Australia: Bunker Hut lowers bar for Monday handicap
From a maiden race winner to an also-ran in two group stakes, Bunker Hut had an eventful span in three starts last August and September in Australia.
Steve AndersenApr 02, 2023
From a maiden race winner to an also-ran in two group stakes, Bunker Hut had an eventful span in three starts last August and September in Australia.
Bold Act won his fourth consecutive race and first start of 2023 in the $123,800 Cardinal Condition Stakes at Chelmsford City Racecourse near London, the final race in the European qualifying series for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 6.
The reliable gelding Mr Brightside saved the day for favorite backers in Group 1 races at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Sha Tin.
The 7-year-old gelding Ruban Bleu will be closing from off the pace in a handicap at Wagga Wagga Racecourse in Australia on Saturday and may need all seven furlongs of the race distance to reach the front.
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Several of Japan’s leading older horses, with the notable exception of 2022 Horse of the Year Equinox, are among 16 runners in Sunday’s Grade 1 Osaka Hai at Hanshin Racecourse.
Brave Emperor currently ranks in a tie for the lead in the European qualifying series for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 6. To clinch the single berth available from the series, Brave Emperor will need the best race of his already accomplished career in Saturday’s $123,800 Cardinal Condition Stakes at Chelmsford City Racecourse.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Analysis for Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Sha Tin.
Hosier’s 2023 season starts on Thursday in the Muswellbrook Gold Cup at 7 1/2 furlongs, a qualifier for the Big Dance Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Nov. 7.
There may be a runner in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 6 who has never raced beyond a mile or appeared in a group or graded stakes.