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Prior to Saturday’s Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, California Spangle had not raced at six furlongs since early 2022. Sent off favored in American pools, California Spangle proved best on the cutback.
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Forever Young already has won races in three countries, and after running his record to five wins from five starts capturing the UAE Derby on Saturday at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, it is on to a fourth, the United States of America, for the Japanese 3-year-old.
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An American horse, as expected, won the Godolphin Mile to start the Thoroughbred stakes action on the Dubai World Cup card Saturday at Meydan racing – but not the one most expected. Two Rivers Over, 14-1 on the North American tote, caught Walk of Stars and Isolate in the final half-furlong and won the Group 2, $1 million Godolphin Mile by three-quarters of a length.
Tastiera was the champion 3-year-old male of 2023 in Japan, a season highlighted by a win in the Grade 1 Japanese Derby last May. Those credentials make Tastiera an exciting prospect for the older horse division this year, beginning with an appearance in Sunday’s Grade 1 Osaka Hai at 1 1/4 miles on turf at Hanshin Racecourse.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, March 31, 2024, at Sha Tin.
Mr Brightside will make his fourth start at 1 1/4 miles, a distance he has yet to conquer, in Friday’s $1.95 million, Group 1 Australian Cup at 1 1/4 miles at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
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In June 2023, Auguste Rodin won the Derby at Epsom. In September he won the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes, and in November he captured the Breeders' Cup Turf. All that, and Auguste Rodin has his work cut out for him in the Group 1, $6 million Sheema Classic on Saturday at Meydan Racecourse.
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Senor Buscador can become the first horse to win the Saudi Cup and the Dubai World Cup. Ushba Tesoro can become the second horse to win two renewals of the Dubai World Cup. And the mere fact that a horse named Kabirkhan has any chance at all in the World Cup is almost unbelievable.
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What worked to perfection at the start of 2023 may once again lead to a win in Saturday's Group 1 Golden Shaheen Sprint at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai for the Florida-based gelding Sibelius.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, March 31, at Sha Tin.
