Able Friend was simply dominant running away with the Queens’ Silver Jubilee Cup by over two lengths without jockey Joao Moreira having to use the whip.

Anybody that has ever bred a Group I winner knows how special it is. The joy and sense of achievement that comes from breeding a Group I winner is something that Bylong Park Thoroughbreds owner Richard Johnston has achieved twice previously with star Fastnet Rock fillies Mosheen and Driefontein, but that didn’t dampen his enthusiasm when watching the Hong Kong Derby HK Gr 1 at Sha Tin on Sunday evening.

Australian bred and Inglis sold graduates Able Friend and Luger blew away their opposition at Sha Tin on Sunday winning the day’s two feature races, the Queens’ Silver Jubilee Cup and Hong Kong Derby.

Luger packed too much ammunition for his rivals at Sha Tin Racecourse today, Sunday, 29 December, as the three-year-old cruised to victory in the Griffin Trophy, Hong Kong’s final feature race of 2013.