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.
The use of apprentice jockeys is a significant reason why Baglioni has finished first and second in two recent starts leading to the Sawtell Cup at Coffs Harbour Racecourse in Australia on Saturday evening.
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Aidan O’Brien sent out his first Irish Oaks winner in 2006 and will be widely expected to saddle his seventh on Saturday at The Curragh. O’Brien trains half the eight horses entered in the 1 1/2-mile fixture including Savethelastdance, heavily favored in antepost wagering with English bookmakers.
The role of favorite in the $108,400 Winter Challenge Stakes at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Friday evening depends on whether the talented filly Semana draws into the big field from the also-eligible list.
A high weight assignment and a seven-race losing streak will prevent some bettors from supporting Dubai Nights in a six-furlong handicap at Lismore Racecourse in Australia on Thursday evening.
An extraordinary 2022/23 Hong Kong horse racing season ended in remarkable fashion on Sunday, 16 July at Sha Tin Racecourse and reinforced Hong Kong’s world-class racing with history-making performances of outstanding horses, trainers and jockeys.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, July 16, 2023, at Sha Tin.
Following two subpar performances to begin her 4-year-old campaign, the filly Nashwa bounced back in a big way winning the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes on Friday at Newmarket in England.
