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Famed as the only horse to have beaten champion sprinter Ka Ying Rising, Wunderbar (128lb) catapulted John Size closer to a record-extending 13th Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a devastating return to form at Sha Tin on Saturday (14 June).
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Last year, 23 French raiders ran at Royal Ascot. Many of them came with great ambitions, like Facteur Cheval who was hoping to give Charyn a run for the money in the Queen Anne Stakes, but who ended up running no race at all after losing a shoe and being isolated on the far side where he raced far too keenly.
When France's leading trainer Francis-Henri Graffard ran Mandanaba in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, surely he hoped to win France's 1000 Guineas. But the Pouliches also served as a means to an end, and that end comes Sunday at Chantilly in the Prix de Diane.
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Aidan O’Brien, the Master of Ballydoyle, who is the all-time leading trainer at Royal Ascot, will have another abundance of talent on display over the five days of prestigious event.
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Frankie Lor hopes Bottomuptogether can take a significant step towards Group company when the talented sprinter contests the HK$2.84 million Class 2 HKU Business School And Faculty Of Engineering Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Saturday (14 June).
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Tom Collins has flagged up five fascinating contenders to keep onside in some of the most competitive races, live on Sky Sports Racing.
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Charlie Appleby’s decisiveness in withdrawing RULING COURT on Derby Day has set up an unparalleled feature attraction at one of the most attractive Royal Ascots this century.
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Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Sha Tin.
This year’s edition will be the final running in its current guise as next season the Windsor Castle will be staged over 6f and restricted to two-year-olds whose sire won over 7f+ as a two-year-old or 1m+ aged three or older.
