Horse of the Week
Romantic Warrior
Thoroughbred racing — Thoroughbred (by Acclamation) — 8 years old
“The Irish-bred legend became only the third horse to sweep the Hong Kong Triple Crown — and stands as the world's richest racehorse.”
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Why This Horse?
- Became only the third horse ever to sweep the Hong Kong Triple Crown, joining River Verdon (1993/94) and Voyage Bubble (2024/25).
- Sealed the sweep in the HK$13 million Champions & Chater Cup (G1) at Sha Tin, holding off Numbers by half a length.
- Pushed his career prize money to a world-record HK$288.7 million (~US$36.9M) — the richest racehorse in history.
- Notched a record-extending 15th Group 1 win by a Hong Kong-trained horse.
Saloon Trivia
- Irish-bred and bought relatively cheaply as a youngster, he grew into Hong Kong's greatest-ever galloper.
- A true globetrotter — he also won Australia's W.S. Cox Plate (2023) and Japan's Yasuda Kinen (2024).
- Ridden to the Triple Crown by James McDonald, the reigning LONGINES World's Best Jockey.
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Week 2026-W23
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