Irish-trained runners have dominated the four-day Cheltenham festival for chasers and hurdlers at Cheltenham Racecourse in western England in the last decade, winning a record 23 of 28 races in 2021 and 18 races in the last three years.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Happy Valley.
Kopek Des Bordes, Majborough, Lossiemouth and Constitution Hill are not well-known racehorses in the United States, even though they have combined to win 26 of 30 starts.
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Bundle Award charged into HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) calculations with a brilliant victory in the Class 2 Carpenter Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (9 March) to fan hopes of a fourth Classic triumph for champion trainer John Size.
King of Pop may steal the show with an off-the-pace move in Saturday’s Group 3 Black Opal Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at Canberra Racecourse in Australia.
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Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Sha Tin.
In his five-year career, the New Zealand-bred gelding Mr Brightside has won nine Group 1 races in Australia and 19 of 42 career starts. Friday’s All-Star Mile at Flemington Racecourse drew seven runners, another historic low, but includes Mr Brightside, who was second in the 2024 running at Caulfield Racecourse to Pride of Jenni, Australia’s Horse of the Year for the 2023-2024 season.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Sha Tin.
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Champion jockey Ryan Moore crowned a short-term Hong Kong riding stint in style at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (5 March), departing with a double which propelled John Size to the top of the 2024/25 trainers’ championship.
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Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at Happy Valley.
