A major drop in class, and a return to Newcastle, may reverse that trend when Apache Belle starts in the minor Cessnock Cup at 1 5/16 miles on the Beaumont course at Newcastle on Sunday evening.
Romantic Warrior, the Irish-bred gelding who became a multiple stakes winner in Hong Kong in recent years, won for the first time in Australia in Saturday’s Group 1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Happy Valley.
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Caspar Fownes is Happy Valley’s leading all-time trainer and this Sunday (29 October) he’s assembled a formidable hand for a rare afternoon fixture at the iconic city circuit.
The Australian gelding Invincible Dash won the minor Queanbeyan Cup last November to end a 12-race losing streak. The same scenario could occur this weekend at Queanbeyan Racecourse in the Australian countryside.
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Unbeaten in four starts in the last year, Equinox will be a massive favorite to win the Grade 1 autumn running of the $2.8 million Tenno Sho at 1 1/4 miles at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan on Sunday for the second consecutive year.
The Group 1 Futurity Trophy Stakes on Saturday, last important flat race of the year in England, might turn into a swimming competition. Doncaster Racecourse, like much of the country, is waterlogged. The going was rated heavy as of Thursday and things could get wetter still.
The handy racing tactics of the seven-time Group 1 winner Alligator Blood may be a vital asset in the Group 1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday night across American time zones.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Analysis and Selections for Sunday, October 28, 2023, at Happy Valley.
Haysiri, who will have his third career start in a handicap sprint at Scone Racecourse in Australia on Thursday evening, kept good company when he was beaten for the first time earlier this year.
