Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, December 23, 2023
Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, December 23, 2023, at Sha Tin.
The Hong Kong Jockey ClubDec 22, 2023
Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, December 23, 2023, at Sha Tin.
For almost as long as he can remember, David Eustace has craved an opportunity to train in Hong Kong. As of next season, a dream becomes reality for the well-travelled young Englishman, who boasts strong family links to the city’s racing community.
The fashionably-bred colt Storm Boy will have his stakes debut in the Group 3 Magic Millions B.J. McLachlan Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane, Australia, on Friday evening.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, December 23, 2023, Sha Tin.
Course conditions and a light weight assignment may work in favor of the 5-year-old mare Dream Inherit in a one-mile handicap at Wagga Wagga Racecourse in Australia on Thursday evening.
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Trainer Danny Shum will give Romantic Warrior a short break with a view to returning in the G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) on 25 February, 2024 at Sha Tin, opting against a potential rematch with Golden Sixty in the G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) on 21 January.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Happy Valley.
Geldings such as The Extreme Cat are one of the reasons jockey Ashley Morgan is near the top of the standings at tracks in the state of New South Wales in Australia. Morgan, who rode very briefly at Santa Anita in the autumn of 2022, rides The Extreme Cat in a six-furlong handicap at Gosford Racecourse on Wednesday evenin
Edmond was too eager midway through a handicap at at Canterbury Park on Dec. 8. He raced closer to the front than expected and faded to third. Edmond will have his second start of December in a handicap at Warwick Farm Racecourse on Tuesday.
A ground-saving trip helped the undefeated colt Jantar Mantar extend his unbeaten streak to three races, and make a compelling case for champion 2-year-old male of 2023, in Sunday’s Grade 1 Asahi Hai Futurity at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan.