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Forever Young, third by a head in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in May, won for the first time at 1 1/4 miles in Wednesday’s $830,900 Japan Dirt Classic at Oi Racecourse in Tokyo.
The Japan Dirt Classic for 3-year-old colts and fillies was Forever Young’s prep race for an expected start in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar on Nov. 2.
By Leo Schlink
Beauty Waves continued an impressive rise through Hong Kong’s sprint ranks with victory in the HK$4.2 million G3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Tuesday (1 October) as Pierre Ng and Alexis Badel combined successfully with the former Irish speedster.
Beaten last start by highly-rated Ka Ying Rising, Beauty Waves took his record since joining Ng’s stable to four wins, two seconds and a third from seven starts, while Badel posted his second victory in the National Day Cup after previously winning it on Super Wealthy.
The last time the Japanese colt Forever Young raced, he finished third by a head in a thrilling running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4.
Forever Young’s next appearance in the United States may occur in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar on Nov. 2, pending the outcome of Wednesday’s $830,900 Japan Dirt Classic at Oi Racecourse in Tokyo, Japan.
Paul Lally:
R1 4-2-5-1
R2 2-3-1-8
R3 2-6-7-8
R4 7-2-10-11
R5 1-5-4-13
R6 7-10-13-11
R7 6-2-8-1
R8 8-5-9-1
R9 6-4-5-7
R10 2-11-9-8
Best Bet R9 N6 Glory Elite
Longshot R4 N7 Happy Park
Play Race10 QQP 2-9-11
Mark McNamara:
R1: 2.5.4.9
R2: 3.8.2.7
R3: 10.2.8.7
R4: 2.1.4.10
R5: 13.5.4.1
R6: 11.7.5.10
R7: 6.1.4.2
R8: 8.5.1.7
R9: 7.6.9.5
R10: 9.2.5.11
By Leo Schlink
David Hall hopes Invincible Sage can again contend for Hong Kong’s elite sprint contests this season, but believes lower-weighted rivals in the HK$4.2 million G3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Tuesday (1 October) are better suited by the race conditions.
Invincible Sage will carry 135lb under Hugh Bowman and will concede 20lb to six of his eight rivals tomorrow – Whizz Kid, Nervous Witness, Beauty Waves, Call Me Glorious, Magic Control and Baby Crystal, who are all assigned 115lb.
Dismissed at 39-1 in American pools, Lugal stalked the pace and held off a late threat from Toshin Macau to win Sunday’s Grade 1 $2.31 million Sprinters Stakes at six furlongs at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan.
Ridden by Atsuya Nishimura, Lugal won by a neck over 15-1 Toshin Macau, who was a neck in front of 9-1 Namura Clair. Toshin Macau closed from seventh to be closest to the front at the finish.
By Declan Schuster
Pierre Ng hopes the mix of a favourable temperament and the potential of a frantic pace can bring the best out of Mugen when he lines up in the G1 Sprinters Stakes (1200m) at Nakayama on Sunday (29 September) in Japan.
“One good thing about Mugen is that he has a very good temperament. He’s travelled between Sha Tin and Conghua – he’s been training to that pattern.
By Leo Schlink
David Hayes will aim Rubylot at the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) in January after the talented gelding claimed the Class 3 Yan Chai Trophy Handicap (1200m) with a devastating sprint at Sha Tin on Saturday (28 September).
Ridden by Brenton Avdulla in place of Hugh Bowman, who was indisposed, Rubylot posted his fourth win from 13 starts and is, according to Hayes, the most improved horse in the dual Hong Kong champion trainer’s stable.