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Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, May 4, 2025
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Sha Tin.
The Hong Kong Jockey ClubMay 02, 2025
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Sha Tin.
A lot has changed for the Australian-bred 3-year-old Statuario since he finished 14th of 15 in the Group 1 Australian Guineas at a mile at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on March 1.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Sha Tin.
One wouldn't expect an American racing audience to know that the winner of the Craven Stakes, a course-and-distance Guineas prep at Newmarket, hasn't produced a 2000 Guineas winner in 20 years. But know this: Field of Gold, who won the Craven on April 16 at Newmarket, looms a solid favorite to give John Gosden his first Guineas on Saturday.
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Mark Newnham’s ascent of the training ranks in Hong Kong has been swift and significant. The jockey-turned-handler has already eclipsed his first season total of 31 wins to currently sit on 37 in only his second campaign and he has big targets in mind when his exciting four-year-old stable star My Wish returns next season.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Happy Valley.
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The fascinating aspect of Ka Ying Rising’s 12th consecutive win in Sunday’s Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong is that he may have room for improvement.
Sosie, a two-time group stakes winner last year but fourth as the favorite in the Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe last October, won his first start of 2025 in Sunday’s Group 1 Prix Ganay at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris.
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Sosie has his 4-year-old debut in Sunday's Group 1 Prix Ganay at 1 5/16 miles at Longchamp on what is projected to be a soft turf course. Dry conditions are expected over the weekend, a plus for Sosie, who is part of a solid field of six.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Sha Tin.