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Queen Elizabeth II Cup Appeals Regaleira's For The Taking

Heavily favoured in the Japanese ante-post markets, juvenile Group 1 winner Regaleira (Jpn) (Suave Richard {Jpn}) is the pick versus 16 members of her own sex in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Kyoto on Sunday. The 2023 Hopeful Stakes heroine successfully faced males last December, and that theme continued through the Japanese Classics. She was not disgraced with a sixth in the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) in April, and she repeated the dose in the G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), running with credit to take fifth...

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Derby Winner Makes 2024 Bow In Osaka Hai

Despite an ever-growing Japanese presence at the Dubai World Cup meeting in the UAE, Sunday's 2000-metre G1 Osaka Hai at Hanshin still boasts five Group 1 winners, four of them Classic scorers and several other progressive types hunting for their first Group 1 ring. One of the top picks in the 16-strong field is last year's G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) winner, Tastiera (Jpn) (Satono Crown {Jpn}), who ran second in both the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)--to Sol Oriens (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn})--and the G1 Kikuka Sho (Japanese...

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