Racing: Halmahera hat-trick breaks track record.(Sport) From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: September 9, 2004| Author: Edmondson, Richard | COPYRIGHT 2004 Independent Newspapers (UK) Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Richard Edmondson at Doncaster

THERE ARE faster horses than Halmahera, even though he broke the track record here on Town Moor yesterday, and many better ones too, but there is no other which has won the sprinting lottery of the Portland Handicap on three occasions.

But then the raffle of the St Leger meeting's first betting extravaganza is easier to predict when the nine-year-old is in the field. For the last three years, Halmahera has ambled out of t...