A day after the 2-year-old filly Desert Flower made easy work of the Group 1 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket Racecourse in England, her stablemate Shadow of Light toughed out a narrow victory there Saturday in the Group 1 Dewhurst.
The post position draw for Sunday’s Grade 1 Shuka Sho Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Kyoto Racecourse in Japan worked in favor of the contenders Queens Walk and Cervinia. It was not as kind for Stellenbosch, winner of the Grade 1 Japanese 1000 Guineas earlier this year.
Desert Flower, a Godolphin homebred trained by Charlie Appleby, won the Group 1 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket by 5 1/2 lengths, running her record to four wins from four starts and vaulting to second favorite with British bookmakers for the 1000 Guineas on May 4.
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Pierre Ng will venture to Sha Tin on Sunday (13 October) in search of two objectives with Galaxy Patch – a strong showing in the HK$5.35 million G2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) and greater clarity into the immediate pathway of one of Hong Kong’s most talented and versatile horses.
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Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, October 13, 2024, at Sha Tin.
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Broadsiding and Mr. Brightside will be odds-on favorites to win lucrative Group 1 races at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday evening in what could be preview of a potential first meeting of the pair in several months.
The Lion In Winter, who last saw racing action this summer, can stake a claim as the best 2-year-old in Europe this fall if he runs to heavy favoritism Saturday at Newmarket in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes.
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Bidding for a record-extending fifth win in the HK$5.35 million G2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (13 October), Zac Purton hopes Beauty Eternal’s class will prove decisive against quality opposition headed by fellow Group 1 winner Voyage Bubble and Galaxy Patch.
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David Eustace notched his first win as trainer in his own right when Swift Ascend gave the young British horseman milestone success in first section of the Class 4 Harbour View Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (9 October).
