A very sound, honest
horse, Viva Pataca hit his straps almost immediately on arriving
in Hong Kong, winning four races in his first season, including
the Hong Kong Derby and the Champions and Chater Cup. Success at
the International meeting in December continues to elude him but
he has won at International Group One level in the Audemars Piguet
QE II Cup and, in March 2008, he ran a valiant 2nd as the favourite
in the International Group One Sheema Classic (the race won by Vengeance
of Rain in 2007) at Nad Al Sheba in Dubai. He has twice won the
Hong Kong Gold Cup and three times the Champions and Chater Cup.
In all he has won seven times at Group One including once at international
level. |
