IT'S HISTORY IN HONG KONG! Romantic Warrior wins his third straight G1 Hong Kong Cup 🏆

[@RamVikram-dl1rj]

Romantic Warrior loves JMAC. It’s on another level.

[@lumyewwai5007]

Teetan was the jockey of Romantic Warrior in it's earlier races but was defeated.

[@GuillermoEspino-zs6nw]

Congratulations Romantic Warrior Peter Lau Danny Shum All The Best

[@alexbgans1]

What a nice animal… Need to recruit him to run in Breeders Cup Mile next year

[@jimcunningham61]

Love to see the horse at the breeders cup but I can’t blame the owners for keeping him in Hong Kong 🇭🇰

[@davidwharehinga2679]

KING JAMES MC DONALD AND ROMANTIC WARRIOR ARE A LOVE STORY FOR SURE WHAT A WORLD CLASS CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS !!! ...

[@BrettGrady-vf4kx]

Go you good thing!!! The GOAT!!!

[@SvendBosanvovski]

He is developing a great resume. I doubt that he could have beaten Via Sistina in the Cox Plate, I don't think any horse in the world could have. Her time converts to 1m 58.7 at 2000m as against his tick over 2 minutes, both run on Strathayr. They are clearly two of the best 10f horses on the planet and have raised the international prestige of the Cox Plate.

[@chingwilky3838]

Its hard to say as RW is only 5 yrs old but Via is 7 (8 by Cox time I think ?). RW might not be at its peak yet. Hopefully he can get the win in Saudi and Dubai to develope him into the next level

[@elgransenor1472]

He’s a very good horse in Hong Kong He looked extremely vulnerable against horses in Australia who are 1400-1600m specialist horses and not genuine 2000m horses. I doubt he could transfer this winning form to G1 level in Europe

[@elgransenor1472]

ps Nobody cares about the Cox Plate internationally People would rather win Breeders Cup or Hong Kong or Dubai races than the Cox Plate internationally People

[@SvendBosanvovski]

@@elgransenor1472 Not according to the world's top public handicappers. He has landed G1s in Australia, Honkers and Japan and currently ranked equal 8th turf horse on the planet by IFHA, with Auguste Rodin and Bluestocking (both retired), and equal second middle distance. That puts him in very elite company. Calandagan and Goliath (both retired), Charyn (about to be retired), Economics and Rebel's Romance are above him, but are designated intermediate. Of course, the boundaries between these categories are fuzzy and of limited practical value.

[@goldenboots507]

Clearly you're an Aussie who can't see out of his own bubble. No Aussie horse could beat a euro bred in Europe apart from the sprinters. BTW via sistina is bred where?

[@DarrenCampbell-i5v]

Jmac on gives any horse 5 lengths gr8 horse and jockey combo

[@singhrajput7276]

They should bring him here next cox plate vs via , gonna be good race

[@98Yb]

Who do you think j-Mac will pick to ride?

[@singhrajput7276]

@ I think via because she’s gone to another level , we have seen romantic warrior last year won from Mr brightside by nose , was tough , the way via Sistina won last two races makes it first choice

[@davidwong6682]

Via Sistina will be a northern hemisphere bred 7yo mare next year (January to December). But as she's now racing in Australia, she'll officially be in the racebook as a southern hemisphere 8yo mare from August 2025. Does anybody know when was the last time an 8yo mare (SH time) or late 7yo NH mare won a G1 race anywhere in the world?

[@elgransenor1472]

Via Sistina will retire after the Sydney carnival

[@davidwong6682]

@@elgransenor1472 I was thinking the same thing. She'll officially be an 8yo mare by the time the next Cox Plate comes around.

[@timothystephens5847]

Any jockey worth his salt could have won on the warrior...but j mac is the best what a load of b/s was sit and steer job...

[@singhrajput7276]

@@timothystephens5847 bet if you ride romantic warrior He will lose , lucky if you even reach the finishing line on the back of the horse 😂 , why so salty ? Trainer and owners know better than you and me who they should choose , to be in the first of choices one has to prove first which j Mac have done .. just respect

[@keithhope5437]

U A Kake Bra

[@SvendBosanvovski]

JMac will soon be crowned world's best jockey by the IFHA. It is no mean feat riding short stirrups on 600kg animal whistling around a circuit at 70 km/hr. Respect, bro!

[@666dr]

Silly comment stephens...get a grip

[@Ned-e9o]

@@SvendBosanvovski It took mature judgement to get him off the rail nearing the home turn so he could be three off the rails into the straight. Once in the lead he was too strong for his rivals to the post. JM knew he had a real horse under him.

[@goldenboots507]

No decent euro in the race. If europe sent its average horses over, he'd have no chance. Lets be honest. To all the Aussies, your best middle distance horse couldn't win an egg and spoon race over here.

[@js-sv6kw]

If that’s the case why don’t they come and win some real money instead of racing for peanuts.

[@elgransenor1472]

He’s a very good horse in Hong Kong He looked extremely vulnerable against horses in Australia who are 1400-1600m specialist horses and not genuine 2000m horses. I doubt he could transfer this winning form to G1 level in Europe

[@goldenboots507]

Come to Europe and get your bubble burst.

[@floridapmi]

Bring the Europeans to Hong Kong and run for real money

[@goldenboots507]

@floridapmi what you don't understand is that euro horses run their best horse not for prize money but the stud value. Running them in Australia and Hong Kong believe or not hurts their stud fee because of how weak the racing is. Yes, you have great prize money, but you're never gonna get the best to compete there. You are just a normal.punter that doesn't know how racing works behind the scenes

[@floridapmi]

@ I grew up on a horse farm, worked as a track handicapper and a jockey agent. I have probably forgotten more about how horse racing works than you have ever known.

[@goldenboots507]

@floridapmi seems unlikely, you were talking about prize money like that's what matters. Do you think the likes of coolmore and godolphin run their horse because they like the money??? These men are billionaires, sheikh mohammed effectively owns a country. These men see the bigger picture and look at the stud fees which make them hundreds of millions of dollars a year. The racing in Europe is very very competitive and racing people want euro stock for the turf. Especially around the middle distances.

[@floridapmi]

@ there is no breeding in Hong Kong, there is NO REASON Warrior should ever travel to Europe and run for pennies he’s running for there. If you want him to run against the top European horses the HKJC pays for the travel arrangements. Come on down.