Hong Kong selections for Wednedsay, April 3 2019
Hong Kong selections for Wednedsay, April 3 2019 - Sha Tin
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Hong Kong selections for Wednedsay, April 3 2019 - Sha Tin
The lightly raced 3-year-old Coby Oppa will have a weight advantage against more experienced rivals in the third race at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the first division of the $175,802 Hin Yiu Handicap.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Sha Tin.
Al Ain won his first Grade 1 race in nearly two years with a 21-1 upset in Sunday’s $2.09 million Osaka Hai at 1 1/4 miles on turf at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan.
Saeed bin Suroor, the trainer of two-time Dubai World Cup winner Thunder Snow, isn’t a huge one for pulling back the curtain on his training operation, but whatever he and his team have done to harness the difficult personality that is Thunder Snow, it has worked. Thunder Snow showed just what can happen when his inner demons bubble to the surface when he bucked and refused to race just after the start of the 2017 Kentucky Derby. Those who’ve been around him during his trips to the U.S. describe a horse who takes a lot of attention.
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, March 31, 2019 - Sha Tin
Godolphin’s two Dubai trainers landed a one-two-three-four punch on Dubai World Cup night. Charlie Appleby won three of the preliminaries before Saeed bin Suroor sent Thunder Snow out to become the first two-time winner of the Group 1, $12 million Dubai World Cup.
She is the almond of Japan racing’s eye, the big apple, the nuts, and Saturday night in Dubai Almond Eye marked her first step toward taking on all le monde after landing the Group 1, $6 million Dubai Turf at Meydan Racecourse.
With reigning Japanese Horse of the Year Almond Eye racing in Dubai this weekend, Sunday’s Grade 1 Osaka Hai Stakes at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan lacks a standout in a field of 14. Three of the leading contenders will be coming off lengthy layoffs.
Hong Kong bettors were skeptical of Encouraging’s chances when the Australian-bred made the transition from Happy Valley Racecourse to a start in a tougher race at Sha Tin on March 17.