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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at Sha Tin.
The Hong Kong Jockey ClubApr 01, 2024
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at Sha Tin.
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Rebel’s Romance had an all but lost 2023 season after winning the Breeders’ Cup Turf in his 2022 finale, but trainer Charlie Appleby said the gelding had regained his confidence winning races this winter at Kempton Park in England and in Qatar – and he was right.
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A prospective trip to Hong Kong for Dubai Turf winner Facteur Cheval has been called off, and the horse will instead return to trainer Jerome Reynier’s yard in France to prepare for a European campaign this summer.
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The Japanese connections of the 3-year-old colt Forever Young have made no secret of their desire to run the horse in the Kentucky Derby. The 100 qualifying points Forever Young earned winning the U.A.E. Derby on Saturday, a key cog in Churchill Downs’ Road to the Derby, assure him a spot in the field, and Forever Young leaves Dubai for Churchill on April 10.
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Senor Buscador’s late surge carried him past Ushba Tesoro to win the Saudi Cup in late February, but on Saturday in the Dubai World Cup it was Ushba Tesoro’s stretch run that pushed him past Senor Buscador for second money, both horses well beaten by Laurel River.
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Laurel River made the first seven starts of his career in America and, as he showed winning the Dubai World Cup on Saturday by a record 8 1/2 lengths, is one of the world’s best horses on dirt, the surface where American racing reigns supreme. But do not expect to see Laurel River show up in America again anytime soon.
Beaten in two Grade 1 races for 3-year-olds last year, Bellagio Opera took advantage of the absence of several of Japan’s leading older horses to win Sunday’s Grade 1 Osaka Hai at 1 1/4 miles on turf at Hanshin Racecourse.
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A disappointing 2023 campaign is behind Rebel’s Romance. The well-traveled 6-year-old is in the midst of a perfect start in 2024, including a win in Saturday’s Group 1 Sheema Classic at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.
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An Ireland-bred, France-based gelding with American owners, Facteur Cheval, traveled to the United Arab Emirates to win the $5 million Dubai Turf on Saturday at Meydan Racecourse – if only barely.
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A few incidents of trouble could not prevent Tuz from a commanding upset win in the Group 1 Golden Shaheen Sprint at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on Saturday.