 2011-12: Ambitious Dragon * 2010-11: Ambitious Dragon * 2009-10: Sacred Kingdom * 2008-09: Viva Pataca * 2007-08: Good Ba Ba * 2006-07: Vengeance of Rain * 2005-06: Bullish Luck * 2004-05: Silent Witness * 2003-04: Silent Witness * 2002-03: Grand Delight * 2001-02: Electronic Unico ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thoroughbred Family 28
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered " hot-blooded" horses that are known for their agility, speed, and spirit. The Thoroughbred, as it is known today, was developed in 17th- and 18th-century England, when native mares were crossbred with imported Oriental stallions of Arabian, Barb, and Turkoman breeding. All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 17th and 18th centuries, and to a larger number of foundation mares of mostly English breeding. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Thoroughbred breed spread throughout the world; they were imported into North America starting in 1730 and into Australia, Europe, Japan and South America during the 19th century. Millions of Thoroughbreds exist today, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, having been founded in 1884. In 1959, it was granted a Royal Charter and renamed The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (). The institution reverted to its original name in 1996 due to the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong in 1997. Membership of the club is by nomination and election. It is a non-profit organisation providing horse racing, sporting and betting entertainment in Hong Kong. It holds a government-granted monopoly in providing pari-mutuel betting on horse racing, the Mark Six lottery, and fixed odds betting on overseas football events. The organisation is the largest taxpayer in Hong Kong, as well as the largest community benefactor. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust donated a record HK$3.6 billion in 2014 to support the different needs of the society and contribute to the betterment of Hong Kong. The club also proactively identifies, funds and develops projects which anticip ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shatin Racecourse
Sha Tin Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong. It is located in Sha Tin in the New Territories. It is managed by Hong Kong Jockey Club. Penfold Park is encircled by the track, and the Hong Kong Sports Institute is located immediately south of the property. Michael Jackson planned to perform at the racecourse on his Dangerous World Tour, which was the start of the third leg, but was cancelled due to the conflict of the racing season. History It was built in 1978 (under the administration of Sir David Akers-Jones, the then-Secretary for the New Territories) on reclaimed land and is the larger of the two tracks in Hong Kong. The course has 474 races per season including: * Hong Kong Cup * Hong Kong Mile * Hong Kong Sprint * Hong Kong Vase * Centenary Sprint Cup * Hong Kong Stewards' Cup * Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup * Hong Kong Gold Cup * Hong Kong Derby * Queen Elizabeth II Cup * Champions Mile * Chairman's Sprint Prize * Hong Kong C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Horse Racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has been mostly unchanged since at least classical antiquity. Horse races vary widely in format, and many countries have developed their own particular traditions around the sport. Variations include restricting races to particular breeds, running over obstacles, running over different distances, running on different track surfaces, and running in different gaits. In some races, horses are assigned different weights to carry to reflect differences in ability, a process known as handicapping. While horses are sometimes raced purely for sport, a major part of horse racing's interest and economic importance is in the gambling associated with ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered " hot-blooded" horses that are known for their agility, speed, and spirit. The Thoroughbred, as it is known today, was developed in 17th- and 18th-century England, when native mares were crossbred with imported Oriental stallions of Arabian, Barb, and Turkoman breeding. All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 17th and 18th centuries, and to a larger number of foundation mares of mostly English breeding. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Thoroughbred breed spread throughout the world; they were imported into North America starting in 1730 and into Australia, Europe, Japan and South America during the 19th century. Millions of Thoroughbreds exist today, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Good Ba Ba 20101212
In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil and is of interest in the study of ethics, morality, philosophy, and religion. The specific meaning and etymology of the term and its associated translations among ancient and contemporary languages show substantial variation in its inflection and meaning, depending on circumstances of place and history, or of philosophical or religious context. History of Western ideas Every language has a word expressing ''good'' in the sense of "having the right or desirable quality" ( ἀρετή) and ''bad'' in the sense "undesirable". A sense of moral judgment and a distinction "right and wrong, good and bad" are cultural universals. Plato and Aristotle Although the history of the origin of the use of the concept and meaning of "good" are diverse, the notable discussions of Plato and Aristotle o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hong Kong Champion Miler
The Hong Kong Champion Miler is an honour given in Hong Kong thoroughbred horse racing. It is awarded annually by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC). The honour is part of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards and is awarded at the end of the Hong Kong season in July. Winners since 2001 {, class = "sortable" , border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" , - bgcolor="#77dd77" align="center" ! width="42px" , Year ! width="145px" , Horse ! width="42px" , Age ! width="72px" , Bred ! width="160px" , Trainer ! width="210px" , Owner , - , 2000/2001 , Fairy King Prawn , 5 , Australia , Ivan Allan , Lau Sak Hong , - , 2001/2002 , Electronic Unicorn , 6 , United States , John Size , Lo Ying Bin , - , 2002/2003 , Electronic Unicorn , 7 , United States , John Size , Lo Ying Bin , - , 2003/2004 , Lucky Owners , 5 , New Zealand , Anthony S. Cruz , Leung Kai Fai , - , 2004/2005 , Bullish Luck , 6 , United States , Anthony S. Cruz , Wong Wing-Keung , - ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hong Kong Most Popular Horse Of The Year
The Hong Kong Most Popular Horse of the Year is an honor given in Hong Kong thoroughbred horse racing. It is awarded annually by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC). The honour is part of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards. This award is decided by a public vote. Winners since 2001 {, class = "wikitable sortable" , - ! Year ! Horse ! Age ! Bred ! Trainer ! Owner , - , 2000–2001 , Fairy King Prawn , 5 , Australia , Ivan Allan , Lau Sak Hong , - , 2001–2002 , Fairy King Prawn , 6 , Australia , Ivan Allan , Lau Sak Hong , - , 2002–2003 , Electronic Unicorn , 7 , United States , John Size , Lo Ying Bin , - , 2003–2004 , Silent Witness , 4 , Australia , Anthony S. Cruz , Arthur Antonio da Silva , - , 2004–2005 , Silent Witness , 5 , Australia , Anthony S. Cruz , Arthur Antonio da Silva , - , 2005–2006 , Bullish Luck , 7 , United States , Anthony S. Cruz , Wong Wing-Keung , - , 2006–2007 , Vengeance of Rain , 6 , New Zealand , David Ferraris , Chow Chu May Ping , - ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |