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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.
When the $1.27 million Big Dance Stakes was run at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia last November, Akasawa was nearing a comeback from an 11-month layoff. This November, Akasawa could be part of that restricted stakes. To qualify, Akasawa needs a win in a race such as the Gunnedah Cup at a mile at Gunnedah Racecourse on Saturday evening.
After a seriously troubled trip in England, Royal Scotsman could win the first Group 1 of the Irish racing season on Saturday at The Curragh.
A week after finishing a game third against older males in a Group 1, the New Zealand-bred gelding Kovalica is back against Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds in the Group 1 Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane, Australia, on Friday evening.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Sha Tin.
The seven-furlong specialist Dubai Tycoon should be well-positioned to win for the first time this year in the Beef Week Cup at that distance at Lismore Racecourse in Australia on Thursday evening.
Adjourn and Lichester will meet for the first time in a one-mile handicap at Gosford Racecourse on Wednesday evening, with each capable of winning.
With an ambitious stakes appearance in his recent past, the New Zealand-bred 3-year-old Bunker Hut starts in a more realistic spot at Canterbury Park near Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday evening.
