Fierement won for the first time against older horses in Sunday’s spring running of the Grade 1 Tenno Sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Japan, his first win since the Grade 1 Japanese St. Leger last October against 3-year-olds.
What looked like an exhibition on paper played out like one on the Sha Tin Racecourse turf Sunday when Beauty Generation won the Group 1, $2.3 million Champions Mile for the second year in a row.
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, April 28, 2019 - Sha Tin
Etario has one win in 10 starts with seven second-place finishes, a trend that could be reversed in Sunday’s spring running of the Grade 1 Tenno Sho at Kyoto Racecourse. A two-mile turf race, the $2.598 million Tenno Sho is the springtime championship for stayers in Japan.
Ghaiyyath won his first start of 2019 in the April 7 Prix d'Harcourt, and the performance ought to have Ghaiyyath more than ready to notch his first Group 1 victory Sunday at Longchamp in the Prix Ganay.
The owners of Hong Kong star Beauty Generation chose a local campaign over international adventures this spring, and from that perspective, things could not be going better.
Sunday at Sha Tin, Exultant will be favored to win his fourth consecutive start in Hong Kong's richest race of the spring – the Group 1, $3.05 million Queen Elizabeth II Cup at 1 1/4 miles on turf.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, April 28, 2019 - Sha Tin
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