New Honkers Jocks

[Horny Harry]

This report from racenet.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Committee have cancelled the licence of apprentice Cliff K K Lai after he failed to show cause why his licence should continue.
Lai has had several disciplinary problems and the committee decided that Lai had failed to show cause why his licence should continue and accordingly his licence was withdrawn with immediate effect.
The Committee has granted, subject to a satisfactory medical examination, Club Jockeys' Licences to the following riders for the period 9 December 2002 to 23 March 2003:-
Jamie Spencer.
Photo HKJ Club
http://www.racenet.com.au/breeding/news_images/HKJC_spencer.jpg
Jamie Spencer - Aged 22
Spencer was champion apprentice jockey of Ireland in 1999 and finished fourth in the overall jockeys championship that season. After moving to England in 2000, he rode 78 winners and then rode 112 winners in the 2001 season. He is currently the retained rider of Trainer Luca Cumani, also riding on a regular basis for the Godolphin Stable and also Trainer Aidan O'Brien. Jockey Spencer has won 7 Group 1 Races including the Irish 1000 Guinnes on GOSSAMER and TARASCON and The Singapore Airlines International Cup on the Luca Cumani trained ENDLESS HALL.
Christophe Soumillon - Aged 21
http://www.racenet.com.au/breeding/news_images/HKJC_christophe_soumill.jpg
Soumillon commenced his career apprenticed to Cedric Boutin in France and was champion apprentice jockey of that country in 1998. He is currently retained by Aga Khan after having ridden regularly for Trainer Andre Fabre. He has ridden 5 Group 1 winners including the 2001 French Derby on ANABAA BLUE and The Dubai Duty Free on TERRE A TERRE. He has ridden a further 43 Group Race winners and in 2000 rode a record equalling five winners in one day at Saint Cloud.
Pat Smullen - Aged 25
http://www.racenet.com.au/breeding/news_images/HKJC_pat_smullen.jpg
Smullen is currently the retainer rider for Trainer Dermot Weld and has previously ridden in Hong Kong in the 1999/2000 season when he rode 4 winners and 15 placings from 73 rides. He has been champion jockey for the past 2 seasons in Ireland and has ridden the winners of the Moyglare Stud Stakes (Group 1), Irish St Leger (Group 1) twice, and Prix Royal Oak (Group 1) as well as over 40 other Group Race winners.
Andreas Suborics - Aged 31
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Suborics was born in Austria and has ridden in Germany since 1993. Since moving to Germany he has ridden 766 winners including 29 Group Race Winners. Among his major wins are the 1998 Grosser Preis Von Baden, 2001 Singapore Cup, 2001 Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Hong Kong on SILVANO and 2001 Arlington Million also on SILVANO. He has previously ridden in Hong Kong on a number of occasions and rode 7 winners and 27 placings from 113 rides during his last visit in 2001/02.

[bruce]

I saw this French rider in action during the summer and he looks a potential star.

[masun]

Soumillon is now fifth in the French jockeys' table (http://www.france-galop.com/stats/stat.htm) whereas Doleuze ranks only 15th. It'll be interesting to see how they fare in HK.

[poledancer]

Soumillon strengthens association with Aga Khan

CHRISTOPHE SOUMILLON'S association with the Aga Khan has been strengthened with the news that the French-based rider is to partner some of the owner's horses trained by Sir Michael Stoute.
Soumillon, currently coming to the end of his first year as the Aga Khan's retained jockey in France, has been reappointed for at least a further two years in a deal which will also now incorporate a role for Soumillon as second jockey behind Johnny Murtagh on the owner's English string.
There has been speculation in France that Soumillon was being lined up to replace Olivier Peslier as Andre Fabre's stable jockey but the Aga Khan's official website confirmed the new deal, which also secures rides outside France on Alain de Royer Dupr?trained horses.
The 21-year-old rider's debut year in the Aga Khan's green and red silks has witnessed the pair combine to win the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris with Khalkevi, while Soumillon recently steered smart two-year-old Dalakhani to land the Prix des Chenes.
Soumillon, who last week secured a contract to ride in Hong Kong this winter, has had just six rides in Britain over the past three seasons.
Taken from:
www.racingpost.co.uk (http://www.racingpost.co.uk)
[ October 07, 2002, 03:33 PM: Message edited by: poledancer ]

[Horny Harry]

New horses for Honkers
From: j.r.b. (Original Message) Sent: 7/10/2002 10:41 PM
Pillaging is now "Helene Pillaging"
Confront is now "Ambitious Leader"
NZer Grout is now "Raider"
Mr Dadandave's identity is now the far more sensible "Diamond Dancer"
Former Brit Mariinsky is now "Speed Lord" to be trained by Ivan Allan
Former Coolmore inmates:
Tasmanian Tiger is now "The Pioneer"
Diaghlev is now "River Dancer"
High Sierra is now "Entertaining"
Maderno has not yet been renamed
French 3yo Keramani is now "Kiddyland"
French 3yo Algallarens is now "Best Luck"

[fedora]

Masun you worry too much about table positions - they are not really a guide.

[hobbes]

fedora whilst they may not accurately reflect the true abilities of every rider i suspect they do provide some sort of guide.