Temple of Artemis, who once was being considered for the 2022 English Derby, will have his Australian debut in a handicap at 1 3/8 miles at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney on Tuesday.
First Force, who finished no closer than ninth in his first three appearances in Grade 1 sprints, ended a 13-race losing streak since July 2021 with a shocking win in Sunday’s Grade 1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Chukyo Racecourse in Japan.
Reliable Dude is part of a field of 12 in the handicap at Kembla Grange, the third race on a seven-race program that begins at 10:15 p.m. Eastern, or 7:15 p.m. Pacific.
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Lord North resides in England, housed at the Clarehaven Stables of trainer John Gosden. But his true domain is the Meydan turf course. After winning the $5 million Dubai Turf in 2021 and dead-heating for first in the race last year, Lord North notched a third win on Saturday, beating onrushing Danon Beluga by three quarters of a length in this Group 1 race over 1,800 meters.
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Equinox stole the show Saturday night at Meydan Racecourse, putting on a dazzling display while beating Westover, the 2022 Irish Derby winner, by 3 1/2 lengths in the Sheema Classic.
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Eight Japanese horses came to Dubai for the 27th World Cup and Ushba Tesoro emerged with the second Japanese victory here following Victoire Pisa in 2011.
A race at 1 1/2 miles was a bit too far for I Am the Empire in Australia on March 10. After racing keenly early and still in contention with a furlong to go, I Am the Empire faded late. Slightly shorter races have proved to be I Am the Empire’s best trip in his nine-race career, and the 1 3/8-mile distance should suit the Irish-bred 4-year-old gelding in a handicap at Grafton Racecourse on Sunday.
Three times since mid-January, the Australian 2-year-old Storm the Ramparts has finished third. Though winless, Storm the Ramparts has done enough to merit a leading role in the $132,900 Wellington Boot Stakes at 5 1/2 furlongs at Wellington Racecourse on Saturday evening.
Pixie Knight won the biggest race of his career in the Grade 1 Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan in November 2021 in what turned out to be his final completed race that year.
Vow and Declare and Gold Trip are respective winners of the 2019 and 2022 Melbourne Cups. They meet for the first time since that race was run in November in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney on Friday.
