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Russian Emperor caught odds-on favorite Romantic Warrior in the last two strides to win the $1.53 million Champions and Chater Cup, the final Group 1 of the Hong Kong racing season, for the second year in a row.
Tahiyra, wearing the green and red silks of the Aga Khan, did not disappoint Sunday at The Curragh, winning the Irish 1000 Guineas by 1 1/2 lengths over a game Meditate.
Tastiera finished second by 1 1/4 lengths to Sol Oriens in the Grade 1 Japanese 2000 Guineas at Hanshin Racecourse in April, unable to hold a late lead. The result was reversed in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese Derby.
Sirens Star returned from a three-month layoff to win a maiden race in Australia last November, a victory that takes on added significance when she starts in a handicap for fillies and mares at 6 1/4 furlongs at Newcastle Racecourse on Monday evening.
Aidan O’Brien’s two highly regarded 3-year-olds, Auguste Rodin and Little Big Bear, flopped three weeks ago racing over soft ground in the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. On Saturday, at The Curragh in Ireland, O’Brien and jockey Ryan Moore won the Irish 2000 Guineas with a lower-profile colt named Paddington.
October Revolution is at home at Port Macquarie Racecourse in Australia, both in daily training and racing.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Sha Tin.
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Romantic Warrior, who has never has raced beyond 1 1/4 miles, tries 1 1/2 miles for the first time Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse in the final Hong Kong Group 1 of the season, the Champions and Chater Cup. No one seems capable of beating him.
The last time Sol Oriens ran at Tokyo Racecourse, he closed from third to win a race for first-time starters last November. Sol Oriens returns to Tokyo for Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese Derby as the leader of the country’s 3-year-old division.
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Tahiyra as of Friday was about a 1-2 fixed-odds favorite with British bookmakers. That's a desperately short antepost price, but Tahiyra seems likely to make it stand up.
