The 4-year-old gelding Growl, who has been raced sparingly in Australia in the last few years, will have the difficult job of playing spoiler against the odds-on favorite Green Shadows in a seven-furlong handicap at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney on Tuesday evening.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at Happy Valley.
The Everest Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, already the world’s richest turf race, will surpass the historic Dubai World Cup as the world’s second-richest race later this year with a purse increase to approximately $13.35 million at current exchange rates.
Equinox won his fourth consecutive race at the highest level in the Grade 1 Takarazuka Kinen at 1 3/8 miles on turf at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan on Sunday.
Two Aye, who starts in a handicap at 7 1/2 furlongs at Kembla Grange Racecourse on Monday evening, closed well to beat maidens as the 1-2 favorite at Goulburn Racecourse on May 26 in her third start.
Smooth Esprit nearly scored a 40-1 upset in a handicap at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on June 10, and will have an easier assignment in a one-mile handicap at Dubbo Racecourse on Sunday evening.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Sha Tin.
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The 3-year-old filly Tahiyra added a third Group 1 to her resume with a one-length victory in the Coronation Stakes on Friday at Royal Ascot.
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Currently, the older horse division in Japan consists of Equinox and the others. Equinox, the 2022 Japanese Horse of the Year, won his only start this year in the Group 1 Sheema Classic in Dubai in March and will be an odds-on favorite in Sunday’s Grade 1 Takarazuka Kinen at 1 3/8 miles on turf at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan.
A troubled trip kept Silverdale Chief from scoring his first win in Australia in a one-mile handicap at Wagga Wagga Racecourse on June 13.
