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From Japan to New Mexico to the steppes of Kazakhstan, they're putting the “World” into the Dubai World Cup this year. Drawn Wednesday, a dozen horses whose lives span the globe were entered in the Group 1, $12 million World Cup, contested Saturday at Meydan Racecourse over 1 1/4 miles.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at Happy Valley.
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Galaxy Patch could next take on the might of Golden Sixty or Romantic Warrior on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, 28 April) at Sha Tin.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, March 27 at Happy Valley.
Mad Cool, second in the Grade 1 Sprinters Stakes last October, won for the first time at the highest level in Sunday’s Grade 1 Takamatsonomiya Kinen at six furlongs on turf at Chukyo Racecourse in Japan, beating a field that included 2023 Japanese sprint champion Mama Cocha.
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Dennis Yip will consider a tilt at the G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) next month after former Irish stayer Massive Sovereign completed an extraordinary rise to glory with a spectacular win in the HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) under Zac Purton at Sha Tin on Sunday (24 March).
Lady of Camelot emerged from between rivals to take the lead in the final sixteenth of Saturday’s Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, Australia, giving legendary trainer Gai Waterhouse a record eighth win in the world’s richest race for juveniles.
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Mama Cocha, the 2023 champion sprinter in Japan, and Victor the Winner, a recent surprise Group 1 sprint winner in Hong Kong, are part of a massive field of 18 in Sunday’s Grade 1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen at six furlongs on turf at Chukyo Racecourse in Japan.
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Sometimes longshots prevail in the big time, last year’s BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) is a testament to that when Voyage Bubble won at odds of 45/1, and trainer Frankie Lor is hoping this Sunday (24 March) is one of those days when he saddles Unbelievable in the 147th running of the city’s supreme four-year-old test.
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Blake Shinn concedes drawing barrier 14 in the HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) with Galaxy Patch is “not ideal” but the Australian believes Pierre Ng’s charge has the temperament and class to overcome the challenge.
