Liberty Island, the champion 2-year-old filly in Japan in 2022, will have her first start of the year in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese 1000 Guineas for 3-year-old fillies at a mile at Hanshin Racecourse.
After finishing in the top three in five starts in December and January at smaller venues, You Are King was 10th of 12 in a lucrative handicap at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, one of the country’s leading tracks. Two months later, You Are King is back at a countryside track, and very much in contention at Nowra Racecourse on Saturday evening
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Sea Tin.
A sharp drop in class may help the 4-year-old Australian filly Stratum Pride end a four-race losing streak in a competitive handicap going a mile at Canberra Racecourse on Thursday evening.
Anamoe has a chance to equal Winx's record of seven Group 1 wins in a year in the $3.36 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at 1 1/4 miles at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Friday evening. Anamoe may not be favored, though. As of Wednesday, Dubai Honour was the 3-2 favorite in a field of 13.
Hong Kong Selections for Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Happy Valley.
Six races into her career, the Australian filly Regal Inheritance beat maidens in a seven-furlong race at Canberra Racecourse on March 13. The momentum from that win may boost Regal Inheritance in a tricky handicap for non-winners of two at a mile at Wyong Racecourse on Wednesday evening.
Twice in his 21-race career, the Australian gelding Kinloch has won his second race following a layoff. The scenario is present when Kinloch starts in a seven-furlong handicap at Hawkesbury Racecourse on Tuesday evening.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Thursday, April 6, 2023 at Happy Valley.
Jack d’Or needed a stakes-record time to win his first Grade 1 in his 2023 debut in Sunday’s $2.98 million Osaka Hai for older horses in Japan.
