Romantic Warrior will bid for a fifth Group 1 victory this season following trainer Danny Shum’s confirmation the Hong Kong champion will contest the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo Racecourse on 2 June, when he will clash with fellow Hong Kong contender Voyage Bubble.
A jackpot of over $6.4 million, which is the record high for this season to date, will be carried over to the Six Up pool for the Sha Tin day meeting this Saturday (11 May).
Tony Cruz’s accelerating advance in the Hong Kong trainers’ championship continued in blistering fashion with a Happy Valley treble on Wednesday night (8 May) when the veteran horseman vaulted into the top four of the 2023/24 standings.