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Expensive imports just too speedy

IPOH, 9 Jan 2010

Expensive imports EASY JOCKEY and SPEED BABY, both owned by Golden Knight Stable, justified their enormous price tag when they scored runaway wins in their respective debut over the 1100m straight course here today.

EASY JOCKEY (Footstepsinthesand - Passing Hope by Sadler's Wells) romped home by 5 1/2 lengths and SPEED BABY (Fastnet Rock - Twisted Heart by Distorted Humor) won by four lengths, both horse ridden by Azhar Ismail.

The Australian bred EASY JOCKEY, whose dam is unraced, was offered at the New Zealand Ready To Run Sale and owner Beh Chin Pheng went to NZ$120,000 to secure him.

SPEED BABY, whose dam won 3 races and was stakes placed, went under the hammer to Beh for A$280,000 at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale, quickly easily his most expensive yearling buy to date.

With these two youngsters, and several others who has yet to race, Golden Knight Stable can look forward to a successful season.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1100M STR
6	Easy Jockey	K Coetzee	Azhar	1
1	The Golden Path	McGillivray	K Yazid	2
16	Yours Truly	Sukri	J Low	3
13	The Sun Number One	Brogan	Wan	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1400M
5	Tenth Avenue	K L Chong	KT Cheng	1
3	Fantastic Fortune	T Yeoh	Woodworth	2
12	Incredible King	Wong	Sivan	3
2	Ninetyfive Light	S Liew	N Callow	4

3	CLASS 5 - 1400M
15	Diamond Melang	K H Ng	A Chew	1
6	Donna	K Coetzee	J Lim	2
9	Sir Ed	E Breukelen	Chuah	3
10	Bonbon Win	McGillivray	Saifudin	4

4	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1100M STR
15	Speed Baby	K Coetzee	Azhar	1
2	Spice Master	S Cook	S Ruzaini	2
12	Confiness	Brogan	Chavez	3
7	Don'tcallme Uncle	McGillivray	Y F Leong	4

5	CLASS 5 - 1400M
10	Jeram Lioncity	A Rahim	J Low	1
1	Inner Sanctum	K L Chong	S Sofian	2
8	Myth Of Racing	Noordin	S John	3
3	Cizen Tycoon	Robert	S Sandana	4

6	CLASS 4 - 1400M
8	Sovereign Ace	Hoy	Yan	1
3	Natural Achiever	Robert	N Callow	2
13	Asian Classic	J Tan	S Sandana	3
1	Graduate Boy	P S Kumaran	S Thai Yang	4

7	CLASS 4 - 1400M
8	Newest Rancho	E Breukelen	N Shahrul	1
12	Husson Express	J Tan	S John	2
9	King Rufus	H S Lim	Zairi	3
3	Dumar	Thwaites	Chavez	4

8	DA MA CAI STAKES, CLASS 4 - 1400M
1	Andrew's Gold	McGillivray	Y F Leong	1
5	Regal Diamond	V Nathan	Teh	2
11	Summer Promise	Sukri	S Thai Yang	3
2	Great Friends	Brink	Chavez	4

9	CLASS 3 - 1400M
2	Century Lord	Tiang	S John	1
6	Lim's Quartz	McGillivray	K Yazid	2
3	Golden Might	K Coetzee	Azhar	3
7	Super Lad	P K Leong	Woodworth	4