Beauty Generation marquee name on big card

Hong Kong-based top-level horses were putting in final preparations this week for the three Group 1 races carded for Sunday at Sha Tin – the QE II Cup, the Champions Mile, and the Chairman’s Sprint Prize

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Beauty Generation, once again, is the star of the show with these races run spectator-free and without any international shippers permitted. Beauty Generation rose to the top of the Hong Kong ranks with a 2018 Champions Mile victory and dominated the race a year ago. After losing four straight races earlier this season, he has come back with two victories in a row and will be favored Sunday over Waikuku, who ran far below form April 5 in Beauty Generation’s Chairman’s Trophy Stakes win.

Trainer John Moore on Thursday will give both Beauty Generation and Chairman’s Sprint Prize contender Aethero their final fast work for the races. Aethero, who needs to race forwardly, blew the start in his April 5 prep for this race but should be formidable with a better break Sunday.

Exultant figures to be heavily favored in the QEII Cup over 2,000 meters.