Imperatiz and Buenos Noches were first and second in the Group 1 Darley Champions Sprint at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, last November. The two top-class runners are being kept apart for the beginning of their 2024 seasons in stakes on Friday evening.
Hong Kong Selections for Thursday, February 15, 2024, at Happy Valley.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Thursday, February 15, 2024 at Happy Valley.
Hong Kong Selections for Monday, February 12, 2024, at Sha Tin.
So far, trainer Patrick Payne's traveling team has been in outstanding form on his trip to Tasmania. On Friday, Payne’s Bold Soul won the Tasmanian Derby at Hobart. On Saturday evening, Alhambra Lad starts in the Group 3 Hobart Cup at 1 1/2 miles, while Wings of Song starts as a contender earlier on the program in the Strutt Stakes.
A win by Odinson in the $328,800 Nursery Stakes has led to a start in the $1.3 million Inglis Millennium, a race restricted to sales progeny that will be run at 5 1/2 furlongs at Randwick on Friday night.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Analysis for Monday, February 12, 2024, at Sha Tin.
The mainland shippers Yellow Sam and Give Giggles will lead the betting in the Group 3 Mystic Journey Stakes at Hobart Racecourse on the island of Tasmania in Australia on Friday night in a big field that includes local hopes Alvarinho and Jaguar Stone.
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Harry Bentley notched a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (7 February) with Eighteen Palms and Watch Buddy as the Englishman continued to build crucial impetus at the mid-season point of the Hong Kong racing season.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at Happy Valley.
