A ground-saving trip helped Indispensable record a 25-1 upset over 3-10 favorite The Inevitable in the Conquering Stakes at Launceston Racecourse on the island of Tasmania in Australia. The rematch occurs in the $85,500 Tasmanian Stakes at Hobart Racecourse in Tasmania on Thursday evening.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Friday, December 29, 2023, at Happy Valley.
The Hopeful Stakes, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japan, drew a full field of 18, including the stakes winners Gonbade Qabus and Sirius Colt.
Recent success, achieved in competitive handicaps on important race days since mid-November, suggests that Lekvarte can win the first group-level stakes of her career in the $204,300 Belle of the Turf Stakes at a mile on Wednesday evening.
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The HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on 24 March shapes a potential target for Fallon after Tony Cruz’s young stayer showcased Four-Year-Old Classic Series potential with a spectacular win in the Class 4 Tin Wan Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Tuesday (26 December).
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at Sha Tin.
Hong Kong Selections for Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at Sha Tin.
Huetor, winner of the Group 1 Doomben Cup in Australia in May, will lug topweight of 132 pounds in the Group 3 Summer Cup at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Monday evening.
There are familiar rivals in a seven-furlong handicap at Tamworth Racecourse in Australia on Saturday evening.
The older horse division in Japan needs a new leader following the recent retirement of Equinox, the superstar who won the Grade 1 Japan Cup in his farewell start last month. Sunday’s Grade 1 Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse will establish some ranking for the group as 2024 approaches. Finding the winner in a field of 16 in the $6.7 million Arima Kinen will not be easy, but the season-ending classic should be a dandy betting race.
