Australia: Introvert not unbeatable in Port Macquarie handicap
Introvert may be a favorite to oppose in a handicap at 1 1/4 miles at Port Macquarie Racecourse in Australia on Thursday evening.
Steve AndersenMay 17, 2023
Introvert may be a favorite to oppose in a handicap at 1 1/4 miles at Port Macquarie Racecourse in Australia on Thursday evening.
In his 30-race career in Australia, Reliable Dude has raced at distances ranging from six furlongs in his debut in 2020 to 1 1/4 miles in more recent starts. Reliable Dude is back at Hawkesbury for the longest race of his career at 1 5/16 miles on Wednesday evening.
A first start at a mile may lead to a second career win for Lyrical Gangster in a one-mile handicap at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday evening.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Happy Valley.
Marhaba Ya Sanafi and Blue Rose Cen provided the long and short of it on Guineas Day on Sunday at Longchamp.
Songline was 10th in the Group 3 1351 Turf Sprint in Saudi Arabia in February, her first start of the year. Her second start was a win in Sunday’s Grade 1 Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan.
Beginning in November, October Revolution had a rough start to his career in Australia, losing his first nine starts through March.
Burling, the Southern Hemisphere 2-year-old, won his debut with a bold rally from off the pace at Tamworth Racecourse in Australia on April 23. His second start can best be described as unconventional.
Course condition played a major role in the 2000 and 1000 Guineas last weekend in England and is likely to do so again Sunday in France. The Longchamp course was rated heavy on Friday and with rain forecast to continue through the weekend in Paris, that is not likely to change much ahead of the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, the 2000 Guineas, and the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, the 1000 Guineas.
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Sodashi and Stars on Earth, the champion 3-year-old fillies of Japan the last two years, will meet for the first time in Sunday’s Grade 1 Victoria Mile for older fillies and mares at Tokyo Racecourse, a race with potential Breeders’ Cup implications.