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As we embark on the final fortnight of the 2025/26 Hong Kong racing season, Caspar Fownes remains firmly in the driver’s seat after an absorbing battle for the trainers’ title.
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Hong Kong is brimming with exciting young horses. Three-year-olds Hot Delight, Salon S, Baby Sakura, Tycoon Resources and Mr Incredible, who sparkled last weekend for first-season trainer Brett Crawford, have staked their claims as future stars.
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Brett Crawford outlined ambitions to contest next season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series with Mr Incredible (126lb) after the exciting galloper handled older and more experienced rivals with aplomb with an eye-catching victory at Sha Tin on Saturday
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at Sha Tin.
There was no controversy surrounding Benvenuto Cellini’s win in Sunday’s Group 1 Irish Derby at the Curragh, only an attractive win by 1 3/4 lengths to lead a sweep of the trifecta by runners trained by Aidan O’Brien.
In her third attempt, Estrange won her first Group 1 in Saturday’s $455,000 Pretty Polly Stakes for fillies and mares at the Curragh in Ireland, arguably the most attractive win of her nine-race career.
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Ryan Moore’s World Pool blog for Irish Derby Day at Curragh.
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Three weeks after he was declared a non-runner in the Group 1 English Derby, Benvenuto Cellini leads a team of four entrants trained by Aidan O'Brien in Sunday's Group 1 Irish Derby at The Curragh.
The Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara Stakes at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Australia on Saturday is the third consecutive appearance in a Group 1 sprint for the 6-year-old mare Splash Back.
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Analysis for Saturday, June 27, 2026 at Sha Tin.
