Magna Grecia ended his 2018 campaign with a win in a Group 1 race in England and began his 3-year-old season in the same manner on Saturday, giving trainer Aidan O’Brien a record 10th win in the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse.
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, May 5, 2019 - Sha Tin
Insayshable will carry the top weight of 133 pounds in Sunday’s Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on the basis of his form in races at a mile to 1 1/4 miles this season.
Qabala, 2 for 2 in her career, is expected to be favored in Sunday’s Group 1 English 1000 Guineas for 3-year-old fillies at a mile at Newmarket. Trained by Roger Varian for Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qabala has had no difficultly negotiating the testing uphill finish at Newmarket in races at seven furlongs.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, May 5, 2019 - Sha Tin
The first classic race of the American season, the Kentucky Derby, lost it’s favorite, Omaha Beach, just three days before the race. The 2000 Guineas, the first European classic, lost its leading light, Too Darn Hot, about two weeks ago.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, May 1 at Happy Valley.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, May 1, 2019
The Group 1 Prix Ganay on Sunday at Longchamp was supposed to be a coming-out party for Ghaiyyath. Instead, it turned into a coming-back party for Waldgeist.
Win Bright, a 47-1 outsider, scored a shocking win in Sunday’s Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in track-record time for 2,000 meters, or 1 1/4 miles, on turf.
