At first glance you think it's crazy, that twice-started Desert Crown, who has no more than a Group 3 win, is heavily favored to in the Derby at Epsom on Saturday. Then you watch those two races and start to understand.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Sha Tin.
The Wellington Cup was rained out at Wellington Racecourse in Australia last Sunday. Rescheduled for Friday’s program at Dubbo Racecourse, the Wellington Cup has a slightly different distance because of course configurations, but the same favorite in Sibaaq, a second-time starter in Australia who appears to be a standout in a field of 14.
Either Aidan O'Brien or the Gosden training family has won the last eight runnings of the Epsom Oaks, and there's a good chance one of them will take down the English classic on Friday.
The lightly raced gelding Little Max is easy to like in a six-furlong handicap at Echuca Racecourse in Australia on Thursday, even with a tough draw.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Happy Valley.
Hong Kong bettors will have a lot to consider in the last of nine races on Wednesday at Happy Valley, where Nimble Nimbus, his rating up 10 points, tries Class 3 competition for the first time.
Horrifying, the 4-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding, finished fifth in the Group 1 Queensland Derby in Australia at 1 1/2 miles in May 2021 in his first start at the distance. His second attempt at 1 1/2 miles occurs in a handicap at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Happy Valley.
Torquator Tasso, who won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe to end his 2021 campaign, began his 2022 season finishing sixth of seven in the Group 2 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft on Sunday at Baden-Baden in Germany.
