Boniface Ho’s talented three-year-old Glittering Legend will continue his career in Hong Kong with David Eustace after his recent third in the G3 Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Glittering Legend recorded a Listed win on the all-weather over a mile at Newcastle in April before staying on for third behind Trinity College over 2000m in the Hampton Court Stakes, a race that has long been a source of potential Hong Kong Derby candidates.
The son of Too Darn Hot will join the yard of high-flying first-season trainer, Eustace, who provided Ho with a winner on the Sha Tin dirt on Saturday courtesy of Fashion Legend.
Speaking to Idol Horse during the 11-race card, Eustace said he will turn his focus to preparing Glittering Legend for the Hong Kong Derby for the owner during the 2025-26 campaign.
“I’m delighted to have the support from Bon,” Eustace said. “Glittering Legend is going into quarantine and hopefully he acclimatises well. We’ll target the four-year-old series with him.”
While Ho’s red and white silks have been a familiar fixture at racecourses in Britain, Australia and Hong Kong, the prominent owner is yet to taste success in any of the three legs of Hong Kong’s four-year-old series, which consists of the Classic Mile, Classic Cup over 1,800m and finishes with the city’s most prestigious race, the Hong Kong Derby.
