The news of Panfield’s possible tilt in Japan comes as connections announced that Golden Sixty will remain in Hong Kong with a view to winning a third G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at December’s 2022 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races.
“The main target is the Hong Kong Mile for three wins in a row, everything is fine with the horse,” said trainer Francis Lui.
The 131-rater successfully defended his crowns in both the LONGINES Hong Kong Mile and G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) this season and was entered to contest the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo in Japan on Sunday, 5 June.
“We’ve decided not to go, we discussed it with the owner yesterday (Monday, 9 May) and we’ve decided to let the horse take a rest and we’ll start again next season,” Lui said.
