Military Attack (Chinese: 軍事出擊, originally named Rave) (foaled 4 March 2008) is an Irish-bred, Hong Kong trained Thoroughbred racehorse.
Military Attack is a bay gelding with a white coronet on his left hind foot,[2] bred in Ireland by P E Banahan at the Moortown Stud in County Meath.
In the early part of the 2012/2013 season, Military Attack showed promise when finishing fourth to Ambitious Dragon over one mile and fifth to California Memory in the Hong Kong Cup.
With Purton riding Ambitious Dragon, Military Attack was partnered by the 22-year-old Australian Tommy Berry who had never ridden in Hong Kong before[9] and started at odds of 10.5/1.
Military Attack went clear of the field and won easing down by three and a quarter lengths from his stable companion Dan Excel,[11] the winner of the Champions Mile.
Carrying top weight of 133 pounds in a field which included California Memory, Xtension, Akeed Mofeed and Pure Champion and finished sixth, beaten just over three lengths by the favourite Gold-Fun.
In January, Military Attack finished fourth behind Blazing Speed, Dan Excel and Helene Spirit in the Hong Kong Stewards' Cup.
On 23 February the gelding faced Akeed Mofeed, Blazing Speed and Dan Excel in the Hong Kong Gold Cup in which he was ridden for the first time by João Moreira.
Starting second favourite behind Akeed Mofeed, he took the lead inside the final furlong and accelerated clear to win by three lengths from Dan Excel.
[14] He also won the title of Hong Kong Most Popular Horse of the Year, winning a public poll with 53,986 votes from California Memory (21,686) and Ambitious Dragon (20,865).