ASTUTE handler Wong Tang-ping made history at a packed Sha Tin yesterday when becoming the first local trainer to send out five winners since racing turned professional in 1970.
The public came en masse to see the world's most prolific female jockey Julie Krone who was meant to be the star on this inaugural Ladies' Day meeting.
But it was Wong who played the main lead with a mind-boggling 2,832-1 accumulator from Northern Fire Ball in the second, Derby contender Polar Star in the third, Miss Piggy in the feature event, the Ladies' Purse, Top Performance in the sixth and finally Star Of Marble in the eighth.
The only other trainer to send out a five-timer was when Bob Burns saddled a nap hand for Peter Miers, also at Sha Tin, some 14 years ago.
'I'm going to go out and have a quiet meal with my sons, some friends and some owners,' said a modest Wong after racing.
'I also want to point out it wasn't just me who was responsible for the wins. There's my staff and the jockeys to consider.' Wong was fulsome in his praise for the diminutive Krone who proved beyond doubt that she's an effervescent winning machine.