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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, July 5, 2025
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Sha Tin.
The Hong Kong Jockey ClubJul 03, 2025
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Sha Tin.
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Four-year-old Ombudsman scored a breakout victory last month at Royal Ascot in the Prince of Wales's Stakes and paid $16.80 on the American tote. You'll get a small fraction of that price if, as widely expected, Ombudsman backs up his Ascot performance in the Eclipse Stakes on Saturday at Sandown Park.
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Zac Purton hailed David Eustace’s horsemanship after Light Years Charm (129lb) continued impressive progress with victory in the HK$2.84 million Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Tuesday (1 July).
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Benno Yung’s training career will come to a close at the end of this season in Hong Kong and the 66-year-old horseman is proud to depart the official ranks with fond memories and cherished lifelong friendships after the 2024/25 Season Finale on 16 July at Happy Valley.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Sha Tin.
If ever a horse lacking a Group 1 win deserved one, it was Calandagan. Second-best in four straight Group 1 races, Calandagan was second to none Sunday in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.
It didn’t come as easily as the Derby at Epsom three weeks ago, but Lambourn became a dual Derby winner Sunday at The Curragh when he captured the Irish Derby by three-quarters of a length over his longshot stablemate Serious Contender.
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With only 50 races remaining in the 2024/25 season, Zac Purton has secured an eighth Hong Kong jockeys’ championship with a treble at Sha Tin on Saturday (28 June) to hold an unassailable 59-win lead over nearest rival Hugh Bowman.
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Ryan Moore kicks off Irish Derby Day with MISSISSIPPI RIVER in what looks a very competitive race. He won under Jack [Cleary] last time out at Leopardstown and I was twice a runner-up on him before that.
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On Sunday in the Irish Derby at The Curragh, Epsom Derby winner Lambourn will be an odds-on favorite to become the 20th horse to win both races and give legendary trainer Aidan O'Brien his sixth Epsom-Irish double.