Sebring Sun Debut winner for Newnham

Tara Madgwick - Monday January 5

Former Randwick trainer Mark Newnham extended his lead at the top of the Hong Kong trainers’ championship at sha tin on Sunday when Supreme Sea made a winning debut over 1200m.

Supreme Sea made a winning debut - image HKJC

A three year-old gelding that won a trial in Australia at Newcastle in June last year, he kicked off with an easy two length win with Lyle Hewitson in the saddle.

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A three-year-old by Glenthorne Park Thoroughbreds bargain sire Sebring Sun, Supreme Sea was trained in Australia by Steve Hodge, who also prepared Newnham’s stable star My Wish before the subsequent winner of last season’s Hong Kong Classic Mile was exported to Hong Kong.

Supreme Sea is the third winner from three to race, all of them by Sebring Sun, from Helmet mare Tough Baby, a grand-daughter of stakes-winner Super Snooper.

Sebring Sun has now had two winners in Hong Kong from just three starters.

His overall winner to runner strike rate is 68% and at a fee of $6,600, he’s a great choice for breed to race owners.

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Race Result - Tai Mong Tsai Hcp (C4) 1200m

Sha Tin Track: Good Time: 1:08.38
1
Supreme Sea
- 3g Sebring Sun (AUS) x Tough Baby (AUS) (Helmet (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Lyle Hewitson 58
2
1.8
Monta Frutta
- 6g Capitalist (AUS) x Ma Can Do It (USA) (Majesticperfection (USA))
Tnr: A S Cruz Rdr: Y L Chung 56
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $725,000
Seller: Newgate Farm, Aberdeen
Buyer: George Moore Bloodstock
3
2.5
Juicy Dragon
- 4g Territories (IRE) x Escobar (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: K L Man Rdr: C Y Ho 54.5
NZB Ready To Run Sale $0
Seller: Riversley Park Ltd
Buyer: Psd, Res $120,000
Inglis Premier Yearling Sale Showcase Session $50,000
Seller: Newhaven Park, Boorowa, NSW
Buyer: Toppick Bloodstock
4
3.3
Thunder Prince
- 5g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Royal Missile (AUS) (Smart Missile (AUS))
Tnr: J W Richards Rdr: J Bowman 58
5
4.8
Day Day Victory
- 5g Deep Field (AUS) x Onemorezeta (AUS) (Onemorenomore (AUS))
Tnr: C W Chang Rdr: A Badel 61
6
4.8
Beauty Thunder
- 5g Night Of Thunder (IRE) x Tawayna (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Tnr: W K Mo Rdr: Z Purton 58.5
7
6.5
Glaciated
- 4g Frosted (USA) x Infra Dig (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: P C Ng Rdr: M Guyon 56
8
7.3
Daily Trophy
- 6g Tarzino (NZ) x Gin Swing (NZ) (Keeper (AUS))
Tnr: C Fownes Rdr: E C W Wong 58.5
9
9.3
Virtuous Phantom
- 4g Proisir (AUS) x Stolen Dance (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: C H Yip Rdr: R Kingscote 57.5
10
14.5
Hinokami Kagura
- 5g Deep Field (AUS) x Little Zeta (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: W Y So Rdr: M Chadwick 58.5
11
17
Tai Victory
- 4g Calyx (GB) x Elite Circle (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: K H Ting Rdr: H T Mo 55.5
12
20
Kolachi
- 5g Invincible Spirit (IRE) x Purple Sage (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: D Whyte Rdr: D Probert 57
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