What happens when a horse is scratched from a race in North America? Bettors hardly can know. The specific reason for the scratch and how the horse is handled after it fall outside public view. Things are different in Hong Kong.
Buffet Buster has won three consecutive minor races at three different venues with different riders at distances ranging from 6 1/2 furlongs to slightly more than seven furlongs. With each win, Buffet Buster faced tougher competition. His next test occurs in a seven-furlong handicap at Tamworth Racecourse where he is part of a field of 14.
Circle of Life was the champion 2-year-old filly of 2021 in Japan, a status that she may find difficult to retain in the 3-year-old division this year. Circle of Life was third to Namur in the Grade 2 Tulip Sho at a mile at Hanshin Racecourse on March 5 in her first start of the year and must face that rival again in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese 1000 Guineas at a mile at Hanshin.
Angel Rock was overmatched when she finished third in an allowance race at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Australia on March 19. Angel Rock has been given a more reasonable goal in Sunday’s Terang Cup at 1 5/16 miles at Terang Racecourse.
Relentless recent rain could lead to the postponement of a program with four Group 1 races at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday. Verry Elleegant, the 2020-2021 Australian Horse of the Year and the winner of the Melbourne Cup last November, was the 2-1 favorite in early betting for the day’s richest race, the $2.99 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at 1 1/4 miles.
The future-book bets started to appear in the final days of March on a seemingly unlikely candidate for Saturday’s $1.3 million Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse in England.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Sha Tin.
Shameonus will start at 1 5/16 miles for the first time in the Orange Gold Cup at Orange Racecourse in Australia on Friday, a distance that may work for the 5-year-old gelding.
After finishing 17th in a field of 18 as the 2-1 favorite in the $526,400 Four Pillars Stakes last October, and eighth of 14 in a regional stakes qualifier at Newcastle on March 26 in his first start of 2022, Different Strokes will take a significant drop in class in a handicap at 6 3/4 furlongs at Wyong Racecourse on Thursday.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Happy Valley.
