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An in-form David Eustace hopes Colourful King (128lb) can continue to advance when the three-year-old contests the Class 3 Hong Kong China Rugby Cup Handicap (1000m) under Andrea Atzeni on Wednesday night (9 March) at Happy Valley.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Happy Valley.
Bellagio Opera accented his second consecutive win in the Grade 1 Osaka Hai at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan on Sunday with a course record of 1:56.40 for 1 1/4 miles on turf.
Even the third-string steeplechasers trained by Willie Mullins are stars. On Saturday at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, Nick Rockett ($71.40) won the Grade 1 Grand National Steeplechase, beating stablemate I Am Maximus, who won the 2024 running.
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The world saw on Saturday why Danon Decile was Japan’s champion 3-year-old male of 2024. In his first appearance outside of Japan, Danon Decile won the Group 1 Sheema Classic at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, catching deep stretch leader, and 8-5 favorite, Calandagan in the final sixteenth.
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In his first start away from the Far East, the Japanese 7-year-old Soul Rush caught the heavily favored Romantic Warrior in the last stride to win the Group 1 Dubai Turf at 1 1/8 miles at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on Saturday.
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Dark Saffron, a 3-year-old and the third-longest shot in a field of 11, led throughout Saturday’s Group 1 Golden Shaheen for sprinters at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai to win his first stakes against a top-class field.
Stefi Magnetica ended a six-race losing streak since June with an upset victory in Saturday’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, beating a field of 19 that included Moira, who won the Eclipse Award winner as the champion turf female of 2024.
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Admire Daytona earned a trip to the $5 million Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3 with an upset win in Saturday’s Grade 2 United Arab Emirates Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.
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Going straight to the lead under Frankie Dettori, Raging Torrent swatted away his pace rival, American expat Mufasa, and never came close to facing a homestretch challenge, winning the Group 2, $1 million Godolphin Mile by 3 1/2 lengths.
