6yo Gelding by Acclamation×Folk Melody
Official Rating122
Group 1 record 2024
2024 Asian season4Wins
0Placed
4Recorded G1 results
US$7.5MPrize money
Recorded results are the Group 1 wins and placings in this database. Unplaced runs are not recorded, so no win rate is shown. Prize money is what the horse earned in these results; it stays empty where a prize is not on file.
Group 1 performance 2024
4 wins · 0 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Hong Kong Cup2000 metres · US$ 5,113,9781stC S ShumJames McDonald08.12.2024Sha TinPrize money €2,830,938Race detailsWatch
Yasuda Kinen1600 metres · ¥ 342,000,0001stC ShingShumJames McDonald02.06.2024TokyoPrize money €996,636Race detailsWatch
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)2000 metres · US$ 3,571,7481stC S ShumJames McDonald28.04.2024Sha TinPrize money €1,977,208Race detailsWatch
Hong Kong Gold Cup2000 metres · US$ 1,545,5611stC S ShumJames McDonald25.02.2024Sha TinPrize money €816,240Race detailsWatch
Total Group 1 career
Group 1 since 2022 · 15 wins · 5 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
20264 wins · 0 places
Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup2400 metres · HK$ 13,000,0001stC S ShumJames McDonald24.05.2026Sha TinPrize money €924,084Race detailsWatch
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)2000 metres · HK$ 30,000,0001stC S ShumJames McDonald26.04.2026Sha TinPrize money €1,883,170Race detailsWatch
Hong Kong Gold Cup2000 metres · HK$ 13,000,0001stC S ShumJames McDonald01.03.2026Sha TinPrize money €924,084Race detailsWatch
Stewards' Cup1600 metres · HK$ 13,000,0001stC S ShumJames McDonald25.01.2026Sha TinPrize money €924,084Race detailsWatch
20252 wins · 2 places
Hong Kong Cup2000 metres · US$ 5,136,3721stC S ShumJames McDonald14.12.2025Sha TinPrize money €2,843,335Race detailsWatch
Dubai Turf1800 metres · AED 4,800,0042ndC S ShumJames McDonald05.04.2025MeydanPrize money €239,260Race detailsWatch
Saudi Cup1800 metres · US$ 20,000,0002ndDanny ShumJames McDonald22.02.2025King Abdulaziz RacecoursePrize money —Race detailsWatch
Jebel Hatta1800 metres · AED 1,812,9971stC S ShumJames McDonald24.01.2025MeydanPrize money €265,578Race detailsWatch
20244 wins · 0 places
Hong Kong Cup2000 metres · US$ 5,113,9781stC S ShumJames McDonald08.12.2024Sha TinPrize money €2,830,938Race detailsWatch
Yasuda Kinen1600 metres · ¥ 342,000,0001stC ShingShumJames McDonald02.06.2024TokyoPrize money €996,636Race detailsWatch
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)2000 metres · US$ 3,571,7481stC S ShumJames McDonald28.04.2024Sha TinPrize money €1,977,208Race detailsWatch
Hong Kong Gold Cup2000 metres · US$ 1,545,5611stC S ShumJames McDonald25.02.2024Sha TinPrize money €816,240Race detailsWatch
20233 wins · 3 places
Hong Kong Cup2000 metres · HK$ 36,000,0001stC S ShumJames McDonald10.12.2023Sha TinPrize money €2,312,709Race detailsWatch
W. S. Cox Plate2040 metres · A$ 5,000,0001stC S ShumJames McDonald28.10.2023Moonee ValleyPrize money €1,850,535Race detailsWatch
Turnbull Stakes2000 metres · A$ 750,0004thC S ShumJames McDonald07.10.2023FlemingtonPrize money €20,819Race detailsWatch
Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup2400 metres · HK$ 12,000,0002ndC S ShumZ Purton28.05.2023Sha TinPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)2000 metres · HK$ 25,000,0001stC S ShumJames McDonald30.04.2023Sha TinPrize money €1,774,009Race detailsWatch
Hong Kong Gold Cup2000 metres · HK$ 12,000,0002ndC S ShumK Teetan26.02.2023Sha TinPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Stewards' Cup1600 metres · HK$ 12,000,0002ndC S ShumK Teetan29.01.2023Sha TinPrize money —Race detailsWatch
20222 wins · 0 places
Hong Kong Cup2000 metres · HK$ 30,000,0001stC S ShumJ McDonald11.12.2022Sha TinPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)2000 metres · HK$ 25,000,0001stC S ShumKaris Teetan24.04.2022Sha TinPrize money €1,784,416Race detailsWatch
Group 1 video record
20 races on filmMore Videos (17)
Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup24.05.2026 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)26.04.2026 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Hong Kong Gold Cup01.03.2026 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Stewards' Cup25.01.2026 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Hong Kong Cup14.12.2025 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Dubai Turf05.04.2025 · MeydanWatch the Race
Saudi Cup22.02.2025 · King Abdulaziz RacecourseWatch the Race
Jebel Hatta24.01.2025 · MeydanWatch the Race
Hong Kong Gold Cup25.02.2024 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Hong Kong Cup10.12.2023 · Sha TinWatch the Race
W. S. Cox Plate28.10.2023 · Moonee ValleyWatch the Race
Turnbull Stakes07.10.2023 · FlemingtonWatch the Race
Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup28.05.2023 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Hong Kong Gold Cup26.02.2023 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Stewards' Cup29.01.2023 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Hong Kong Cup11.12.2022 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)24.04.2022 · Sha TinWatch the Race
Pedigree
As of race day 24.05.26Romantic Warrior
AcclamationSire
Folk MelodyDamby Street Cry
DamFolk Melody
Romantic Warrior is out of Folk Melody (Street Cry), a winner at two, and is her third foal and her only stakes winner. She is also the dam of End Of Romance (Showcasing), stakes-placed in the US.
Second damFolk Opera
Second dam Folk Opera (Singspiel) won the Grade 1 E P Taylor Stakes in Canada and bred six winners, among them the dual winner Folk Dance (Golden Horn).
Third damSkiphall
Third dam Skiphall (Halling) was placed four times and had five winners. They include The Black Russian (One Cool Cat), a winner placed in the Gr.3 Kilbegnet Novice Chase, and the winner One True Love (Duke Of Marmalade), dam of Nothing Better, a dual Listed winner who was Group 3-placed. Skiphall is also the second dam of the Listed-placed winners Il Frantoio (Aclaim) and Herecomesthesun (Invincible Spirit).
Next generation
Folk Melody has a yearling filly by Havana Grey and was covered by Too Darn Hot in 2025.
Connections
Achievements
- 4× Group 1 winner in 2024
- Most Group 1 wins of the 2024 Asian season
- Winner at 2 different racecourses
- Group 1 winner in 2 countries
- Winner of a €1M+ Group 1