Mr Tabasco was in need of a start when he finished fourth by slightly more than a half-length in a five-furlong handicap at Coffs Harbour Racecourse in Australia on Dec. 1. The recent start will serve Mr Tabasco well when he appears in another five-furlong handicap at Coffs Harbour on Wednesday evening across American time zones.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Happy Valley.
The filly with the best chance in the Group 3 Belle of the Turf Stakes at Gosford Racecourse in Australia may be stuck in the barns when the race is run on Tuesday evening across American time zones.
On Sunday at Nakayama Racecourse, Equinox ($4.90) won Japan’s richest race in the $6.5 million Arima Kinen at 1 9/16 miles. The win secured Equinox’s status as the champion 3-year-old male of 2022, and the likely title of Japan’s Horse of the Year.
Two weeks after he stormed clear to win his first start by five lengths, The Novelist will have his stakes debut in the Group 3 B.J. McLachlan Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at Doomben Racecourse in Australia on Friday evening across American time zones.
Second in the Grade 1 Japanese Derby in May, Equinox won his first start against older horses in the Grade 1 Tenno Sho at 1 1/4 miles at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 30. Those results left Equinox among the top selections in a fan ballot for the Grade 1, $6.5 million Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse on Sunday.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, December 24, 2022, at Sha Tin.
For a fifth-place finisher, Freedom Square ran very well in a handicap at 7 1/2 furlongs at Canterbury Racecourse in Australia on Dec. 9. The relatively narrow loss could lead to a better performance in the Coonabarabran Cup at a mile at Coonabarabran Racecourse on Thursday evening.
Nearly four months after he beat maidens in his fourth start, Par Five runs in a six-furlong handicap at Gosford Racecourse in Australia on Wednesday evening across American time zones that looks ideal for his stalking style.
The booking of big-race rider James McDonald is certain to draw attention to the gelding Unrelenting in a one-mile handicap at Warwick Farm in Australia on Tuesday evening across American time zones.
