Among his last four starts, the Australian gelding Fine Weather returned from a layoff of more than six months to win a six-furlong handicap from off the pace at Swan Hill Racecourse in February and led throughout a handicap at 1 1/2 miles at Mornington Racecourse on April 4.
Rosacea, Welwal, and Junko won prep races for French Classics on Sunday at ParisLongchamp.
Geoglyph, beaten in his first two appearances in graded stakes, recorded an 11-1 upset in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese 2000 Guineas at 1 1/4 miles at Nakayama Racecourse, the first race in the country’s Triple Crown.
The four-time winner Nikau Spur is well-placed to add to his resume in a handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Australia on Monday.
After winning an allowance race at 1 1/4 miles at Nakayama Racecourse on Jan. 5, Ask Victor More beat 2021 champion 2-year-old male Do Deuce by a neck when they were first and second in the Grade 2 Deep Impact Kinen at 1 1/4 miles at Nakayama on March 6. The two will have a rematch as part of a much tougher field in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese 2000 Guineas.
The Australian gelding Lorente appears to be rounding into form at an ideal time in advance of Sunday’s Stawell Cup at 1 1/4 miles at Stawell Racecourse.
Three-year-old races in England and France over the past week offered clues for spring Classics in both countries, while the hard-knocking French gelding Skaletti got back in the win column Sunday.
Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Sha Tin.
The Group 1, $3.19 million QE II Cup over 2,000 meters, the Group 1, $2.55 million Champions Mile, and the Group 1, $2.55 million Champions Sprint headline racing on April 24 at Sha Tin.
Saturday at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Fireburn can become the first horse to win the 2-year-old Triple Crown in a decade when she starts as an odds-on favorite in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes at a mile.
