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Ellis Wong continued a blazing run of form to take Happy Valley riding honours with a double on Wednesday night (4 June) as he posted one of the most significant wins of his fledging career on Kaholo Angel, a horse who has played a pivotal role in the apprentice’s development.
Trainer Aidan O'Brien stands an excellent change of extending his record for most English Derby winners to 11, when he starts Delacroix for his principal client, Coolmore, in the classic Saturday at Epsom Downs
Brilliant at a mile, Desert Flower can become the 50th 3-year-old filly to complete the English 1000 Guineas and English Oaks double if she can handle the longer distance of the Group 1 Oaks on Friday at Epsom Downs.
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Exciting sprinter Horsepower (127lb) possesses a huge engine and at Happy Valley on Wednesday (4 June) he is aiming to find another gear when he rises in grade for the HK$2.84 million Class 2 Wan Chai Gap Handicap (1200m) under Zac Purton for trainer Frankie Lor.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, June 4, 2026 at Happy Valley.
Camille Pissarro rode the rail around the turn and burst through an inside gap with 250 yards left to race, and went on to win the Prix du Jockey Club by a half-length over Cualificar on Sunday at Chantilly.
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Thriving in the absence of Ka Ying Rising, Helios Express was rewarded for a season of remarkable consistency with deserved victory in the HK$4.2 million G3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) as John Size edged closer to a 13th Hong Kong trainers’ championship at Sha Tin on Saturday (31 May).
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Cody Mo celebrated a breakthrough at Sha Tin today (Saturday, 31 May) as lightweight chance Pray For Mir (115lb) gave the trainer his first Group race win with success in the HK$4.2 million G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) under Matthew Chadwick.
Museum Mile, Croix du Nord, and Masquerade Ball were the first three finishers of the Grade 1 Japanese 2000 Guineas in April, and will have a rematch in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse. While they each stand an excellent chance to win the $4.32 million Japanese Derby at 1 1/2 miles, there is another respected contender in the rich race in the undefeated Fandom.
The last horse to come out of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains and win the Prix du Jockey Club was the Aidan O'Brien-trained St Mark's Basilica in 2021, O'Brien's lone victory in the French Derby. But the O'Brien-trained Camille Pissarro, who last raced in the one-mile Poulains and rates among the favorites Sunday for the 1 5/16-mile Prix du Jockey Club is no St Mark's Basilica.
