The prolific gelding Osman was part of a hectic pace from an inside post in the Gooree Cup at seven furlongs at Mudgee Racecourse in Australia on May 7, fading rapidly through the final furlong to finish 11th of 12 at odds of 4-5.
Giga Kick’s career changed when the Southern Hemisphere 3-year-old won the world’s richest sprint, the $9.3 million Everest Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia last October. Giga Kick was 20-1 in the Everest and has since been the subject of consistently high expectations, often failing to duplicate the achievement. Giga Kick has since won once in four starts, in the Grade 1 All Aged Stakes at seven furlongs at Randwick on April 15, leading to another round of high hopes for his appearance in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 Stakes at six furlongs at Doomben Racecourse in Brisbane on Friday evening.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Sha Tin.
Wild Planet, who has not won in 15 starts since October 2020, has his 35th career start in the $135,000 Scone Cup at a mile at Scone Racecourse on Thursday evening.
The three-time winner Rocstar Boy can end a nine-race losing streak since June in a sprint handicap at Wyong Racecourse in Australia on Wednesday evening.
A sharp drop in class may lead to a first win in Australia for the Irish-bred gelding Rogue Bear on the infield Kensington course at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Tuesday evening.
Champagne Color, sixth and third in his first two starts in graded stakes, recorded an upset win with a late rally in Sunday’s Grade 1 NHK Mile Cup for 3-year-old colts and fillies at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan.
Poor post positions and wide trips have cost the Australian filly Doola Teela in recent starts.
Frankie Dettori fell off Chaldean during a rough start to the Greenham Stakes on April 22. Saturday, Dettori came out the saddle with his famed flying dismount after Chaldean won the 2000 Guineas by 1 3/4 lengths over 125-1 shot Hi Royal.
Narnia’s career resumes Sunday evening after a rest of more than three months in a modest handicap at 6 1/4 furlongs at Taree Racecourse, three hours north of Sydney.
