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.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Sha Tin.
On a day of upsets in leading British races, the unheralded Mammas Girl won her stakes debut and first start of 2023 in Wednesday’s Group 3 Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at Happy Valley.
With 400 meters left to race Sunday at Nakayama Racecourse in the Satsuki Sho, the Group 1 Japanese 2000 Guineas, Sol Oriens was 17th of 18 runners and more than 10 paths off the fence. A quarter-mile later, he had swooped past 16 rivals and won the $3.1 million Satsuki Sho by 1 1/4 lengths while going away.
After winning a handicap steeplechase at 3 1/8 miles at Cheltenham Racecourse in England for the second consecutive year last month, Corach Rambler won Saturday’s $1.24 million Grand National at 4 5/16 miles at Aintree Racecourse north of Liverpool in his first start in the famous steeplechase.
“Okiku hiraku” means “wide open” in Japanese, and the Group 1, $1.68 million Satsuki Sho on Sunday at Nakayama Racecourse looks okiku hiraku indeed
The $1.24 million Grand National had a new favorite on Friday afternoon, a day before the famous steeplechase is run at Aintree Racecourse north of Liverpool.
