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Danny Shum will plot a path towards the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on 10 December with Victor The Winner after the lightly-raced gelding toppled Lucky Sweynesse, the world’s highest-rated sprinter, in the Class 1 the HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (10 September).
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Happy Valley.
The Arc trials on Sunday at Longchamp Racecourse in France might have been more like Breeders’ Cup auditions.
Barry’s Lane has won two of his last three starts, the best span of his career, and has an excellent chance to win again in a handicap at about 6 1/2 furlongs at Muswellbrook on Monday evening.
With the benefit of a promising prep race, Adelaide Fever will be favored to win for the second time in her 11th start in a handicap at about five furlongs at Grafton Racecourse in Australia on Sunday evening.
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Breeders Cup Challenge Series races on Saturday in Ireland produced likely Breeders’ Cup starters – and exciting ones, too. Three-year-old colt Auguste Rodin won the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes after 3-year-old filly Tahiyra sprinted clear of her rivals in the Group 1 Matron Stakes. Both horses are top class, and both their trainers specifically mentioned the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita as a late-season goal.
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The first of 88 racing programs during the 2023-24 Hong Kong racing season comes Sunday at Sha Tin.
A winner of 3 of 7 starts, Amor Victorious starts in the Dubbo Cup at a mile at Dubbo Racecourse on Saturday evening in what could lead to a start in the $1.91 million Big Dance Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Nov. 7.
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Two Breeders' Cup Challenge Series races in Ireland and Arc trials in France highlight a busy Sunday of European stakes action.
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Aware of the magnitude of Victor The Winner’s challenge as he bids to topple champion sprinter Lucky Sweynesse in Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (10 September), Karis Teetan says tactics will be crucial in the HK$3.72 million season-opening feature.
