Per Incanto (USA) is well known for his classy sprinters that include Group I winner Jimmysstar and he posted a new stakes-winner in Hong Kong on Sunday when Raging Blizzard took out the Group II Premier Bowl (1200m) at Sha Tin.
Trained by John Size and ridden by Brenton Avdulla, the Kiwi bred Raging Blizzard scored a fast finishing head win over race favourite Ka Ying Attack, who looked set for victory after he kicked away off the turn.
Well deserved, Raging Blizzard! ?? After a season of consistency and Group 1 placings in 2025/26, John Size's sprinter emerges best to capture the Group 2 Lukfook Jewellery Premier Bowl under @brentonavdulla at Sha Tin... #LoveRacing | #HKracing https://t.co/33ZCOdxENc
— HKJC Racing (@HKJC_Racing) October 25, 2026
With seven wins and 11 placings from 30 starts, 7YO Raging Blizzard has been a model of consistency and was overdue for a stakes win after six stakes placings including a second in the Group I HK International Sprint last year to Ka Ying Rising.
That race will be on the radar for him again in December with his immediate target the HK$5.35 million G2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) on 22 November.
“It’s a bit of justice for him – he’s tried so hard in all his races. He’s been unlucky running into some very nice horses constantly, but eventually, he’s rewarded for his consistency. So, it was quite satisfying to see him win this race,” Size said.
“It was probably a special event for a lot of the connections, so we’re quite happy and relieved for the horse to win a race and for the owners, who have been sort of believing in him for such a long time.
“He’s got a lovely temperament. He’s in beautiful condition most of the time and he’s sound and he does very well. He’s a pleasure to work with. But just race day, he just lacks the extra couple of rating points to mix it with the big ones.”
A $225,000 Inglis Classic purchase from Lime Country Thoroughbreds for John Foote Bloodstock, Raging Blizzard is the best of four winners from five foals to race from Perfect Beat, a half-sister to Group winners Upbeat and Bella Martini as well as SW’s Volcanic Ash and Alpha Beat.
Raging Blizzard is the 39th SW for Little Avondale Stud’s Per Incanto (USA).
