Debut Hong Kong Winner for Brave Smash

Tara Madgwick - Monday September 25

A new addition at Yarraman Park this spring, Brave Smash (Jpn) sired a Hong Kong winner with his first runner in the region when three year-old colt Super Legends made a winning debut at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Super Legends wins on debut at Sha Tin - image HKJC

Trained by Danny Shum, Super Legends had a good education at the trials and after settling back in the field was angled into the clear and hit the line hard to win the 1200m sprint by a neck.

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Super Legends was a $200,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the Lustre Lodge draft for Golden River Investments / All Winners Thoroughbreds and was a very successful pinhook having been bought originally for $35,000 from the Bhima Thoroughbreds draft at the Magic Millions Weanlign Sale by Coolarest Farm/Salvador Bloodstock.

Super Legends was a $200,000 Inglis Classic purchase.

Super Legends is the first winner for Devil’s Harmony (NZ), a winning Pentire (GB) mare from the family of Group I New Zealand Oaks winner Vapour Trail.

Devil’s Harmony was one of 89 mares covered last spring by Brave Smash, who stands at Yarraman at a fee of $33,000.

Brave Smash (Jpn), click for more info and a Hypo mating.

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Race Result - HKU Libraries Hcp (C4) 1200m

Sha Tin Track: G0 Time: 1:09.82
1
Super Legends
- 3c Brave Smash (JPN) x Devil's Harmony (NZ) (Pentire (GB))
Tnr: C S Shum Rdr: C Y Ho 56
2
0.3
Kaholo Angel
- 4h Havana Grey (GB) x Starboard Watch (GB) (Harbour Watch (IRE))
Tnr: C Fownes Rdr: E C W Wong 54
3
0.4
Rubylot
- 3g Rubick (AUS) x Emirates Comfort (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE))
Tnr: D A Hayes Rdr: Lyle Hewitson 56
4
0.5
Telecom Dragon
- 3c Derryn (AUS) x Coimbra (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: C H Yip Rdr: Jerry Chau 53.5
5
1.5
Joyful Prosperity
- 4h Daiwa Major (JPN) x Sweet Lady (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: C W Chang Rdr: A Atzeni 56
6
2.8
Super Bonus
- 4g Bungle Inthejungle (GB) x Rohesia (GB) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: P C Ng Rdr: Z Purton 58.5
7
4.0
Sonic Boom
- 3g Better Than Ready (AUS) x Lune Rouge (USA) (Malibu Moon (USA))
Tnr: K H Ting Rdr: Luke Ferraris 54.5
8
7.3
Hinokami Kagura
- 3g Deep Field (AUS) x Little Zeta (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: J W Richards Rdr: K Teetan 56
9
8.5
The Concentration
- 3g Hellbent (AUS) x Ivy Blue (AUS) (Arlington (AUS))
Tnr: P Yiu Rdr: Keagan De Melo 56
10
8.8
Great Days
- 4g U S Navy Flag (USA) x Greatest Place (IRE) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: P C Ng Rdr: Y L Chung 51.5
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