Pakistan Star - Hype ?

2 runs twice he flies home from impossible positions


What happens when upped in class ?

Debut win




Today

Loved both his wins, shouted him home today. His 400 to finish times are 21 something... very fast. He can run. I'm a fan of the hype. Racing needs a star, even a Pakistan Star

His headgear makes him look like a mascot for the KKK

REAL DEAL!!!! BETTER than any horse in SA

Lets be honest, on the debut run, your tickets were in the trash can before the 1st turn... WOW.

heinrich wrote: REAL DEAL!!!! BETTER than any horse in SA

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Unbelievable finishing burst. Excited racegoers loved every bit of the display and must eagerly looking forward to the next run.

Imho better keep him at Sha-tin as Happy Valley has a much shorter run in.

Incredible. Imagine when he doesn't miss the kick,
will the jock still drop him off 2 lengths behind the last?
Still, 2 Wow! Wins

Unbelievable runs both of these, an absolute joy to watch, can just imagine owning this horse wow.

Exciting repeat for Pakistan Star

18/09/2016


By David Morgan

Pakistan Star did it again. The horse that went viral online with a stunning last-to-first debut win back in July produced a carbon copy performance to maintain his perfect record and wow the Sha Tin crowd in the Tsuen Lok Handicap (1400m) this afternoon, Sunday, 18 September.

Trainer Tony Cruz, in lyrical form post-race, likened the Shamardal gelding to “a catapult – full of power in the finish”. Pakistan Star, five lengths adrift after yet another tardy start, cruised off the home turn and stormed through the final 400m under Matthew Chadwick in 21.44s to post a comfortable length-and-a-quarter victory.

“It’s a repeat of his first race,” Cruz said. “He’s definitely going places. He’s a Class 1 horse and these were only Class 3 horses, so I hope he doesn’t jump that slowly in the future; jump with the field; stay with the field; if we can have him race midfield we can win the race more easily!”

Cruz was not being drawn on just how good Pakistan Star might be: “As he improves he’ll tell us how good he is”. But the trainer could not hide his enthusiasm for the Kerm Din-owned gelding, purchased for HK$6 million at the Hong Kong International Sale in March – quirks and all.

“He’s a very shy horse but he gets better with experience,” Cruz revealed. “He’s a stronger and better horse now. He’s much fitter than last time; he’s definitely improved – character-wise and in terms of bravery.

“I thought he’d definitely be much faster out of the gate than that but he jumped so slowly – he was the last one out and he was slow to muster speed but he came on so strongly at the end. He has stamina and he looks like he already wants 1600 metres, so we’ll probably step up in distance next time.”

Pakistan Star actually broke a touch more smartly than he had done in Griffin company previously and easily handled the step into Class 3 grade.

“Matthew was so confident about this horse,” Cruz said. “He just left him alone and around the bend I could see he was really changing his gears; he was really coming with a bigger explosion than last time – he has that powerful turn-of-foot. Once he straightened to the outside I knew he was going to win and Matthew took it easy, too, he didn’t hammer him.”

P.S. cost about R 10,800,000

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Chautauqua who won the Hong Kong Sprint earlier this year, always does it the hard way from last and amazingly he is a multiple Grade 1 winner in Australia.

He's back and goes for the hat-trick tomorrow at Sha Tin in Race 11 goes of at 11.45 am.

At 1 to 5 odds on, it's your birthday prezzi Scotia. :lol: