O'Brien sweeps trio of juvenile stakes at Newmarket
Aidan O’Brien had an afternoon to remember Saturday at Newmarket in England – but then he has had plenty of those during his remarkable career.
Marcus HershSep 29, 2018
Aidan O’Brien had an afternoon to remember Saturday at Newmarket in England – but then he has had plenty of those during his remarkable career.
Red Falx won the Grade 1 Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in 2017 for the second consecutive year en route to being named Japan’s champion sprinter or miler for that season. If he wins the same race for a record third time Sunday, Red Falx must overcome an outside post in a field of 16 in the six-furlong turf race.
Just Wonderful won her second group stakes in her last three starts, and largely erased the disappointment of a recent seventh-place finish at that level, with a win in Friday’s Group 2 Rockfel Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse in England.
The Royal Lodge Stakes is a Group 2 race for 2-year-olds on Saturday that has produced some high-end Group 1 horses. Aidan O'Brien trains three of the 10 Royal Lodge entrants, a trio that ranks in descending order as Cape of Good Hope, Mohawk, and Sydney Opera House.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Monday, October 1, 2018 - Sha Tin
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - Happy Valley
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - Happy Valley
Red Warrior had a stern introduction to Hong Kong racing on Sept. 5, running wide throughout a minor handicap at Happy Valley before finishing fourth by 2 1/4 lengths. The handicap was Red Warrior’s first start in eight months. The experience may help Red Warrior when the 3-year-old gelding starts in Wednesday’s $176,685 Hong Kong Country Club Challenge Cup at one mile, 50 yards at Happy Valley.
Sha Tin selections for Saturday, September 22, 2018
In the last five months, Citron Spirit has either run into a tough rival or had a difficult trip in sprint handicaps at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.