Tony Cruz

Racing Digest, March 3, 2013

3 Mar 2013

Manfred Man Ka-leung was doing his best to downplay the Class Five success of City Delight, trotting out all the usual reasons why the handicapper shouldn't slug his maiden winner too many points...

Bullish gets the nod this time by a whisker

25 Feb 2013

It looked like a case of deja vu for Bullish Friend after a torrid struggle down the straight ended in a nose margin, but this time the bob of the head was his way and the Tony Cruz-trained three-...

California Memory has shot at Horse of Year, says trainer Tony Cruz

23 Feb 2013

California Memory can continue to build his case for Horse of the Year in tomorrow's HK$8 million Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup, with trainer Tony Cruz also eyeing an end-of-season trip to Tokyo now...

Penglai Xianzi needs to learn to relax, says Cruz

13 Feb 2013

Tony Cruz gives plenty of points to Penglai Xianzi for effort, but the trainer reckons if the six-year-old didn't try as hard as he does he would be a lot better off.

Pure Champion 'up to the top graders'

3 Feb 2013

Pure Champion (Gerald Mosse) was coming off a Group One Stewards' Cup 10th to Glorious Days and his previous win, a year ago, also came in a Group Three 1,800m handicap, but Cruz insisted it's all...

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Stealth tactics keep Chadwick hot on heels of leaders

Chadwick was expected to be the most affected by this season's new restrictions on trainer-jockey combinations - the quota reducing the amount of rides he can have for former master Tony Cruz.

Good Words gets rope off his neck at last

Few have been as successful as Tony Cruz in Hong Kong racing and he spelled out the game in no uncertain terms on a night at Happy Valley characterised by swings, roundabouts and rough-house.

Sore Luffy stretches legs behind gates, then does it all on the track

A history of sesamoid bone issues and subsequent lameness saw the Tony Cruz-trained first-starter Luffy start a despised 55-1 outsider, but once behind the gates, the four-year-old seemed to shed...

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Hong Kong Derby hopefuls to show their worth

The chequebook challenge of the BMW Hong Kong Derby begins in earnest tomorrow as four Derby-winning trainers unveil their primary classic hopefuls in the final race at Sha Tin, but expectations...

Chadwick helps Cruz to top of trainers' ladder

Tony Cruz was on a Christmas spree at Sha Tin, coming off a winning double midweek to land a Sha Tin treble that saw him join reigning champion John Size at the top of the trainers' premiership...

Cape Canaveral launches chase for Challenge

The Tony Cruz-trained Cape Canaveral scored his third win for the season last night and has thrown down a 1010 Happy Valley Million Challenge to any rival in the HK$1 million contest - beat me if...