Champions Day on the Sha Tin Racourse lost his festival tent, Romantic warrior to the wealthy races of the Middle East this year, but with three competitive international groups -1 warming.
Two more stars home, Travel base And Ka Ying risesKeep going, but international visitors spend great in all races on April 27 – an unusual state in a place where the home team always performs well.
The romantic warrior won the presented Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) in the last three seasons and contested a seven-breed victory in Sha Tin. He would have been very well asked to extend these records if his connections had not been decided for a courageous tour from the Middle East, in which he won the Jebel Hatta (G1t) in Dubai in January, and then took second place with painfully diminutive edges both in the Saudi cup (G1) and in Dubai Turf (G1t).
After the champion was made for the season, the QE II Cup of 2,000 meters (approx. 1/4 miles) attracted a forceful international subscription from all over the world.
Japan sends forecastSecond to romantic warrior in this race in the last two running; Star foal Liberty Island one last eighth in the Dubai lawn; and 2023 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese derby, G1) winner Keyboard.
Comes from France Goliath Winner of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) last summer with Ascot and in the Japan Cup (G1) in November a prestigious sixth. calif Wear the red and white stripes of the victorious racing and Fresh Zealand is represented by The winnersearched for his fifth victory in a row.
The home team is handed over in shape. Boss won the Hong Kong Derby at its last start, but that was his first victory ever in his 17th start. ConsequencePresent Especially arronMoments in time and Rubylot Everyone has had moments, but not yet against such visitors.
Champions mile
The Hong Kong armed forces seem to be in a much better form in the Champions Mile (G1), with the voyage bubble looking for in Sha Tin after its fourth victory in a row. This strand comprises the Hong Kong Mile (G1) in December in which he defeated Soul storm up to 1 1/4 lengths. Soul Rush then pressed the romantic warrior on a nose in the Dubai lawn.
The itching in the HUK comes in the form of MR BrightsideAustralia's Prime Miler. His 19 career winners belong to nine at the level of Group 1 and he finished second in the Cox plate 2023 (G1) – Romantic warrior.
The mile offers a huge field with a sedate early speed of the local runner Beauty foreverwho led a gate to wire in last year, but has been profitable since then. Iowa brach Chanchg Glory has improved and attributed most of the way to the Hong Kong Gold Cup (G1) two starts before taking third place. Joao Moreira takes over the reins.
Sprint prize of the chairman
A similar situation arises from the chairman's sprint prize (G1).
Ka Ying Rising is not only a local feeling that recorded with 12 wins of 14 starts, three of the last four victories in Group 1. He is also the best rated Sprinter in the best racing horse ranking of the Longines World and was not really challenged in his last three excursions. He easily won a barrier attempt on April 17 over the SHA Tin -Dirt, and coach David Hayes said that after drawing Tor 4, Ka Ying Rising could break his own Sha Tin Course record of 1: 07.20 for the 1,200 meters (about six Furlongs) if the race gives enough early speed.
“If he flies the start, he could lead and take it. If he jumps with them, he will probably exploit an obvious pace,” said Hayes. “But that's really (jockey) Zac Purton's problem now. And he will let it work. He did it on the large days, so I'm not worried at all.
“He can sit or lead one, one way or the other.”
His main competitor is Satono Revewho was third in the Hong Kong Sprint (G1) behind Ka Ying and was the last winner of the Tagamatunomiya Kinen (G1). Satono Reve is a son of Keort white To whose six wins of the top level contained two editions of the Hong Kong Sprint.
Satono Reve galloped on April 21 and the worker Ryusuke Saito said that he was “good forward. We took a focus on the compensation of his intellectual and physical condition. He is full of energy.”
Satono Reve exercises on the SHA Tin RaceCourse
The sprint field also includes two other fascinating locals. Lucky Sweynessen (NZ) Was a feeling two seasons ago and reached with a win in the Hong Kong Sprint 2023, but was hindered by injuries. And Helios Express has achieved five seconds and a third from his last six starts – all races won by Ka Ying Rising.
