Nature Strip, the 2020-21 Australian Horse of the Year, is being strongly considered for a trip to the Royal Ascot meeting in England in June after winning Saturday’s Group 1 T.J. Smith Stakes for sprinters for the third consecutive year at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Sha Tin.
For two whole seasons and through his emphatic victory Dec. 12 in the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile the talk always was about Golden Sixty’s winning streak. Now, for the first time in his career, Golden Sixty comes into a race having suffered two straight defeats, but there’s every reason to believe Golden Sixty can get back into the win column Sunday at Sha Tin in the Group 2, $606,000 Chairman’s Trophy.
Efforia was the 2021 Horse of the Year and outstanding 3-year-old in Japan, and is expected to live up to those titles in his 2022 debut in Sunday’s Grade 1 Osaka Hai at 1 1/4 miles at Hanshin Racecourse.
Last April, Maid of Ore ended a 13-race losing streak with a one-length win in the Gundagai Cup at 1 1/8 miles. Sunday, Maid of Ore is part of a field of 10 in the Gundagai Cup where she has a chance to end a 14-race losing streak dating to last year’s race.
The Australian filly Forbidden Love has had a busy campaign this year, compiling three stakes wins since late February. The brilliant form has made Forbidden Love the 3-1 favorite in early betting for Saturday’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile against 19 rivals at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Sha Tin.
Layoffs are not a hindrance for Regal Stage, the 7-year-old Australian gelding who has his first start since September in Friday’s $112,600 Muswellbrook Gold Cup at Muswellbrook Racecourse.
Country Grammer came out of his Dubai World Cup win in good physical condition and will head to WinStar Farm in Kentucky for a freshening with no plans set for the rest of his 2022 campaign.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Sha Tin.
