{"id":299433,"date":"2023-11-15T06:08:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T06:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299433"},"modified":"2023-11-15T06:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T06:08:56","slug":"how-bowmans-horror-hong-kong-fall-opened-door-for-top-sydney-jockey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/horse-racing\/how-bowmans-horror-hong-kong-fall-opened-door-for-top-sydney-jockey\/","title":{"rendered":"How Bowman\u2019s horror Hong Kong fall opened door for top Sydney jockey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Save articles for later<\/h3>\n<p>Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.<\/p>\n<p>Champion jockey James McDonald will close out his riding year in Hong Kong but remains focused on claiming another Sydney jockeys premiership when he returns.<\/p>\n<p>The Hong Kong Jockey Club approached McDonald to take up a short-term contract after Hugh Bowman was injured in a fall on Saturday and English jockey Harry Bentley was suspended for two months for misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always an honour to have the Hong Kong Jockey Club ask you to ride over there and given the timing, it was a great opportunity for me to take it up this time,\u201d McDonald said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was going to be there for the International meeting to ride [Cox Plate winner] Romantic Warrior in the Hong Kong Cup and this just extends the stay by a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a chance to test myself for a short period in Hong Kong. I\u2019ll be back in January [in Sydney], and I\u2019ll be looking to win the premiership again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McDonald had an incredible spring, winning six group 1s including the Cox Plate and Victoria Derby-Oaks double. He had planned a short break in December, but will now ride through to the New Year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.359%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_315\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b362448ca4993f0239e87acd0be733db5429b52a\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Leading Sydney jockey James McDonald.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>He will represent New Zealand in the International Jockeys Challenge at Happy Valley on December 6, where Rachel King has been chosen as Australia\u2019s representative.<\/p>\n<p>The star factor McDonald provides played a big role in the offer after Bowman was ruled out for up to eight weeks after he fractured his right scapula and three vertebrae in a fall at Sha Tin on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong punters love to follow the big names and McDonald will be seen as good for betting turnover.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald will not ride in Sydney again this year after he had to stand down from Wednesday\u2019s Rosehill meeting because of a case of influenza. He hopes to be back on Saturday to add to his group 1 tally at Caulfield, where he is booked to ride the Chris Waller-trained Joliestar in the Thousand Guineas.<\/p>\n<p>The Zoustar filly was a $950,000 Easter yearling purchase and has put it together as a spring three-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter she ran second to Arctic Glamour in the Reginald Allen, we targeted this race because she looks like a miler,\u201d Waller said. \u201cSince we have taken her down to Melbourne she has thrived and she has finally got a good draw on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure she will run a strong mile, and we have James to make sure she gets the right run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Sports news, results and expert commentary. <\/i><\/b><b><i>Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Most Viewed in Sport<\/h2>\n<h3>From our partners<\/h3>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/sport\/racing\/how-bowman-s-horror-hong-kong-fall-opened-door-for-top-sydney-jockey-20231115-p5ek65.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. 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