On Jan. 22, in her third race following a six-month layoff, La Pluie beat maidens in her fifth career start at 7 1/2 furlongs at Mornington Racecourse not far from Melbourne. The win has led to an appearance in a handicap at 1 1/16 miles at Stony Creek Racecourse on Monday, her debut against winners
There were some good performances Friday on the Dubai World Cup Carnival card at Meydan, but nothing could rival the sight of Lord Glitters storming down the crown of the grass course, going last to first to win the Group 2, $180,000 Singspiel Stakes.
Mishriff, who won the 2021 Saudi Cup, heads a compelling international cast of likely runners for the $20 million Saudi Cup on Feb. 26 at King Abdualaziz Racecourse in Saudi Arabia.
None of the 12 runners in Sunday’s Grade 3 Hobart Cup at Hobart Racecourse in Australia have been in sharp in the last few months as the outsider White Hawk.
Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Sha Tin.
It took a little more than eight weeks for the Kentucky stakes winner Lighthouse to prove she belonged in Australian sprints. Lighthouse has her career Group 1 debut in Saturday’s $540,900 C.F. Orr Stakes at seven furlongs at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Sha Tin.
The feature on the Friday card at Meydan is race 6, the Group 2, $180,000 Singspiel Stakes over 1,800 meters (about 1 1/8 miles) on turf, a race that drew a dozen entrants including the first-, second-, and fourth-place finishers – Lord Glitters, Zakouski, and Art Du Val – from the 2021 Singspiel.
Chantrea looks to regain her winning form in the Colac Cup at 1 1/4 miles at Colac Racecourse on Friday.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Happy Valley.
