Denetta ran to expectations when she finished 12th of 15 at 100-1 in the restricted Provincial Championship Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on April 8. Denetta’s time as a longshot ends, at least briefly, when she starts in a handicap for fillies and mares at 7 1/4 furlongs at Muswellbrook Racecourse on Thursday evening.
Mayapple is the sort of mare who wants to be involved from the start. A 5-year-old, Mayapple is expected to set the pace when she has her debut against winners in a one-mile handicap for nonwinners of two at Wyong Racecourse on Wednesday evening.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Happy Valley.
A return to racing at 1 1/4 miles may help Roccaforte end a four-race losing streak in a handicap at Kembla Grange Racecourse on Tuesday.
Jockey Dean Holland died on Monday as a result of injuries sustained in a spill at Donald Racecourse in the Australia countryside, according to the state regulatory agency Racing Victoria and the Victorian Jockeys Association.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Happy Valley.
A familiar ensemble of turf marathoners starts in the Anzac Day Cup at 1 1/2 miles on the infield Kensington course at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia on Monday evening, with several meeting for the second time this month.
A minor class drop has left the 4-year-old gelding Blend as a slight favorite in a one-mile handicap at Coffs Harbour Racecourse in Australia on Sunday evening in a race with many capable contenders.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Sha Tin.
A supporting player in group-level stakes last year, Indestructible ($18.60) was the surprise winner of Thursday’s Group 3 Craven Stakes for 3-year-old milers at Newmarket Racecourse in England in his first start for trainer Karl Burke.
