Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at Happy Valley.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at Happy Valley.
Liberty Island enhanced her dominant position among Japan’s 3-year-old fillies with a six-length win in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse, her first start at 1 1/2 miles.
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Canadian Hall of Fame jockey Irwin Driedger died at 66 in Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto on Saturday night after a long battle with cancer.
The last time Sir Kerm raced he flew through the final furlong of a handicap at 4 1/2 furlongs to finish second at Newcastle Racecourse in Australia last October. The abbreviated sprint was too short for Sir Kerm to display his best. A six-furlong handicap at Kembla Grange on Monday evening is a more suitable distance for the 4-year-old gelding’s first start of 2023.
Longer sprints and a race at 1 1/16 miles have changed the career of He’s a Copy Boy, a leading contender in a one-mile handicap at Taree Racecourse in Australia on Sunday evening.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Sha Tin.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Sha Tin.
The Australian 3-year-old filly Queen Assassin will face a class test in a six-furlong handicap at Sunshine Coast Racecourse, north of Brisbane on Saturday evening.
Regarding the current 3-year-old fillies in Japan, there is Liberty Island and the rest. Liberty Island was the unanimous choice for champion 2-year-old filly of 2022 and began her current season with a win in the Grade 1 Japanese 1000 Guineas at a mile at Hanshin Racecourse in April. She will be a strong favorite to win for the fourth time in her fifth start in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/2 miles at Tokyo Racecourse.
The multiple stakes winner Zaaki is on a familiar path through Australia’s leading races for older horses this month.