Even with Epsom Derby winner Desert Crown missing an intended start because of a minor injury, Saturday's Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot Racecourse in England is must-see racing.
On two occasions in 2020, the Australian gelding Edison won consecutive races at prominent tracks in Sydney. No such milestone was achieved in 2021, but the opportunity for a repeat win may occur for Edison in Friday’s Mildura Cup at tiny Mildura Racecourse in the Australian countryside.
Tidal Creek will start at 1 1/4 miles for the first time in a handicap at Kembla Grange Racecourse in Australia on Thursday, which has led to a jockey switch for the lightly raced Southern Hemisphere 3-year-old. Tidal Creek will be ridden for the first time by apprentice jockey Ellen Hennessy, an assignment that reduces the weight from 134.4 pounds to 130.
Green Flash will be reunited with a familiar jockey when the 4-year-old gelding has his third start of the year in a handicap at 7 3/4 furlongs on the infield Kensington course at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday.
Magical Lagoon held off Toy and won the Irish Oaks by a half-length on Saturday at The Curragh. The Group 1 Classic lost its overwhelming favorite late this week when airplane issues left Emily Upjohn stuck in England.
Turin Redsun and Money Catcher have managed to put together successful 2021-22 Hong Kong campaigns without actually winning a race, and they’ll have one last chance Saturday at Sha Tin to notch a victory this season.
The Irish Oaks lost its odds-on favorite Friday when Emily Upjohn was withdrawn from the race, her England-based connections citing travel complications.
Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Sha Tin
Emily Upjohn lost for the first time finishing second in the Oaks at Epsom Downs last month, but the filly lost absolutely nothing in defeat and is odds-on to land her first Group 1 on Saturday at The Curragh in the Irish Oaks.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Sha Tin.
