The Australian gelding Nicolini Vito could only manage a sixth-place finish after he failed to settle early in the Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on Jan. 1. A different rider and a new venue in the Carrington Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Friday evening may lead to a better result.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Sha Tin.
The old saying, “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me,” doesn’t mention a third incident in the series of fooling actions. But here we are with the featured Group 2, $180,000 Zabeel Mile on Friday at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, where, for the third week in a row, bettors might assume that William Buick, nominally the top rider for the Charlie Appleby-trained wing of Godolphin, is riding Appleby’s top hope in the race.
The third race at Flemington Racecourse in Australia on Thursday evening is a six-furlong handicap restricted to runners who have yet to win at a track located in the Melbourne area. Anilla has certainly earned a start at a prestige venue such as Flemington, the home of the Melbourne Cup.
Two races into the 10-race Magic Millions program at Gold Coast Racecourse last weekend, the jockeys and stewards decided to postpone the program on the West Coast of Australia because of excessive rain. The races have been rescheduled at Gold Coast on Wednesday evening, with two seven-figure races headlining an eight-race program.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Happy Valley.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Happy Valley.
Miso has won two of his four starts, a promising start to a career by any measure and why the 4-year-old gelding will be a strong favorite to win a seven-furlong handicap at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne on Tuesday.
After a recent fourth, the Australian gelding Harlem Groove will have his second start following a six-month layoff in a six-furlong handicap at Newcastle Racecourse in Australia on Monday evening.
The Hungarian, a 4-year-old Australian-bred gelding, needed three races in 2022 to beat maidens, living up to his promising pedigree. For 2023, The Hungarian has every chance to rise through Australia’s competitive handicap divisions, beginning with his debut against winners in a handicap at 7 1/4 furlongs at Muswellbrook Racecourse on Sunday evening.
