The 6-year-old gelding Cheptegai has bounced around some of the smaller tracks in Australia in recent months, efficiently winning three of his last five starts. Cheptegai was favored in only one of those races, but will be the public choice in the Cowra Japan Cup at about 6 1/2 furlongs at Orange Racecourse on Saturday evening.
Equinox was named 2022 Horse of the Year in Japan earlier this week after winning two of the country’s leading races for older horses in the final months of the year.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Sha Tin.
In his 23-race career, the Australian gelding Mix has won six times, but has never raced beyond seven furlongs. Mix won at that distance in a handicap at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Jan. 3 and will start at about a mile for the first time in the Ballina Cup at Ballina Racecourse on Thursday evening.
Bettors might take a lesson from the Al Fahidi Fort Stakes on Jan. 6, opening night of the 2023 Dubai World Cup Carnival when considering Friday's Group 2 Al Rashidiya Stakes.
A month after she returned to racing following an eight-month layoff, Time to Dazzle starts at a mile in a handicap at Gunnedah Racecourse in Australia on Wednesday evening. The distance could be key in an attempt to end a 10-race losing streak since July 2021.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Happy Valley.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Happy Valley.
After a failed attempt at a group stakes, the Australian filly Chenin will be favored to win for the third time in her 12th start in a one-mile handicap at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney on Tuesday evening.
Al Muthana and Make It Snappy won Group 1 races at Kenilworth Racecourse in South Africa on Saturday, earning fees-paid berths to Breeders’ Cup races at Santa Anita in November.
