Russian Emperor is the highest-rated horse in the Group 1, $1.3 million Standard Chartered Champions and Chater Cup, the featured sixth race Sunday at Sha Tin. The 5-year-old Irish import, by the great stallion Galileo, has been running in important Hong Kong races for about 15 months now and has raced effectively from 1,600 meters, about one mile, to 2,000 meters.
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DRF Past Performances
Saunter Boy is perfect in hurdle races in Australia this year as he nears his richest start of the season in Sunday’s $105,200 Australian Hurdle at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne.
The 9-year-old gelding, a winner of 7 of 10 starts over obstacles, won the 2021 Australian Hurdle by 10 lengths, the most convincing win of his jump racing career.
The Japanese stakes-winning filly Erika Vita may have a slight edge over her high-profile rivals in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse.
A winner of 2 of 3 starts, Erika Vita has yet to run in a Grade 1 race, but did win the Grade 2 Flora Stakes at 1 1/4 miles on April 24 at Tokyo in a prep for the $2.39 million Japanese Oaks at 1 1/2 miles. This is a new distance for all 18 fillies in the Japanese Oaks, with several prominent runners racing beyond a mile for the first time.
Sunday, May 1, in England was not quite the day for Tuesday, but Sunday, May 22, in Ireland might be.
Tuesday looks like the leading hope to give trainer Aidan O’Brien his 11th win in the Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas. She’s one of four Aidan O’Brien-trained entrants among 14 3-year-old fillies entered in the one-turn-mile classic at The Curragh.
Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby already this spring have won the English 2000 Guineas with Coroebus and the French 2000 Guineas with Modern Games, and on Saturday at The Curragh they will widely be expected to land the Group 1, $530,000 Irish 2000 Guineas with Native Trail.
The Group 1 Doomben Cup at Doomben Racecourse in May 2021 propelled the former British runner Zaaki to the fore of the Australian older horse division.
A year later, Zaaki has maintained that status in the division in advance of a start in Saturday’s $705,000 Doomben Cup at 1 1/4 miles. Since the 2021 Doomben Cup, Zaaki has won six additional stakes.
The Australian 3-year-old filly Devine Miss has a kick that has led to top three finishes in all six of her starts.
Twice a winner, Devine Miss is most effective in shorter sprint distances, leaving her in a good position for a third career win in a five-furlong handicap at Canberra Racecourse on Friday.
Trained at Canberra by Norm Gardner, Devine Miss won a five-furlong handicap as a stalker at Canberra on March 13 in her first start since November, but was beaten a half-length when second in a six-furlong handicap there April 8, racing closer to the front.
Paul Lally:
R1 1-5-3-10
R2 5-1-4-11
R3 7-4-9-3
R4 2-7-1-3
R5 7-8-2-6
R6 7-6-1-9
R7 5-3-12-1
R8 7-10-6-4
R9 4-11-7-6
Best Bet R4 N2 Good News
Longshot R6 N7 Encountered
Play R6 QQP 1-6-7
Tom Wood:
R1: 8-3-1-5
R2: 1-5-4-9
R3: 2-7-9-1
R4: 7-8-6-1
R5: 7-6-5-2
R6: 9-1-5-6
R7: 5-1-3-8
R8: 7-4-6-9
R9: 6-11-4-7
BEST: R6 N9 FLAMING PASSION (WIN)
VALUE: R9 N6 EXPLOSIVE WITNESS (EW)
PLAY: R2 QQP 1,4,5
Eason, a 3-year-old Australian import, didn’t require any easing into his Hong Kong racing career.
He was a good second making his debut Dec. 5 and in six starts has never finished worse than second. Eason has won his last two races, proving much too tough for Class 3 handicap competition, and with a good draw and a favorable weight, he easily can win his first start against Class 2 rivals in the featured ninth race Wednesday at Happy Valley.