Yulong buys into early NZ Oaks favourite Ohope Wins

Yulong Investments have furthered their position among New Zealand’s racing ranks this week with the purchase of eye-catching Group 2 Sir Patrick Hogan Stakes (2000m) winner Ohope Wins.

The international racing and breeding operation, owned by Zhang Yuesheng, has made a play for some of the country’s top three-year-old fillies this season, and they have been rewarded through the success of Group 1 winner Well Written, who will put her unbeaten record on the line in tomorrow’s $1.5 million TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) at Ellerslie.

The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Ohope Wins, a daughter of Ocean Park, is the latest addition to the Yulong portfolio.

Bred by Gartshore Bloodstock, Ohope Wins stormed home to capture the Sir Patrick Hogan Stakes at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day, which catapulted her into joint favouritism for next month’s Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and prominently in the futures market for the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) on Champions Day.

“It is good to see them (Yulong) wanting to be a part of the racing down here as well and not just Australia,” O’Sullivan said.

“Going forward we are hoping that they take a real interest in us here in New Zealand because it is going to give a lot of people great opportunities and the good thing is that we know our horses are very capable of holding their own at the highest level.”