Tough as teak RED CADEAUX recorded a well overdue Group 1 win when edging out Jaguar Mail to take the Longines Hong Kong Vase earlier today under a superb ride from Gerald Mosse and what better place to do it than at Sha Tin, where he follows in the footsteps of Ed's other Hong Kong International Race winners Ouija Board and Snow Fairy.
Settled in mid division, Mosse made his move into a more prominent position before turning into the straight and came with his challenge over a furlong out to dig deep and see off the Japanese horse by a short head.
"He has so much fighting spirit", Mosse said. "I know my horse. I waited for the turn and when the pressure came I ask him to go and he picked up all the way to the line."
It was a thrilling win for owner Ronald Arculli and will go down as one of his greatest moments in racing as this globetrotting six year old has been the bridesmaid on more than one occasion, "He deserves this; he has been knocking on the door for so long", Arculli said.
Ed was beaming afterwards, "Gerald gave the horse a great ride, had him in the right position and he battled very hard. Red Cadeaux deserves this win. He just gets better and better, he is a really tough horse, he was beaten 3 pixels in the Melbourne Cup last year and there was no pace this year, then got struck into in the Japan Cup and should have finished a lot closer. Ronald Arculli deserves huge praise. I'm chuffed to have a winner here for him. I'm sure it means a huge deal. This is a fantastic day for everyone."