Royal Ascot 2022: Queen Mary Stakes
No one's yet saying Baaeed could be the next Frankel . . . though, come to think of it, some people kind of are. With seven wins from seven starts and a walk-in-the-park stroll in the Lockinge that yielded a 3 1/4-length win, Baaeed enters Sunday's Queen Anne, first race of the Royal Ascot meeting, the most exciting European miler since, well, Frankel.
Wesley Ward has taken to steadily using an arresting turn of phrase to describe his crack sprinter Golden Pal: “The best horse I've ever trained.” The question regarding Golden Pal is whether he needs a turn to live up to that description.
With the benefit of a recent prep race, Eagles Crag will start in the richest race of his career in Sunday’s $124,600 Swan Hill Cup at a mile at Swan Hill Racecourse.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Sha Tin.
Ayrton will start in the richest race of his career in Saturday’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap, a $1,079,000 race at seven furlongs. The race has a maximum field of 18, with Ayrton set to start from an outside post. With his ability to race as a stalker, Ayrton may be able to scoot forward in the run to the turn and avoid a wide trip.
On Friday, Triple Missile will have his third start in Victoria in the $107,900 Golden Topaz Handicap at six furlongs at Swan Hill Racecourse, well north of Melbourne.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at Happy Valley
