Five days later than scheduled, the Lismore Cup will be run at Grafton Racecourse in Australia on Monday evening across American time zones with the principal runners in a field of 12 still in the lineup.
Rebel’s Romance might have punched his ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Turf with a strong victory over German Derby winner Sammarco in the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Europe on Sunday at Cologne Racecourse.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Sha Tin.
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The Foxes finished fastest to post a 6-1 upset in a farcically slow-paced renewal of the Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes on Saturday at Newmarket Racecourse in England.
Dangers, the Australian 4-year-old gelding, is unlucky not to have two or three wins in his 11-race career. Trained by Shea Eden, Dangers is being sent to a new venue for his next start, a handicap at a mile against a slightly easier field at Swan Hill Racecourse on Sunday evening across American time zones.
Zaaki finished in front of I’m Thunderstruck in two of Australia’s leading races in March and April, but there was not much between them in early betting for the Group 1 Underwood Stakes at 1 1/8 miles at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne on Saturday evening across American time zones.
Rebel’s Romance, trained by Charlie Appleby for Godolphin, could punch his ticket to the BC Turf at Keeneland if he runs his winning streak to four in the Preis von Europa on Sunday at Cologne Racecourse in Germany.
Jacquinot tries for his first Group 1 win in the Golden Rose Stakes for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney on Friday.
The focus is on 2-year-old racing at Newmarket Racecourse in England this Friday and Saturday, but the juvenile stakes included in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series are not the most important races during the two days.
California Spangle, who could emerge as one of Hong Kong’s best horses, makes his first start of the 2022-23 Hong Kong racing season in the featured Celebration Cup Handicap on Sunday at Sha Tin.
