Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017
Andrew Hawkins' Sha Tin selections and analysis for Sunday, Sept. 3.
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Andrew Hawkins' Sha Tin selections and analysis for Sunday, Sept. 3.
A filly won the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes on Friday at York Racecourse, but not the one widely expected to do so. Lady Aurelia appeared to have held on, but a photo revealed that Marsha had beaten her by a nose.
Enable galloped her way to a five-length win in Thursday’s Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks to further solidify her status as the future-book favorite for the Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
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Ulysses is no Trojan horse. The 4-year-old colt is all solid racehorse now, improving start by start, and after an impressive two-length win over Churchill on Wednesday at York in the Group 1 Juddmonte International, his connections are pointing to the Breeders' Cup Turf at Del Mar.
Enable, the 3-year-old filly who has soared to the top of European racing in recent months, will be a massive favorite to win her fourth consecutive Group 1 race in Thursday’s $453,950 Yorkshire Oaks at York Racecourse in northern England.
At age 4, Ulysses hardly is an old man, but he is old enough to give meaningful weight to a host of 3-year-old challengers Wednesday at York in the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes.
Unfortunately won his second consecutive group stakes for 2-year-olds in the Group 1 Prix Morny at six furlongs on turf Sunday at Deauville Racecourse. Havana Grey, who set the pace, finished second, giving trainer Karl Burke a sweep of the exacta in the eight-horse field.
Winx overcame a poor start to win her 18th consecutive race in Saturday’s Group 2 Warwick Stakes at seven furlongs on turf at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Australia. Her victory, however, was by only a head - her narrowest win margin in 23 months.
Different League – one of five fillies in the eight-horse Prix Morny on Sunday at Deauville – could ultimately be bound for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar on Nov. 3.
Winx, the winner of 17 consecutive races and the world’s top-rated turf horse, will have her first start of the 2017-18 Australian season in Saturday’s Group 2 Warwick Stakes at seven furlongs on turf at Royal Randwick Racecourse outside of Sydney.