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It looked more like an exhibition than three Group 1 races on Sunday at Sha Tin, where heavy favorites made short work of the competition and Golden Sixty made some history.
Japan Selections for Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Kyoto Racecourse.
The first Group 1 race of the European flat-racing season came up a first-rate contest.
The lightly raced gelding Swift Charm has a career trending in the right direction in Australia.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Sha Tin.
Maximum Vortex was a 12-1 surprise winner of a maiden race in his career debut at Grafton Racecourse in Australia on April 18. There will be little suspense if the Southern Hemisphere 3-year-old gelding wins again in a handicap at about six furlongs at Grafton on Saturday evening.
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Any time the great Golden Sixty sees action, it’s racing worth watching, and Golden Sixty on Sunday will be trying to win the $2.55 million Champions Mile for the third year in a row.
Titleholder has won several graded marathon stakes using a front-running style, including last spring’s Grade 1 Tenno Sho. Titleholder will try to repeat in the two-mile Tenno Sho on Sunday.
With the benefit of a recent prep race and a fine record of 4 for 6, Kovalica deserves the role of favorite in the one-mile Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane on Friday.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Sha Tin.
