Kinane set to bow out of saddle on a high By Brian Fleming 8:01PM 7 DEC 2009
MICK KINANE, whose profile has never been higher thanks to his stunningly successful partnership with Sea The Stars, looks set to follow that brilliant colt into retirement.
It emerged on Monday evening that an announcement to that effect may be imminent, although
Kinane could not be contacted on hisway home from Japan, where he rode at the weekend.
The 50-year-old jockey rebuffed questions on retirement that inevitably arose when
Sea The Stars signedoff his dazzling career by winning his final race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, in Paris eight weeks ago.
The highly celebrated rider said he wanted to fulfil commitments in South Africa and Japan, both of which are now gone, before entering any discussions about his future.
冇機會睇佢騎爆冷,可惜
First of three: winning the 1989 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Carroll House
Head of affairs: landing his first Derby on Commander In Chief in 1993
One and only: tasting Melbourne Cup success with Vintage Crop in 1993
Headline-grabber: getting Saratoga Springs up in 1997 Racing Post Trophy
And another: gaining his second Arc success aboard Montjeu in 1999
Easy does it: pulling clear of Golan aboard Galileo in the 2001 Derby
Ebor glory: landing the York highlight on Mediterranean in 2001
Short-head success: winning the 2001 Dewhurst on Rock Of Gibraltar
Outshining his rivals: steering Hawk Wing to victory in the 2002 Eclipse
Turf kings: winning the Breeders' Cup Turf on High Chaparral in 2002. The duo completed back-to-back wins in 2003 when dead-heating with Johar
Cream of the crop: winning the 2004 Irish Champion Stakes on Azamour
Looking good: partnering George Washington to QEII glory in 2006
Dream team: another Classic moment on Sea The Stars in the 2009 Derby
Out on a high: landing his third Arc on Sea The Stars's swansong in 2009
靳能策騎的香港代表「爆冷」，勇奪二○○七年愛彼錶女皇盃。
「步步穩」在勒能胯下，勇奪冠軍一哩賽錦標。
「計得精彩」（9號）在靳能胯下後上摘下香港盃。
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