Viva Pataca in Line For Hong Kong HOY

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John Moore with a passion for Viva Pataca to be named Hong Kong's horse of the year after the famous stayer clawed his way to a third victory in the Citi Champions & Chater Cup (HK-I) 31 May. With the HK $ 2 million bonus for winning the two legs of the Triple Crown Citi, Viva Pataca was the result of its holdings to more than $ HK71.3 million, making him next Vengeance of Rain ($ HK75, 410,500) than the largest winning horse race in the local history. Although its boom 4-year-old collection is not to deal with the pressure and the perseverance of these requirements at the end of season Championship 2400 m, Moore was thrilled that his stable stalwart veteran had earned top billing on the neck by a Thumbs Up. “I’m very pleased for Viva Pataca, today he’s really showed his true form,” Moore began. “ Well, the thing I want is for him to be Horse of the Year. “There’s no doubt he deserves it, he’s been a great horse, coming back season after season and always competing at the very top level. But I’ve been here over 30 years and I’ve seen that some people can get very impressed with an overseas group one win and that blinds them to what they’ve seen locally. I hope that doesn’t happen again. In any case, he’s my champion — he’s my Horse of the Year.” Moore was clearly on the decision to give Horse of the Year award for Vengeance of Rain, two years ago, although Viva Pataca defeated the great New Zealand-bred stayer in the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup and the Champions & Chater Cup that year. A majority of the voting committee decided that Vengeance of Rain's victory in the Sheema Classic (UAE-I) in Dubai has more than two clear defeat of his main opponents at home. And even when Viva Pataca won the race billed as the "decision" that the vote went against him. In circumstances eerily similar, Sacred Kingdom on the visit to Royal Ascot and a victory in the Group I Golden Jubilee Stakes could derail Moore's horse of the year hopes once more. Weichong Marwing won the ride on Viva Pataca in stable jockey Darren Beadman went with the youth and the potential of Derby hero collection, and the South African was very humble in victory. “It was a great feeling but I do feel very sorry for Darren,” Marwing began. “I’ve been in that situation myself and these decisions have to be made but it’s not possible to always get them right. I take no credit for the win, full marks to John Moore and all his staff for the great job they’ve done with Viva Pataca.” Viva Pataca now won seven function of Group I, a consequence of the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby in 2005. He has also with the Hong Kong Gold Cup twice, the 2006 QE II, and three editions of the Champions & Chater. This is not unprecedented, however. Super Win, education of John's late father, George Moore, won the race three times in successive years, 1975-77. Silver Lining also won three Champions & Chater (1978,'79 und'81) and was designed by George Moore for the second and third wins. The supreme champion of the race, however, was the immortal river Verdon, drove the former Jockey Club chairman Ronald Arculli and Oswald Cheung. River Verdon, trained by David Hill, won the race four times from 1991-94. Seven-year-old Viva Pataca will remain in training next season with his first goal is Vengeance of Rain's price-performance ratio will be. “Viva Pataca will definitely get past Vengeance of Rain — he’s very sound, apart from those well-documented, niggling feet problems, but we’ve learned how to manage them effectively,” Moore continued. “He will set a very big target for some other champion horse that might come along in the next 10 or 20 years. Whenever that happens, good luck to the horses who want to take that record on.” Comments Please login to post comments or replies.