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DRF is happy to provide International racing nightly on DRF Bets. Watch and wager on top-tier International races daily from Australia, France, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Major tracks include Flemington, Moonee Valley, Royal Randwick, Sha Tin, Happy Valley and more. Bet on all the big races from The Melbourne Cup to The Championships at Royal Randwick and the Hong Kong Cup. Past performances are available here for free courtesy of Sky Racing World.
CHELTENHAM, England -- Pretty Crystal was no better than second in four consecutive Group 3 races for 2-year-old fillies from June to September in Britain last year.
The storyline has started on a much brighter note this year.
On Wednesday at Newmarket, Pretty Crystal rallied through the final quarter-mile to win her first stakes in the Group 3 Nell Gwyn Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at seven furlongs.
By Declan Schuster
Pierre Ng is looking to up the ante in his bid to win a maiden Hong Kong trainers’ championship when he heads to Happy Valley tomorrow night (Wednesday, 17 April) armed with eight chances across the nine-race fixture.
Ng led by 16 wins at Christmas, but now his margin is five (55-50) as a rampaging Francis Lui surged to a half-century with a treble at Sha Tin on Sunday (14 April).
Paul Lally:
R1 6-5-8-12
R2 1-10-6-8
R3 9-4-10-1
R4 9-5-6-1
R5 7-1-4-9
R6 10-1-11-8
R7 6-3-10-9
R8 4-6-8-2
R9 4-2-11-5
Best Bet R3 N9 Parents’ Love
Longshot R4 N9 Gold Tack
Play Race 6 QQP 1-10-11
Tom Wood:
R1: 4-6-8-3
R2: 1-2-10-6
R3: 10-9-6-4
R4: 1-9-4-12
R5: 7-1-3-4
R6: 6-1-10-8
R7: 6-3-10-2
R8: 6-3-4-2
R9: 4-2-6-11
AINTREE, England – The gelding with the catchy name had a flashy finish in Saturday’s Grade 1 Grand National at about 4 1/4 miles at Aintree Racecourse.
What I Am Maximus did from the final fence to the wire – a distance of slightly less than 500 yards – was nothing less than brilliant.
Ridden by Paul Townend for trainer Willie Mullins, I Am Maximus closed from about eighth after the 30th and final fence to take the lead in deep stretch. He rapidly pulled clear to win the $1.24 million race by 7 1/2 lengths as the 7-1 co-favorite with bookmakers.
AINTREE, England – A month later than expected, Jonbon won his first Grade 1 race of 2024 in Friday’s $314,125 Melling Chase at 2 1/2 miles at Aintree Racecourse, the fourth consecutive favorite or co-favorite to win in as many races on the seven-race program.
Regaleira is the lone filly facing colts in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese 2000 Guineas at Nakayama Racecourse, a familiar scenario for the two-time winner.
Last December, Regaleira beat 14 males and one other filly as the 2-1 co-favorite in a field of 16 in the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes at 1 1/4 miles at Nakayama, her final start of the year.