Godolphin swept the two classic races for 3-year-olds Sunday at Longchamp, where Persian King won the Group 1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains, the French 2000 Guineas, by one length and Castle Lady proved a nose best in the Group 1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, the 1000 Guineas.
Aerolithe, who finished ninth in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational at Gulfstream Park in January, is part of a field of 18 in Sunday’s Grade 1 Victoria Mile on turf for fillies and mares at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan.
Magna Grecia's win last weekend in the English 2000 Guineas reverberated across the English Channel all the way to France, where the colt Persian King was preparing for Sunday's Group 1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains, the French version of the 2000 Guineas. Persian King last October in England won the Group 3 Autumn Stakes, a race in which Magna Grecia finished second, the only loss of his career.
Hong Kong selections for Saturday, May 11, 2019 - Sha Tin
Back in February, Mission Tycoon led throughout the $1.25 million Hong Kong Classic Cup for 4-year-olds at Sha Tin Racecourse, recording a shocking win at 92-1. Racing has been much tougher in recent months. Mission Tycoon was 11th in the Hong Kong Derby at 1 1/4 miles on March 17 and last of nine behind reigning Horse of the Year Beauty Generation in the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy at a mile on April 7.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, May 11, 2019 - Sha Tin
King Genki has risen steadily in class with his recent success and is the highest-rated horse in Wednesday’s $248,572 Cafeteria Handicap at about a mile and 50 yards at Sha Tin.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Sha Tin.
Ho Ho Khan, fifth in the Hong Kong Derby in March, won his group stakes debut in Sunday’s Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong, one of the few stakes on that circuit at 1 1/2 miles on turf.
A day after landing the English 2000 Guineas with Magna Grecia, trainer Aidan O’Brien and Coolmore were back at it again Sunday at Newmarket, as Hermosa scored an upset victory in the Group 1 English 1000 Guineas.
