Ruling Court pulled a rare Guineas double when capturing the English 2000 Guineas on Saturday at Newmarket, his first start since an overwhelming victory at Meydan Racecourse in the Jumeirah 2000 Guineas – and looked like a special horse doing it.
Redentor is a distance specialist, which makes him the favorite to win the spring running of the Grade 1 Tenno Sho at two miles at Kyoto Racecourse in Japan on Sunday.
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There was no need for photo finishes last year when Desert Flower won all four of her starts in England, ending with the Group 1 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket in October. Equally as impressive, Lake Victoria was undefeated in five starts in Ireland, England, and the United States, in a campaign that concluded in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. At least one of them will lose an unbeaten record when they have their first starts of 2025 in Sunday's Group 1 English 1000 Guineas at a mile at Newmarket.
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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.
