Horses, jockeys, trainers and owners all revved up for a fight to the Sha Tin finish line
It might be grand. It might be intelligent. It may even be vengeance. Today we find out what the Mercedes-Benz Derby has under the hood.
And would Mercedes care if Ferraris won their race? The South African champion trainer shrugged off his first Hong Kong season's earthly disappointments and found himself flying. Time to put the record straight and the score on the board. Time for Vengeance.
David Ferraris knows a top horse when he sees one and this one he is seeing every day. It's the old team together again. Ferraris and Anthony Delpech filled rooms with trophy wins in their homeland, and they are getting ready to clear some space in Hong Kong.
Like his trainer, Delpech has taken the bumps out of his Hong Kong road this season. Down on suspensions, up on winners. He's had to pinch himself to know it's for real and now he might pinch the Derby, too.
Or will it be a warm glow for Tony Millard and Dwayne Dunn. They took the fire out of Sambuca and made him a real racehorse. Sambuca - one shot, this is it, he's crept up on Derby glory. Millard's taken it by stealth before. He was a keen winner five years ago, he's even keener now. Sambuca has a kick to him, loves a fight.