South African bred and now Hong Kong based runne er Horse Of Fortune – ridden by Silvestre De Sousa and trained by Dennis Yip – got the better of Hong Kong runner Romantic Touch to win the Macau Hong Kong Trophy (Macau Group 1, turf 1500m), the first leg of the annual interport races, at Taipa Racecourse today, Sunday, 3 March.

Four Hong Kong runners and five Macau contenders took part in the HK$2.5 million event. Hong Kong galloper Romantic Touch finished second, with Pearl Green third for Macau.

The South African bred is a half brother to sensation Do It Again, a Grade 1 winner of the Vodacom July in South Africa.

This event is a Macao Grade 1.