Day: August 20, 2026

Seoul Saturday: Race-By-Race Preview (August 22)

Saturday’s racing is at Seoul with 10 races from 12:55 to 19:55. Here are the previews:

Seoul Race 1: Class 6 (1000M) Special Weight A / KRW 45 Million

(6) SENNA K was out the back in her first trial before a third in her second trial prior to leading throughout to score by two-lengths in her third trial on July 23. This Song Moon-gil trained Giant Run filly will be hard to beat with Seo Seung-un onboard. (7) NAREUSYA VICTOR has trialled once for a second on July 9 and looks the danger for trainer Jung Ho-ik. The Luigi Riccardi prepared (8) UNICORN ACE was very green on his debut but made up a lot of ground for fourth and will have come on for the experience and if doing everything right is a chance. (1) GHOST WIND is a Power Blade filly for Furkan Yüksel and Lee Shin-woo, who are both in good form, and rates over (4) HIGHLIGHT and (5) GEOLJAK YUNSEUL who both should not be totally dismissed.

Selections(6) Senna K (7) Nareusya Victor (8) Unicorn Ace (1) Ghost Wind
Next Best4, 5
Fast Start1, 6, 7, 9

Seoul Race 2: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million

(2) GRAND POKPUNG has been fourth, second, and fifth in three runs and has chased home some smart looking types of her own age group. She is the only two-year-old in the line-up but gets her chance to break through. (7) RAON EXTREME has had two runs with the first of them being a third in November before resuming last month which yielded a second. Seo Seung-un rides and he rates as the danger. (10) JEONGMUN KINGDOM was well turned over on debut but has been third in two runs since and is the other key player with (11) NEUNGRYEOK DORYEONG best of the rest over (8) PNS LEAF and (4) CHRYSOL HEELS.

Selections(2) Grand Pokpung (7) Raon Extreme (10) Jeongmun Kingdom (11) Neungryeok Doryeong
Next Best8, 4
Fast Start2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11

Seoul Race 3: Class 6 (1300M) Special Weight A / KRW 45 Million

(8) STEEL MORE was second and third in two runs at the end of last year and trialled up for this last month when second to the horse that will start favourite in the first event on this program. She looks hard to beat as does (10) QUEENS TIGER who at her third and most recent run was ridden for the first time by Seo Seung-un and ran second following a third and a fifth. (5) INDIE MINISTER outran her odds when making her debut and is an each-way chance as is (7) CHEONGGANG BOM who has been consistent enough in five runs with (3) CHALLANHANHAMSEONG, who was second two back, next best over (9) TWOTWO MAGIC.

Selections(8) Steel More (10) Queens Tiger (5) Indie Minister (7) Cheonggang Bom
Next Best3, 9
Fast Start3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9

Seoul Race 4: Class 5 (1300M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million

(10) SAEROUN BISUL chased home some good horses last season as a juvenile and has resumed this year with a trial victory in June and a maiden victory in July both by narrow margins and will be hard to beat despite the widest draw. (6) PARKA SHINE looks a decent each-way chance at value especially with Kozzi Asano riding who could win on a rocking horse at the present time. (8) PIEONARI will be well fancied, and it would be no surprise if he were to break his duck at the fifth time of asking despite having his first run at one-win grade. (7) BROWN JACKPOT must be a good chance following a five-length course and distance maiden victory and Kim Hyo-jung retains the ride. (2) B.K. VIVACE and (1) HAKSAN HENNY are each-way chances and the best of the rest.

Selections(10) Saeroun Bisul (6) Parka Shine (8) Pieonari (7) Brown Jackpot
Next Best2, 1
Fast Start2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9

Seoul Race 5: Class 5 (1400M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million

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Busan Friday: Race-By-Race Preview (August 21)

Friday’s racing is at Busan with 8 races from 12:50 to 19:25. Here are the previews:

Busan Race 1: Class 6 (1000M) Special Weight A / KRW 45 Million

Juvenile maidens with seven of the eleven racing for the first time. (8) SPECIAL FIRST was the best in trials, showing on pace and crossing the line 2nd in a good time behind the vastly experienced Daehoma. If that form comes to the races, he can win. (5) PEGASUS YEOWANG ran 3rd in her trial, showing handily throughout and that’s enough to have her in the numbers here. (6) MODERN BOY took two goes to qualify and while he didn’t beat many at the second time of asking, he looked competent enough and he should be nice and fit for this. Of the experience, (9) OASIS SHACKLE and (10) SUPER WEEK are perhaps the best placed to improve from their respective debuts.

Selections(8) Special First (5) Pegasus Yeowang (6) Modern Boy (9) Oasis Shackle
Next Best10, 7
Fast Start4, 5, 6, 8

Busan Race 2: Class 6 (1300M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million

Not the strongest of maidens. (8) OVER RAINBOW has been knocking on the door across seven starts so far with his best being a 3rd over 1200M in March and his best his latest when 4th at 1400M on July 19th He usually settles back and runs on, and he won’t need to improve by much to win this. (4) DOCTOR PRINCE was slow away on debut and finished well-back behind Seraph on debut over 1000M in June but was an improved 5th when sent up to a mile for start two on July 26th. The difference is split distance wise here and he can continue to get closer. (9) FANTASTIC ROYAL similarly improved to 6th at start two and Seo Seung-un riding for the first time will tempt some. (11) WORLD THUNDER CAT and (7) SHINING CLUTCH others in the frame.

Selections(8) Over Rainbow (4) Doctor Prince (9) Fantastic Royal (11) World Thunder Cat
Next Best7, 3
Fast Start5, 6, 9, 10

Busan Race 3: Class 5 (1600M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million

(4) DOCTOR QUE SERA broke through at start number three over 1400M on July 19th, leading from gate to wire. He is up in class and in trip here, but he comes down 2.5kg in weight, and he could make it two in a row. (6) REGINA VINCIT finished 6th of twelve in the Korean Oaks and then 7th of ten in the Gyeonggi Governor’s Cup. She returned to regular waters when beating a couple of these on her way to 4th place at this class and over 1800M on July 17th and back at a distance over which she got her two best results, she has the potential to return to winning ways. (10) GYEONGBOK PORTOS is up in class following a maiden win at this distance on July 19th and can measure up at this level. (11) SPACE GOLD and (7) MOST WANTED among plenty of other place chances.

Selections(4) Doctor Que Sera (6) Regina Vincit (10) Gyeongbok Portos (11) Space Gold
Next Best7, 1
Fast Start1, 4, 7, 10

Busan Race 4: Class 5 (1300M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million

Fillies (and one mare) only here. (1) QUEEN WIND didn’t do much in her first four tries at this level, but she returned to winning ways in fine style on July 17th over 1400M, leading all the way around. She comes up a full 4kg in weight, but she has every chance of winning again. (2) FLASH COCO broke through at start number three over this distance on July 3rd with a similarly front-running effort. She is up in class here but there could be more to come and form a good draw, she can measure up at this level. (9) GREAT STAR has been close in her latest three, most recently when 3rd over this distance in a very similar race to this on July 19th and she can be there or thereabouts again (4) ARE YOU READY and (6) YEONGGWANGUIROOKIE are among others in the frame.

Selections(1) Queen Wind (2) Flash Coco (9) Great Star (4) Are You Ready
Next Best6, 8
Fast Start1, 2, 3, 6

Busan Race 5: Class 5 (1800M) Handicap / KRW 45 Million

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