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Bidding to record a 1,600th training win in Hong Kong, Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee John Size saddles an imposing team of nine runners spread evenly across tomorrow night’s (Wednesday, 21 May) nine-race fixture at Happy Valley.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at Happy Valley.
Ascoli Piceno needed every stride through the stretch to reach the front in Sunday’s Grade 1 Victoria Mile for fillies and mares at Tokyo Racecourse, eventually winning by a neck over an unlucky Queen’s Walk.
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A David Hayes treble at Sha Tin on Sunday (18 May) has breathed fresh life into the 2024/25 Hong Kong trainers’ championship, as the Australian moved to within six wins of compatriot and 12-time champion John Size with 16 meetings left in the season.
Last of eight, beaten 13 lengths by victorious Dancing Gemini in the Bet365 Mile last month at Sandown Park, Lead Artist finished first, a neck in front of favored Dancing Gemini, in the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes on Saturday at Newbury Racecourse in England.
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Ascoli Piceno, the Japanese champion 2-year-old filly of 2023 and favorite for Sunday’s Grade 1 Victoria Mile for fillies and mares at Tokyo Racecourse, has had a diverse international campaign on two continents since last fall.
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Bearing down on 100 wins in Hong Kong, Andrea Atzeni has clinched the HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) ride on 25 May on G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) winner Bundle Award.
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Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Sha Tin.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Sha Tin.
The outcome of the Group 1 All Aged Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on April 19 might have been different if Benedetta had a clean run through the stretch. Traffic issues cost Benedetta dearly, leading to a fifth-place finish by 2 3/4 lengths in the $955,500 All Aged Stakes at seven furlongs. An equally lucrative prize at a shorter distance may work for Benedetta in Friday evening’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 Stakes at Doomben Racecourse in Brisbane.
