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.
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
