Satono Reve gave international jockey Joao Moreira his second important stakes win in Japan in as many days with a predictable victory in Sunday’s Grade 1 Takamatsonomiya Kinen for sprinters at Chukyo Racecourse.
Three days later than expected, the brilliant Southern Hemisphere 3-year-old filly Treasurethe Moment will be a solid favorite to win her fifth consecutive stakes and seventh straight race of any kind in Monday’s Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Australia.
Luxor Cafe recorded a commanding five-length win in Saturday’s $226,400 Fukuryu Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan to secure a qualifying berth for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3.
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The 6-year-old mare Namura Clair is winless in eight Grade 1 races in Japan since late 2021, a losing streak in top-level races that may end in Sunday’s $2.19 million Takamatsunomiya Kinen for sprinters at Chukyo Racecourse.
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Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Sha Tin.
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Pierre Ng is optimistic seven-time Hong Kong champion jockey Zac Purton can coax the best out of Galaxy Patch when the mercurial talent contests the HK$5.35 million G2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 March).
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The stakes winner Luxor Café will have a new rider when he starts favored in Saturday’s $226,400 Fukuryu Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan, the fourth and final race in that country’s Kentucky Derby qualifying series.
In the current season, Pride of Jenni has won 2 of 6 starts, with the two wins against small fields in Group 2 races. One of those wins was the Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield on March 15, a victory that has led to Pride of Jenni’s appearance in the Group 1 Australian Cup at Flemington on Friday.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Sha Tin.
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Ensued might be contesting a race shorter than 1800m for the first time in Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon (30 March) at Sha Tin, but jockey Karis Teetan is confident John Size’s lightly raced stayer can impress in the HK$5.35 million G2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m).
