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.
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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.
