By Leo Schlink
A start for Beauty Waves in the HK$22 million G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) on 27 April will hinge on the gelding’s performance in the HK$2.84 million Class 2 Kowloon Bay Handicap (1200m, dirt) at Sha Tin this Sunday (20 April).
The FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin Racecourse on 27 April will bring together on one race day the FWD QEII Cup, the FWD Champions Mile and the Chairman’s Sprint Prize, three world class Group 1 races worth a combined HK$74 million. To ensure customers are well informed for this international event, The Hong Kong Jockey Club has produced a Form Guide for free distribution.
SYDNEY - For a gelding who has won seven of nine starts, there seems to be room for improvement from Briasa, who will start favored in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Friday night.
A 4-year-old in the Southern Hemisphere, Briasa had a breakthrough win at the Group 1 level in the $1.88 million T.J. Smith Stakes at six furlongs at Randwick on April 5, closing from fourth of 14 to win by a head.
SYDNEY – Moira, the Eclipse Award winner as the champion turf female of 2024, has been turned out after finishing 14th in her Australian debut in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick Racecourse on April 5, trainer Chris Waller said last weekend.
“She just needs time to adapt,” Waller said. “She’ll be better when she’s gotten into our seasons.”
Tom Wood:
R1: 9-6-12-1
R2: 10-8-3-1
R3: 6-2-10-1
R5: 3-5-6-1
R6: 7-3-1-6
R8: 4-1-2-5
R9: 4-3-8-7
BEST: R7 N10 LOVING VIBES (WIN)
VALUE: R6 N7 KING MILES (EW)
PLAY: R6 QQP 1,3,7
Paul Lally:
R1 12-2-9-1
R2 1-10-6-4
By Declan Schuster
Ricky Yiu is all too familiar with the handling of elite talents and the 67-year-old trainer is excited to saddle Voyage Bubble and Straight Arron in search of Group 1 glory on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, 27 April) at Sha Tin.
By Leo Schlink
Angus Chung successfully forged new territory on Sunday (13 April), posting his first Sha Tin treble crowned by Divano’s dominant victory in the HK$3.72 million Class 1 Healthy Community Handicap (1400m).
After scoring on Tony Cruz pair Parents’ Love and Gustosisimo, Chung produced a clinical ride on Divano (112lb) in the afternoon’s feature to down Patch Of Theta (127lb) and Taj Dragon (122lb) in 1m 20.69s after trailing Invincible Sage and Drombeg Banner in the run.
SYDNEY – The legendary race mare Winx has company in the record books of Australia racing.
Winx won seven Group 1 races in the 2018-2019 season in the final year of her illustrious career, which included a staggering 37 wins in 43 starts.
On Friday at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Via Sistina equaled Winx’s single-season record of Group 1 wins with her seventh victory at the highest level since August in the $3.08 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at 1 1/4 miles.
Via Sistina is certain to be named Australia’s Horse of the Year for the current season.
