Japan: World-class world traveler Shahryar tops Autumn Tenno Sho
Shahryar will have his 2022 debut in Japan in Sunday’s Grade 1 autumn running of the $2.6 million Tenno Sho at Tokyo Racecourse.
Steve AndersenOct 28, 2022
Shahryar will have his 2022 debut in Japan in Sunday’s Grade 1 autumn running of the $2.6 million Tenno Sho at Tokyo Racecourse.
As longshots, Cotehele and Riodini were not beaten far in races at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Australia on Oct. 15. The respectable losses have put them among the leading hopes in the $128,100 Goulburn Cup at seven furlongs at Goulburn Racecourse on Saturday.
Light Infantry, second in consecutive Group 1 races in Deauville, France, in July and August, will be favored to win his Australian debut in the $6.5 million Golden Eagle Stakes at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney on Friday evening across American time zones.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Happy Valley.
The Australian gelding Leather Jacket Lew had the best results of his career last December and January, winning consecutive starts at 1 5/16 miles and 1 3/8 miles. A return to a distance race, and a drop in class from his last start, may help Leather Jacket Lew end the losing streak in a handicap at 1 9/16 miles at Wagga Wagga Racecourse on Thursday evening across American time zones.
Dolphina, Mehajir, and Midori Fuji, all last-race winners, will meet for the first time in a one-mile handicap at Gosford Racecourse in Australia on Wednesday evening across American time zones.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Sha Tin.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Sha Tin.
Ask Victor More struggled in the first two races of the Japanese Triple Crown in the spring, but gave a record-breaking performance in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese St. Leger at Hanshin Racecourse.
Walkin’talkin’ is the sort of gelding handy enough to lead or race near the front. Those tactics will help apprentice jockey Julia Presits when she rides the 4-year-old Walkin’talkin’ in a handicap at 5 1/2 furlongs at Hawkesbury Racecourse near Sydney, Australia, on Monday evening across American time zones.