He boasts a veterinary record almost as long as his Hong Kong racing career, but 2024 Derby (2,000m) hero Massive Sovereign is close to making his latest comeback from injury.
Frankie Lor Fu-chuen is the latest trainer tasked with trying to extract the best out of the Irish import, who had surgery to both front fetlocks in December and a right hind tendon injury in January.
Massive Sovereign started his Hong Kong career in a blaze of glory for trainer Dennis Yip Chor-hong, winning his first two starts – including a barnstorming triumph in the city’s most prized race, the Derby.
However, he was struck down by a left hind fetlock injury at the end of 2024 that required surgery and was then moved on to the David Eustace stable.
The son of No Nay Never had three runs for Eustace, with his best performance a solid fourth to Sagacious Life in a Class Two over 1,600m last October, before his latest array of injuries.
