467:) over 1600 metres. He came from well off the pace to accelerate clear of the field in the last 200 metres and won easily by one and a half lengths from the 25/1 outsider Magnifier with Electronic Unicorn in third place. Twelve days later the gelding was dropped in distance for his second attempt at the Bauhinia Sprint Trophy and started 6/5 favourite in a field of fourteen runners which included King of Danes and Best of the Best. Ridden by Fradd, he took the lead 300 metres from the finish and won by three-quarters of a length and two lengths from Kenwood Melody and Trinculo. After the race, the
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525:. After being restrained by Fradd in the early stages, Fairy King Prawn made a strong run on the outside in the straight to overtake Sunline 150 metres from the finish but was caught in the final strides and beaten a neck by Jim And Tonic. Four weeks later, Fairy King Prawn returned to Hong Kong and won the Chairman's Prize for the second time, beating Trinculo by four lengths when ridden for the first time by
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Fairy King Prawn was officially retired from racing in
February 2003. He spent several years at Tuen Mun Public Riding School, providing experience for new riders. In 2011 the horse was sent to New Zealand to provide what Lau called "a bigger and more comfy place for the old racehorse to live happily
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taking over from Steven King as his jockey. On his first appearance for his new stable he was beaten a neck by
Tajasur when attempting to repeat his 1999 success in the Chairman's Prize. On his final appearance of the season, Fairy King Prawn attempted to become the first Hong Kong-trained racehorse
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in
September before finishing sixth in a similar event a month later and second in a race for three-year-olds over 1400 metres in November. He then won a handicap on 13 December and returned in February 1999 to record his biggest win thus far in the TVB Cup, beating the five-year-old Bumper Storm by
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where he carried 135 pounds to victory in the Happy Valley
Handicap and then finished second by a short head to King of Danes in the Sprint Trial Trophy at Sha Tin in November, conceding twenty-two pounds to the winner. Rather than attempting to repeat his previous success in the Hong Kong Sprint,
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On his debut as a four-year-old, Fairy King Prawn finished seventh when carrying a weight of 135 pounds in a 1200-metre handicap on 5 September and then finished second to Best of the Best when dropped in distance for the
Panasonic Cup over 1000 metres in November. On 12 December, Fairy King Prawn
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Fairy King Prawn's only appearance in his final season came on 1 October in the
National Day Cup over 1400 metres in which he was required to concede at least twelve pounds to each of his thirteen opponents. Ridden again by Marwing he won the race by two lengths from Meridian Star, with Oriental
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January Fairy King Prawn started favourite for the Bauhinia Sprint Trophy over 1000 metres but was beaten one and a quarter lengths by the 33/1 outsider Holy Grail. The gelding finished runner-up again in his next two races, finishing second to Best of the Best in the
427:). Fairy King Prawn raced well behind the leaders before moving out to the far outside in the straight. He took the lead 100 metres from the finish and won the race by one and a quarter lengths from Diktat, with King Halo the best of the Japanese runners in third place.
502:(the second leg of the Triple Crown) despite racing for the first time over 2000 metres. After being towards the rear as usual in the early stages he moved forward in the straight but finished sixth of the twelve runners, two and a quarter lengths behind the winner
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Fairy King Prawn is a bay gelding bred in
Australia by Catherine Redmond. His sire Danehill (who died in 2003) was a highly successful breeding stallion, producing the winners of more than a thousand races, including one hundred and fifty-six at Group
374:) from Australia. Steven King settled the gelding in mid-division before making a forward move in the straight. Fairy King Prawn took the lead inside the last 200 metres and won by a length from Crystal Charm with Big Jag in third ahead of Dantelah.
