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Trainer Francis Lui declared Golden Sixty a ‘happy horse’ ahead of his highly anticipated return this season in either the G2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile (1600m) on 19 November or G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) on 10 December.
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Trainer Manfred Man hopes star sprinter Lucky Sweynesse can recapture his winning thread in Sunday’s (22 October) HK$5.35 million G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin.
Iknowastar earned a berth for the Big Dance Stakes in the Dubbo Cup, but needs a handicap rating among the top 20 qualifiers to be assured of a position in the gate. A win in a handicap at 7 3/4 furlongs on the infield Kensington course at Randwick on Tuesday evening would lead to a higher rating for the red-hot Iknowastar.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Analysis and Selections for Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at Happy Valley.
Liberty Island completed a sweep of Japan’s Triple Crown for 3-year-old fillies with a one-length win as a heavy favorite in Sunday’s Grade 1 Shuka Sho at 1 1/4 miles at Kyoto Racecourse.
The 4-year-old filly Salisano is part of a contentious handicap at Newcastle Racecourse in Australia on Monday evening. In a race without a strong favorite, Salisano may have a slight weight advantage over some of her main rivals in the six-furlong race.
City of Troy showed the hype cascading around him the last three months had merit with a spectacular win Saturday in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at England's Newmarket Racecourse.
Think About It has an eight-figure prize to go with his unbeaten record in Australian sprints this year after a victory in the $12.8 million Everest Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Saturday.
Ylang Ylang’s roller coaster 2-year-old season came to a Group 1-winning peak when she captured the Fillies’ Mile on Friday at Newmarket.
With the benefit of narrow victory in his last race, the Australian gelding Maximum Output can win consecutive starts for the first time in his career in the minor Noosa Cup at five furlongs on turf at Sunshine Coast Racecourse north of Brisbane on Saturday evening.
