Pakistan Star shoots past rivals on debut

[iLION12345_1]

Pak star is running on diesel , that's why he was slow at first then really fast , man that's one fast horse !!

 

[MAB]

So the only thing Pakistani about "Pakistan star" is the fact the owner is Pakistani? And here I thought the horse was bred in Pakistan

 

[shah1398]

Here are some more details. @Winchester

RACE 1 (754)
Griffin Race - 1200M Going : GOOD TO FIRM
RACING GOES ON PLATE Course : TURF - "A+3" COURSE
HK$ 800,000 Time : (23.85) (46.69) (1.09.35)
Sectional Time : 23.85 22.84 22.66
PAKISTAN STAR(V325) M Chadwick A S Cruz 126 1134 14 -
14 14 1
1.09.35 16
2 7 BEAR CHUM(V203) K Teetan D E Ferraris 124 1177 12 1-3/4
1 1 2
1.09.64 9.4
3 1 CALL ME HANDSOME(V331) Z Purton D J Hall 133 1074 11 1-3/4
2 2 3
1.09.65 5.7
4 3 ARM RUNDA(V248) J Moreira J Size 126 1181 1 3-1/2
7 6 4
1.09.90 2.3
5 2 LOOK ERAS(V123) O Bosson Y S Tsui 133 1031 3 3-3/4
6 5 5
1.09.94 17
6 13 GAINFULJET(V283) K C Ng A S Cruz 112 1201 5 4-1/4
4 3 6
1.10.02 51
7 14 SEA JADE(V307) D Whyte J Moore 117 1204 8 5-1/2
9 8 7
1.10.21 11
8 11 CHEER WIN(V347) K C Leung P F Yiu 115 1106 4 7-3/4
11 7 8
1.10.58 5.5
9 4 AUDACITY(V238) T H So L Ho 124 1072 7 7-3/4
13 13 9
1.10.59 99
10 12 DON WONGCHOY(V259) K K Chiong Y S Tsui 110 1051 6 10
3 4 10
1.10.94 22
11 5 HOLY UNICORN(V179) N Callan A S Cruz 126 1037 10 11
12 12 11
1.11.10 97
12 8 AMBITIOUS HEART(V303) M L Yeung D E Ferraris 115 1099 9 12
8 9 12
1.11.28 69
13 10 CARRY TO WIN(V305) H W Lai P F Yiu 117 1119 2 13-1/2
10 11 13
1.11.50 99
14 9 BUMBLE BABY(V306) C Y Ho J Moore 115 1175 13 17
5 10 14
1.12.08 99 Note: Comments on Running
Racing Incident Report
PAKISTAN STAR was slow to begin and shortly after the start was shifted across behind runners. CHEER WIN bounded in the air at the start and consequently lost ground. CARRY TO WIN was slow to begin. DON WONGCHOY shifted in at the start and bumped GAINFULJET. CALL ME HANDSOME began awkwardly. CALL ME HANDSOME lost its left hind plate near the 1050 Metres. Approaching the 1000 Metres, SEA JADE raced in restricted room between LOOK ERAS and AMBITIOUS HEART. CARRY TO WIN lost its right front plate near the 900 Metres. Passing the 800 Metres, CHEER WIN commenced to prove difficult to settle and got its head up. Then approaching the 750 Metres, CHEER WIN got its head on the side and was severely checked after shifting out abruptly across the heels of AMBITIOUS HEART. SEA JADE, which was racing outside CHEER WIN, was hampered and taken wider. CHEER WIN continued to race ungenerously and shifted in off the heels of AMBITIOUS HEART passing the 700 Metres, causing AUDACITY, which was following, to be steadied and to bump the hindquarters of CARRY TO WIN which became unbalanced. After this, CHEER WIN continued to travel keenly. Throughout the race, BUMBLE BABY travelled wide and without cover and making the first turn after the 900 Metres lay out. AMBITIOUS HEART made the Home Turn awkwardly. Approaching the 300 Metres and again near the 200 Metres, GAINFULJET and ARM RUNDA raced tight. When questioned, Z Purton stated that, from barrier 11, it had been intended for CALL ME HANDSOME to be ridden from off the speed today as it was at its last start when successful. He said in accordance with his instructions, he steadied CALL ME HANDSOME in the early stages in order to be shifted across behind initially HOLY UNICORN. He said when he did this, CALL ME HANDSOME got its head on the side and would not shift across behind runners. He said when CALL ME HANDSOME was left racing very wide after the 1100 Metres and it was no longer available for him to steady the horse given that CALL ME HANDSOME was laying out and travelling keenly, he rode it forward to race outside the leader BEAR CHUM. He added CALL ME HANDSOME continued to race keenly and lay out making the turns when required to race in a position much further forward than had been intended. A veterinary inspection of CHEER WIN immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. ARM RUNDA, PAKISTAN STAR and BEAR CHUM were sent for sampling.
Breed of the Winning Horse-Online
PAKISTAN STAR Sire: Shamardal
Dam: Nina Celebre

http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/info/meeting/Results/english/