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two and three quarter lengths. After running second to
Electronic Zone in the Hong Kong Telecom Cup Fairy King Prawn was moved up in class for the Chairman's Sprint Prize over 1200 metres on 8 May. Ridden by Steven King, he won by a neck from the
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As a yearling, Fairy King Prawn was consigned to the Inglis Easter Sale and was bought for $ 180,000 by representatives of the Hong Kong businessman Philip Lau Sak Hong. In the early part of his racing career, the gelding was trained by
529:. In June he attempted to repeat his 2000 success in the Yasuda Kinen but finished ninth of the eighteen runners behind Black Hawk. His participation in the race had been in doubt owing to restrictions imposed as a result of the
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Express, Crystal Charm and Best of the Best among the unplaced runners. In
January 2002, the gelding underwent surgery which entailed the removal of a portion of a fractured splint bone and an injection to a strained ligament.
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on two occasions. He was retired from racing in 2002 after undergoing surgery for serious leg injuries. After working for several years at a Hong Kong riding school he was sent into full retirement in New Zealand in 2011.
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second favourite he was towards the rear of the fourteen-runner field for most of the way before making rapid progress in the straight but failed by a short head to catch the New Zealand mare
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he became one of the most successful and popular horses in his adopted territory. Equally adept as a sprinter or as a miler he won twelve of his twenty-six starts including the
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winner Oriental Express. On his final appearance of the season, Fairy King Prawn finished second to the New Zealand-bred Kingston Treasure in the Sha Tin Vase.
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1119:"Fairy King Prawn to Defend His Yasuda Kinen Title After Import Restrictions Eased"
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On 14 January Fairy King Prawn started 3/5 favourite ahead of the four-year-old
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Fairy King Prawn raced overseas for the second time when he was sent to the
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in 1990 and went on to be a successful broodmare, also producing the
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s senior racing writer Lawrence Wadey wrote: "The Prawn is racing's
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in March. He was then transferred to the stable of Ivan Allan, with
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Fairy King Prawn began his second season with a win in a 1200-metre
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Fairy King Prawn began his five-year-old season in October at
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in England. The locally trained runners included Eagle Cafe (
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racehorse. After being sold and exported to Hong Kong as a
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Fairy King Prawn was moved up in distance to contest the
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in Japan. He won numerous awards including the title of
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Pedigree of Fairy King Prawn (AUS), bay gelding, 1995
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1215:"Fairy King Prawn and Jeune King Prawn Retired"
1190:"Four awards for Fairy King Prawn in Hong Kong"
868:. www.thoroughbrednews.com.au. 29 January 2001
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1072:"Geldings Battle to Wire in Dubai Duty Free"
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1163:"Fairy King Prawn Recovering from Surgery"
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890:. Hong Kong Jockey Club. 27 February 1999
556:Hong Kong Most Popular Horse of the Year
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490:all rolled into one; he is this sport's
192:Hong Kong Most Popular Horse of the Year
1143:. Hong Kong Jockey Club. 1 October 2001
959:. Hong Kong Jockey Club. Archived from
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16:Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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259:level. Among his best offspring are
1121:. Hong Kong Jockey Club. 9 May 2001
1070:Blood-Horse Staff (24 March 2001).
912:. Hong Kong Jockey Club. 5 May 1999
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403:, a five-year-old who had won the
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770:'s offspring Fairy King Prawn is
910:"Chairman's Sprint Prize result"
841:"Belgrade Turk Mare – Family 22"
324:1998/1999: three-year-old season
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1284:Racehorses trained in Hong Kong
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1049:"Bauhinia Sprint Trophy result"
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1007:. Racing Post. 17 December 2000
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934:. Racing Post. 12 December 1999
431:2000/2001: five-year-old season
341:1999/2000: four-year-old season
1141:"National Day Handicap result"
1051:. Racing Post. 26 January 2001
1029:. Racing Post. 14 January 2001
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312:1997/1998: two-year-old season
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1188:Nick Pulford (20 June 2001).
866:"Fairy King Prawn Wins Again"
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444:on 17 December. Starting the
362:) from France, Proud Native (
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1279:Racehorses bred in Australia
1099:. Racing Post. 24 March 2001
531:2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak
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799:"Fairy King Prawn pedigree"
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560:Hong Kong Champion Sprinter
552:Hong Kong Horse of the Year
550:Fairy King Prawn was named
243:Hong Kong Horse of the Year
197:Hong Kong Champion Sprinter
187:Hong Kong Horse of the Year
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1240:Maggie Tam (16 May 2011).
