The New Zealand-bred gelding Cross Talk has never raced at a mile, but his record at slightly shorter distances at Australian tracks in the last 10 months makes it easy to see why he will be a heavy favorite in the $129,700 Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury Racecourse across American time zones on Wednesday evening.
The geldings Roccaforte and Star Sparks each won his last start in July and both are being given a tougher test when they start against a slightly higher class of rivals in a handicap at 1 3/16 miles at Canterbury Park in Sydney on Tuesday.
After three Group 1 wins in Germany last year and another starting her 2022 campaign in France, Alpinista will try to win her first Group 1 in England when she starts Thursday in the Yorkshire Oaks.
Baaeed began his career racing over one mile with the assumption he'd eventually find his sweet spot over longer distances. Now, nine starts into his career, Baaeed has only started in one-mile races. He has won all of them, the last five in Group 1 company, but on Wednesday at York Racecourse in England, Baaeed finally stretches out, facing six rivals in the Group 1 International Stakes.
Inspiral avenged her lone loss, beat male rivals, and notched her third Group 1 victory in the Prix Jacques Le Marois on Sunday at Deauville Racecourse in France.
Think About It performed as expected when the Australian 3-year-old won his debut by a stylish two lengths in a six-furlong maiden race at Kembla Grange Racecourse on July 31. There is little reason Think About It cannot maintain a perfect record when he starts favored in his debut against winners at Wyong Racecourse in a handicap at 6 3/4 furlongs on Monday evening across American time zones.
Don’t Forget Dad was in the midst of an anonymous career in Australia before the gelding was moved from trainer Daniel Bowman to Mark Stewart earlier this year. Since then, Don’t Forget Dad has won the first two races of his career and finished second between those victories in a span of three starts. The successful run of recent form makes Don’t Forget Dad a key contender in a one-mile handicap at Grafton Racecourse on Sunday evening across American time zones.
The last time Red Beryl appeared in a cup race at a minor track in Australia he closed from 11th of 14 to finish second by a head in the Beef Week Cup at Inverell Racecourse in late May. Three races later, including a recent win, Red Beryl runs Sunday in the Narromine Cup at Narromine Racecourse in the New South Wales countryside.
Inspiral, the leading 3-year-old filly miler in England, and Coroebus, the top 3-year-old colt miler in England, face off Sunday in France, where both start in the Group 1 Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville Racecourse.
Mr Brightside ended the Australian fall season in April with his first Grade 1 win in the $2.2 million Doncaster Handicap at a mile at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. Mr Brightside could return to race at that level very soon, depending on the results of his comeback in Saturday’s Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes at seven furlongs at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.
