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.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Sha Tin.
Storm Boy has been impossible to catch in four starts against Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds in Australia since his debut in early December, winning by at least 1 1/4 lengths in each race after racing prominently.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Sha Tin.
Miracle Spin flew through the final furlong of a handicap at 1 1/4 miles at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on March 2 to miss winning by a short head. The narrow loss served as a prep for the richest race of Miracle Spin’s career in the $130,600 Albury Gold Cup at the same distance at Albury Racecourse on Thursday evening.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Happy Valley.
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Lyle Hewitson is confident Speed Dragon can handle the distance rise in Sunday’s (24 March) HK$26 million 147th BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin.
