Touch of Romance Between Curz & Teetan Leads To Group One Victory
Romantic Touch carried off the Gr.1 Kwangtung Handicap Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse and sparked a three-win spree for a the reunion of jockey Karis Teetan and the two-time champion trainer and Hong Kong hero Tony Cruz.
Teetan also hopes to win the jockey championship this season.
After Romantic Touch in the feature, Teetan drove the Cruz-trained up-and-comer Circuit Number Two to a narrow win in the Class 3 Dongguan Handicap. And finally the duo completed a hat-track in the next, the Class 5 Zhuhai Handicap (1400m), thanks to Supreme Witness.
Last season the duo celebrated just one Gr.3 success with California Whip in 12 pairings between Teetan and the Cruz stable.
The finale went to High Five and the South African combination of Van Niekerk and trainer Tony Millard. And Australian handler Michael Freedman got off the mark for the campaign in race five when Endearing scored from the front under a canny Douglas Whyte ride.
Credit: HKJC.com