985:. Racing Post. 4 June 2000
370:) from Britain, Dantelah (
354:) from the United States,
166:Happy Valley Trophy (2000)
932:"Hong Kong Sprint result"
843:. Thoroughbred Bloodlines
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1247:South China Morning Post
1097:"Dubai Duty Free result"
564:Hong Kong Champion Miler
469:South China Morning Post
202:Hong Kong Champion Miler
1005:"Hong Kong Mile result"
519:Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
461:Hong Kong Stewards' Cup
437:Happy Valley Racecourse
231:Hong Kong Stewards' Cup
223:Chairman's Sprint Prize
169:Hong Kong Stewards' Cup
152:Chairman's Sprint Prize
1289:Thoroughbred family 22
817:"Danehill Stud record"
465:Hong Kong Triple Crown
463:(the first leg of the
405:Prix Maurice de Gheest
335:Queen Elizabeth II Cup
281:Edward Manifold Stakes
235:Bauhinia Sprint Trophy
174:Bauhinia Sprint Trophy
1274:1995 racehorse births
1027:"Stewards Cup result"
983:"Yasuda Kinen result"
759:Roedean (Family: 22)
546:Awards and assessment
425:Takamatsunomiya Kinen
517:over 1800 metres at
511:United Arab Emirates
391:over 1600 metres at
380:Centenary Sprint Cup
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358:and Sainte Marine (
352:San Carlos Handicap
1221:. 11 February 2003
957:"Fairy King Prawn"
774:4 × 4 to the mare
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500:Hong Kong Gold Cup
492:Michael Schumacher
457:Electronic Unicorn
409:Haydock Sprint Cup
407:in France and the
368:Flying Five Stakes
360:Prix du Gros Chêne
318:Sha Tin Racecourse
289:Haydock Sprint Cup
194:(2000, 2001, 2002)
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632:Admiral's Voyage
423:) and King Halo (
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273:George Washington
269:Rock of Gibraltar
261:Duke of Marmalade
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417:Sprinters Stakes
393:Tokyo Racecourse
364:Ballyogan Stakes
227:Hong Kong Sprint
211:Fairy King Prawn
157:Hong Kong Sprint
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766:Like all of
754:Infatuation
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659:Flower Bowl
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496:Lennox Lewis
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421:Yushun Himba
413:NHK Mile Cup
389:Yasuda Kinen
384:Robbie Fradd
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265:Dylan Thomas
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239:Yasuda Kinen
225:(twice) the
215:Thoroughbred
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189:(2000, 2001)
162:Yasuda Kinen
154:(1999, 2001)
119:Lau Sak Hong
1253:22 December
1225:25 December
1199:25 December
1194:Racing Post
1173:25 December
1147:24 December
1125:25 December
1103:24 December
1081:25 December
1055:23 December
1033:23 December
1011:23 December
989:23 December
967:23 December
938:23 December
916:22 December
894:22 December
872:25 December
847:22 December
735:Bletchingly
719:High Perch
648:His Majesty
637:Petitioner
629:Pas de Nom
478:, soccer's
476:Tiger Woods
277:North Light
141:26: 12-10-0
1268:Categories
823:2011-09-16
803:Equineline
783:References
751:Expulsion
668:Buckpasser
570:Retirement
250:Background
146:Major wins
132:Ivan Allan
716:Top Twig
692:Twig Moss
397:Godolphin
293:Green God
93:Australia
67:Twig Moss
46:Grandsire
768:Danehill
613:Nearctic
592:Danehill
579:Pedigree
484:Zinedine
459:for the
219:yearling
40:Danehill
776:Natalma
746:Coogee
705:Klairon
700:Luthier
676:Natalma
621:Natalma
480:Rivaldo
450:Sunline
348:Big Jag
291:winner
257:Grade I
124:Trainer
108:Breeder
90:Country
76:Gelding
64:Damsire
59:Twiglet
772:inbred
740:Biscay
696:1973
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