Algiers made short work of 15 rivals winning the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1, featured race on the first program of the 2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival on Friday at Meydan Racecourse.
Glory Daze left Europe for Australia in the second half of 2022 and will have his first start in Australia in a minor handicap at seven furlongs at Warrnambool Racecourse on Saturday evening.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, January 8, 2023, at Sha Tin.
Aleas, the 5-year-old British-bred gelding racing in Australia, has a closing style that lends itself to a measure of drama with each start. Will he get there or not?
The first of 10 programs composing the 2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival comes Friday night at Meydan Racecourse, where the Group 2, $250,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 headlines a seven-race card.
The locally based geldings Bello Beau and The Inevitable will be heavy favorites to win $85,600 stakes at a mile at Hobart Racecourse in Australia on Thursday evening.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Happy Valley.
A clean start may give the 4-year-old gelding Sheer Class an advantage against his principal rivals in a one-mile handicap at Benalla Racecourse in Australia on Wednesday evening across American time zones.
Villaden was mired in a 12-race losing streak when he won a handicap at 1 3/8 miles at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Australia on Dec. 21. Villaden handled the extended distance without difficulty, closing from fourth to win by more than a length in the longest win of his 14-race career. Villaden’s next assignment is a handicap at the same course and distance against a higher class of rivals on Tuesday evening across American time zones.
The 3-year-old filly Play My Song has had eight starts and has found her niche in five-furlong races. Both of Play My Song’s wins have been at the abbreviated distance, making her presence all the more appealing in a five-furlong handicap at Muswellbrook Racecourse on Monday.
