Since early April, Lucky Express, Master Eight, and Nervous Witness have all started in group stakes for sprinters in Hong Kong and were within a length of winning. Starts in such prestigious races have been paused for the Australian-bred geldings in favor of a class 1 handicap at six furlongs at Sha Tin Racecourse on Friday.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Friday, July 1, 2022 at Sha Tin.
Three days after she was withdrawn from a turf marathon at Scone Racecourse in Australia, the 3-year-old filly Stella Glow is entered in a slightly shorter race at Hawkesbury Racecourse outside of Sydney on Thursday.
Nautilus, a Brazilian-bred 4-year-old, and Ola Perfecta, a Peruvian-bred 6-year-old mare, won Group 1 races in South America on Sunday to earn automatic berths to Breeders’ Cup races at Keeneland on Nov. 5.
Late scratches will have a tremendous effect on a handicap at 1 1/8 miles on the infield Kensington course at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Happy Valley.
The eight-race program at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong on Tuesday will be a busy evening for jockeys Zac Purton and Joao Moreira, who are currently first and second in the standings.
La Petite Coco extended her winning streak to four races, three in stakes, with a victory in her 2022 debut in Sunday’s Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes at 1 1/4 miles for fillies and mares at the Curragh Racecourse in Ireland.
In 14 starts in the last year, Rodrick’s Secret has won 2 of 6 starts at a mile and was unsuccessful in eight starts at other distances. That records gives Rodrick’s Secret a leading chance in a one-mile handicap at Taree Racecourse on Tuesday.
The fillies Decadent Tale, Stella Glow and Strelitzia, all winners of their last starts in Australia, dominate early betting for a handicap at 1 3/8 miles on turf at Scone Racecourse on Monday.
