Romantic Warrior (IRE) 2018
Profile
9g Acclamation (GB) x Folk Melody (Street Cry)
Foaled Mar 18, 2018
Career: 27 starts, 22 - 3 - 0 $278,745,697
Trainer: C S Shum, Hong Kong
Ownership: Peter Lau Pak Fai
Romantic Warrior is a 9 year old gelding by Acclamation out of the Street Cry mare, Folk Melody.
Last start was 1st at Sha Tin on May 24, 2026 in the The Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (Gr.1) over 2400 metres.
Stakes performance:
1st
2026 The Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (Gr.1);
2026 The FWD QEII Cup (Gr.1);
2026 The Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr.1);
2026 The Stewards' Cup (Gr.1);
2025 The Longines Hong Kong Cup (Gr.1);
2025 Race 7 - Jebel Hatta Presented By Longines - Group 1 - Turf (Gr.1);
2024 The Longines Hong Kong Cup (Gr.1);
2024 The FWD QEII Cup (Gr.1);
2024 The Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr.1);
2023 The Longines Hong Kong Cup (Gr.1);
2023 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (Gr.1);
2023 The Fwd Qeii Cup (Gr.1);
2022 The Longines Hong Kong Cup (Gr.1);
2022 The Fwd Qeii Cup (Gr.1);
2025 The BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (Gr.2);
2024 The BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (Gr.2);
2022 The Bochk Jockey Club Cup (Gr.2);
2nd
2023 Standard Chartered-Chater Cup (Gr.1);
2023 The Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr.1);
2023 The Stewards' Cup (Gr.1);
Romantic Warrior Latest News
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Race Record
8yo
26Apr26
1st
Sha Tin
The FWD QEII Cup Gr1 2000m
Firm J B Mc Donald (57) 4/13 - 2nd: Masquerade Ball (1L)
8yo
1Mar26
1st
Sha Tin
The Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup Gr1 2000m
Good J B Mc Donald (57) 1/20 - 2nd: Ensued (4L)
8yo
25Jan26
1st
Sha Tin
The Stewards' Cup Gr1 1600m
Firm J B Mc Donald (57) 1/2 - 2nd: Lucky Sweynesse (1.8L)
8yo
14Dec25
1st
Sha Tin
The Longines Hong Kong Cup Gr1 2000m
Good J B Mc Donald (57) 1/10 - 2nd: Bellagio Opera (1.8L)
8yo
23Nov25
1st
Sha Tin
The BOCHK Jockey Club Cup Gr2 2000m
Firm J B Mc Donald (58) 2/5 - 2nd: Voyage Bubble (1.5L)
7yo
8Dec24
1st
Sha Tin
The Longines Hong Kong Cup Gr1 2000m
Good J B Mc Donald (57) 1/10 - 2nd: Liberty Island (1.5L)
7yo
17Nov24
1st
Sha Tin
The BOCHK Jockey Club Cup Gr2 2000m
Good J B Mc Donald (58) 1/10 - 2nd: Ka Ying Generation (4.3L)
6yo
25Feb24
1st
Sha Tin
The Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup Gr1 2000m
Good J B Mc Donald (57) 4/7 - 2nd: Voyage Bubble (0.3L)
6yo
10Dec23
1st
Sha Tin
The Longines Hong Kong Cup Gr1 2000m
Good J B Mc Donald (57) 5/4 - 2nd: Luxembourg (0.1L)
6yo
28Oct23
1st
Moonee Valley
Ladbrokes Cox Plate Gr1 2040m
Good(3) J B Mc Donald (59) 5/2 - 2nd: Mr Brightside (0.1L)
6yo
7Oct23
4th
Flemington
TAB Turnbull Stakes Gr1 2000m
Good(4) J B Mc Donald (59) 6/4 - 1st: Gold Trip (3.9L)
5yo
28May23
2nd
Sha Tin
Standard Chartered-Chater Cup Gr1 2400m
G0 Z Purton (57) 1/5 - 1st: Russian Emperor (0.3L)
5yo
26Feb23
2nd
Sha Tin
The Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup Gr1 2000m
G0 K Teetan (57) 1/2 - 1st: Golden Sixty (0.2L)
5yo
11Dec22
1st
Sha Tin
The Longines Hong Kong Cup Gr1 2000m
Good J B Mc Donald (57) 4/5 - 2nd: Danon The Kid (4.5L)
5yo
20Nov22
1st
Sha Tin
The Bochk Jockey Club Cup Gr2 2000m
Good J B Mc Donald (58) 5/4 - 2nd: Tourbillon Diamond (1.3L)
4yo
24Apr22
1st
Sha Tin
The Fwd Qeii Cup Gr1 2000m
Good K Teetan (57) 4/5 - 2nd: Tourbillon Diamond (2.0L)
4yo
24Nov21
1st
Happy Valley
Murrayfield Hcp (C4) 1200m
Good J Moreira (60.5) 2/5 - 2nd: Melbourne Hall (1.0L)
4yo
20Oct21
1st
Happy Valley
Tiger Prawn Hcp (C4) 1200m
Good J Moreira (57) 11/4 - 2nd: A Smile Like Yours (1.5L)