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The cream of Korea’s speedsters will meet the starter in the second leg of the 2022 Korea Sprint Series in the SROA (Seoul Racecourse Owners’ Association) Chairman’s Sprint (1200M KOR-G3) at Seoul Racecourse on Sunday afternoon

The best horse won - it was as simple as that in the $1 million Group 1 Kranji Mile (1600m) when the reigning Singapore Horse of the Year Lim’s Lightning ($18) won in a thrilling finish at Kranji on Saturday

It was smiles all round for the China Horse Club and trainer James Peters when one of the stable favourites - Grand Koonta - got back into the winner’s circle at Kranji after a long drought

Jockey Bernardo Pinheiro made his fourth visit to Singapore count with a brilliant riding double on Kranji Mile day on Saturday

Seoul and Busan Sunday meetings previews - the six race Seoul broadcast commences at 11.45am AEST and the four race Busan broadcast commences at 1.00pm AEST on Sky Racing2 - Seoul Race 8: Class Open (1200M) SROA Trophy (KOR-G3) - the second leg of the Sprint Series - Raon The Fighter is an outstanding galloper who saw his winning streak ended at ten when suffering his first loss in the first race of this series, the Busan Ilbo

While yet to win at Group level in nine starts thus far and up against multiple Group 1 winners on Saturday, Lim’s Kosciuszko is the overwhelming pundits’ pick to win the $1 million Kranji Mile.

Seoul's Saturday meeting preview - Race 9: Class 1 (1800M) - Heunghaeng Jilju ran 3rd in the President’s Cup over 2000M last November before winning at the same distance at class 1 level in January and then running 3rd when favourite at 1800M on April 10th.

There are plenty of similarities when comparing the two main chances – Lim’s Lightning and Lim’s Kosciuszko – heading into Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Kranji Mile

Race analysis and race selections for Saturday's Kranji Mile meeting at Kranji - the 12 race broadcast commences at 2.00pm AEST on Sky Racing2 and from 6.30pm AEST on Sky Racing2 and Thoroughbred Central - the Kranji Mile is Race 10 a7 6.30pm AEST

Busan's Friday meeting preview - the two race broadcast of races one and two commences at 1.00pm AEST on Sky Racing2 - Race 2: Class 6 (1200M) - Man Of The Man trialled up promisingly a couple of times before running a strong 2nd on debut at this distance on April 17th

Fresh off a Group 1 win and a holiday back home in Brazil, jockey Bernardo Pinheiro hopes to make his fourth one-day visit to Singapore a winless stint no more.

The big action in Japan spotlights the fillies again this week on Sunday when Tokyo Racecourse hosts the second race of the Fillies’ Triple Crown - the Yushun Himba, more commonly known as the Japanese Oaks.

On paper, trainer Michael Clements may not have the best horse in Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Kranji Mile (1600m), but he has the most