HRN Weekly: Hong Kong Cup and Merry Christmas! Thu, 19 Dec 2002 08:32:20 -0800 (PST) -- Cindy Pierson Dulay's Horse-Races.Net Newsletter -- -- IN THIS ISSUE -- * HEADLINE . 2002 Hong Kong International Races * FEATURED ITEMS . Merry Christmas! . Christmas Virtual Postcards . Eclipse Award Polls * ON THE FORUM . David Cross sells Derby trophy . Human Interest Question for you fans.... * SCHEDULES . Television Schedule . Stakes Race Schedule * RACING POLLS -- HEADLINE -- 2002 Hong Kong International Races Longshots abound in this year's runnings of the the Hong Kong Cup, Vase, Mile, and Sprint. Local hero Precision wins the Cup at 66-1 while favorite Grandera finishes seventh! http://www.horse-races.net/library/article-hongkong02.htm -- FEATURED ITEMS -- Merry Christmas! Here is a bit of horse racing holiday cheer I gathered that you might enjoy. Some cute and some sentimental, but all worth checking out. Also, don't forget to make a tax deductible donation to your favorite equine charity. http://horseracing.about.com/library/weekly/aa120999a.htm Christmas Virtual Postcard It's too late to get a real card to someone via the mail now, so send an online holiday themed horse racing card to your friends and family. http://www.horse-races.net/postcard/index5.html Eclipse Award Polls The year is almost over now, so make sure to cast your vote for all the Eclipse categories and see how your fellow fans are voting. http://www.horse-races.net/library/article-112602.shtml -- ON THE FORUM -- David Cross sells Derby trophy KAYBEE1947 writes, "How sad that a lifetime horseman like David Cross who trained Sunny's Halo had to sell his trainer's trophy on eBay just to pay his bills! I suppose some might say he had his 15 minutes in the spotlight, but for true racetrackers, it is much more than that. It is usually half a lifetime of blood, sweat and horse manure. There are years of thankless travel, long hours, usually at the expense of loved ones and family." http://forums.about.com/ab-horseracing/messages/?lgnf=y&msg=6122.1 Human Interest Question for you fans.... SHELLY440 writes, "What are the reasons certain racehorses appeal to you more than others? While I love and respect all these beauties, horses like Point Given, You, Cigar, Storm Flag Flying, Booklet, Sky Mesa, With Anticipation and many others seem to stand out to me. My husband says he only likes the horses he wins money on but I have never won anything on Booklet but I love him anyway. Heart and longevity are very appealing, which is why I adore With Anticipation, Say Florida Sandy, Kona Gold, Bet on Sunshine, Coyote Lakes and many others." http://forums.about.com/ab-horseracing/messages/?lgnf=y&msg=6121.1 -- SCHEDULES -- Television Schedule What's on TV this week. http://horseracing.about.com/library/bltvsched.htm Stakes Race Schedule Listing of stakes races with purses of $75,000 and up for the next week. http://horseracing.about.com/library/blstakessched.htm -- Racing Polls -- FINAL NTRA Thoroughbred Racing Poll 10/28/02 HORSE A-S STS-1-2-3 PTS PVS 1. Azeri (19) 4-F 9-8-1-0 196 3 2. Orientate 4-C 10-6-1-0 145 8 3. Medaglia D'Oro 3-C 9-4-3-0 123 2 4. Vindication 2-C 4-4-0-0 113 - 5. Storm Flag Flying 2-F 4-4-0-0 104 - 6. High Chaparral (1) 3-C 6-5-0-1 80 - 7. Volponi 4-C 8-3-3-1 74 - 8. With Anticipation 7-G 8-3-3-0 58 - 9. Farda Amiga 3-F 6-3-1-0 57 6 10. War Emblem 3-C 10-5-0-0 52 5 A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare Other horses receiving votes: Rock of Gibraltar-17, Came Home-16, Starine-13, Xtra Heat-10, Milwaukee Brew-8, Evening Attire-7, Tenpins-6, Domedriver-5, Beat Hollow-4, Harlan's Holiday-4, Sky Mesa-4, Sarafan-3, Take Charge Lady-1 AQHA Quarter Horse Racing Poll http://www.aqha.com/racing/latest/polls.html Hambletonian Society/Breeders' Crown Standardbred Poll http://www.ustrotting.com/newsroom/poll.htm Racing Post Cards - Breeders' Cup virtual postcards featuring all the winners and more. Send one to a friend today! http://www.horse-races.net/postcard/index4.html -- HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE -- If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please go here: http://horse-races.net/newsltr.htm -- See you next week! You can visit us at http://www.horse-races.net --Back to Newsletter Archive