Lady Tulessa, who starts in a handicap for fillies and mares at Taree Racecourse in Australia on Monday evening, has an odd record in sprint races through her career.
This has been a season of narrow losses in Australia for Nic’s Hero, who starts in a one-mile handicap at Corowa Racecourse on Sunday evening.
A retreat to a familiar countryside track in Australia may end a 10-race losing streak for the 5-year-old gelding Ceasefire on Saturday evening. Ceasefire will start as a heavy favorite in the minor Bengalla Cup at about 6 1/2 furlongs at Muswellbrook Racecourse.
The Kentucky-bred gelding Mutamanni is off to a fine start to his career in Australia, winning two of his first four appearances since late May.
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The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday at Ascot is England's best race this year, perhaps in several years. It's deep, with seven of the 11 entrants having a legitimate claim to contention, and it's competitive, with Auguste Rodin the tepid 7-2 general favorite in antepost wagering Thursday.
A new distance may end a six-race losing streak in Australia for Yirrkala, who will start at seven furlongs in a handicap at Tamworth Racecourse on Thursday evening.
C’mon Mate had a rude introduction to racing against winners when he finished fourth in a six-furlong handicap at Wyong Racecourse in Australia on July 15. The loss should serve as a learning experience for C’mon Mate’s seven-furlong debut in a first-condition handicap at Kembla Grange Racecourse on Wednesday evening.
Southern Chilli, a game second in a sprint at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia July 12, will start favored to win for the third time in his eighth start in a handicap for fillies and mares at 6 1/4 furlongs at Canterbury Park in Sydney Tuesday evening.
Maryland Bridge can show further improvement when she starts for the first time at seven furlongs in a handicap at Bathurst Racecourse on Monday evening.
A hefty weight assignment and an oddly-run race led to a third-place finish for the veteran Australian gelding Classy Joe in a marathon handicap at Narrandera Racecourse on July 16. A week later, Classy Joe has a more favorable assignment in a handicap at 1 1/4 miles at Wagga Wagga Racecourse on Sunday evening.
