Dubai: Miqyaas scores 40-1 upset in Blue Point Sprint
Miqyaas posted a 40-1 upset in the Blue Point Sprint and the Doug O’Neill-trained, Calumet Farm-owned Tall Boy won the UAE 2000 Guineas on Friday at Meydan Racecourse.
Marcus HershFeb 10, 2023
Miqyaas posted a 40-1 upset in the Blue Point Sprint and the Doug O’Neill-trained, Calumet Farm-owned Tall Boy won the UAE 2000 Guineas on Friday at Meydan Racecourse.
The benefit of a recent group stakes win gives Jacquinot a slight edge over a formidable group of rivals in the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes at Sandown Park in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday evening.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, February 12, 2023, at Sha Tin.
The Group 2, $180,000 Blue Point Sprint, a prep for the Al Quoz Sprint on the Dubai World Cup undercard, headlines a seven-race program Friday at Meydan Racecourse.
The Australian mare Dance to Dubai won consecutive starts for the first time in more than a year in six-furlong handicaps at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne on Dec. 31 and Jan. 21. Dance to Dubai won both races by at least two lengths in a manner that has led to her being sent to the island of Tasmania for her group stakes debut in her 21st start in the Group 3 Bow Mistress Stakes at six furlongs at Hobart Racecourse on Thursday evening.
There is no shortage of experience among the nine runners in the fifth race at Wagga Wagga Racecourse in Australia on Wednesday evening. They have combined to make 352 starts.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, February 8, 2022 at Happy Valley.
Handsome ran out of ground when he closed from last in a field of 10 to finish fifth in a handicap at 1 1/4 miles at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Australia on Jan. 28. That may not be a problem when Handsome starts in a handicap at 1 3/8 miles at Warwick Farm on Tuesday evening.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Happy Valley.
With the benefit of a recent prep race, even if it was a ninth-place finish, the 5-year-old gelding Cuban Granchico is well placed to win for the third time in his career in a seven-furlong handicap at Kembla Grange Racecourse in Australia on Monday evening.