The opening quarter-mile of a handicap for fillies and mares at 5 1/2 furlongs at Hawkesbury Racecourse in Australia on Tuesday may take a taxing toll on expected pacesetters Decisive Move and Kyalla.
he Australian filly Outlook beat maidens in a one-mile race in April 2021. By the end of the year, she had two more wins in races at 1 3/8 miles. The same pattern may emerge this year in a quicker fashion. After finishing third and second in races at a mile and 1 1/16 miles in April and May, Outlook will start at 1 3/8 miles for the first time since last year in a handicap at Doomben Racecourse near Brisbane on Monday.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, May 29, 2022 at Sha Tin.
The highest-level racing in Europe on Sunday takes place in France, but the most accomplished horse who’s racing Sunday in Europe, a horse whose career pinnacle came in France, runs in Germany.
With no Golden Sixty involved, Excellent Proposal can deep-six his rivals Sunday at Sha Tin in the Group 3, $471,400 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap.
Sibaaq was a four-time winner in minor handicaps in England in 13 starts in 2020 and 2021. Now based in Australia with trainer Annabel Neasham, Sibaaq may be on the verge of a successful campaign in 2022. After finishing a game second in his Australian debut, Sibaaq will start favored in a field of 12 in Sunday’s Wellington Cup at 1 1/16 miles at Wellington Racecourse.
An outside post position does not seem to bother Equinox, the promising colt who starts in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse.
Bay Bridge looked like a Group 1-type horse winning his stakes debut, the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard, on Thursday at Sandown Park in England.
Wet weather in Brisbane, Australia, in the last week led to the postponement of the Group 1 Doomben Cup from May 21 to Wednesday, and finally to this Saturday. The race has been moved from Doomben Racecourse to nearly Eagle Farm Racecourse and will be run at 1 5/16 miles instead of 1 1/4 miles.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for May 29, 2022 at Sha Tin.