 

[somebozo]

Brilliant strategy if you decode it..conserve the energy..position yourself in a clear path...and ATTACK!!!!
I wonder if the horse being German has anything to do with this...the Nazi forces used similar tactics..for example..they marched patiently and silently through the Arden forest..organised themselves in clear path to the target..and then charged at full speed...so fast was the German attach that the British officers having their morning tea were taken by complete surprise...

 

[544_delta]

One of the craziest debuts in history by #6 Pakistan Star in Hong Kong today! What a finish executed in perfect way....

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153787823642945

magnífico !! espléndido!!

 

[Imran Khan]

the guy has trick to be slow all the time and then near final give the boost

 

[IceCold]

One of the craziest debuts in history by #6 Pakistan Star in Hong Kong today! What a finish executed in perfect way....

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153787823642945

Wow. It looked as if he finally turned on the noss. lol. A great win

 

[ghazi52]

Pakistan Star: Why in the world is everyone sharing this horse racing video?

PHOTO COURTESY: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST/ KENNETH CHAN

You may have missed it but thousands of Pakistanis have been sharing a video of a horse racing event.

Why? You might ask. The short answer: A horse named Pakistan Star produced a truly remarkable comeback to win his debut at a Griffin race in Hong Kong.

Pakistan Star, with rider Matthew Chadwick on his back, started off slow and at one point was nearly out of sight. But then, in the final moments of the race, the horse emerged into the frame and this time it meant business. Within moments, Pakistan Star caught up with all of its opponents and inched into first place in miraculous fashion.

The great horse race that stunned the public

“I don’t think he beat anything special, the Griffin races haven’t been that impressive so I did say to the owners that I thought he had a blowout chance today,” said Chadwick about Pakistan Star as quoted bySouth China Morning Post. “Today was about his ability more than where he’s at mentally.”

He added: “In these griffin races, with so many inexperienced horses, you never know if they’ll go fast or slow. Mentally, he’s not there, which we’ve known ever since his breeze-up before the sale, but he is making progress in track-work and learning all the time.”

Enough about the race though. We’re going to skip to what we all really want to know: Why in the world is this horse called Pakistan Star? So it turns out, the horse is not as Pakistani as we would have liked.

He is actually a German-bred three-year-old brown-coloured horse. It was formerly known as Ninas Shadow and was bought by its current owner Din Kerm for HK$6 million at the Hong Kong International Sale in March, according to thoroughbreddailynews.com.

Meanwhile, the race that our very own Pakistan Star won is called a Griffin race. These races are characterised by horses who have never won a race anywhere in the world. But, this was Pakistan Star’s first-ever race at any level so we can’t really take that away from him.

So, what does that make Pakistan Star? In Hong Kong’s racing terminology, a horse that is imported to Hong Kong unraced is called a Griffin (makes sense?).

Some further digging led us to some interesting facts about the owner Din Kerm, who is kind of obsessed with naming his horses with a Pakistan suffix.

According to the Hong Kong Jockey Club website, the owner individually owns Pakistan Baby, Pakistan Star and retired Pakistan Treasure.

Moreover, he is a partner in ownership for two other retired horses with Pakistan names attached to them: Glory of Pakistan and Pakistan Hero. Why? You might ask. Short answer: We have no clue but we are trying our best to locate Mr Kerm.

In any case, cheers to the owner for keeping Pakistan in such high regard.

 

[M.SAAD]

So Pakistan Star has nothing to do with Pakistan basically..

Except for the name ..

 

[Djinn]

Pakistani's are a jinxed crowed the moment they show interest in any sport, it turns into a huge disappointment later. Poor Amir Khan is one glaring example

So Pakistan Star has nothing to do with Pakistan basically..

Except for the name ..

Naam hi Kaafi hay.