Recent starts in stakes were too difficult for Steely, the 5-year-old Australian gelding who takes a drop in class for a start in Friday’s $108,600 Canberra Mile at Canberra Racecourse.
Mishriff will break from post 14 on Saturday, not much different than his draw a year ago, when he tries to win the $20 million Saudi Cup for the second year in a row.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Happy Valley.
Two races into her 2022 campaign, the Australian filly Oakfield Arrow is in career-best form. A 4-year-old, Oakfield Arrow has won 2 of 12 starts and is being given a clear goal in coming months – qualifying for the $360,200 Provincial Championship Stakes at seven furlongs at Royal Randwick Racecourse on April 9.
Sight Success this Hong Kong season has demonstrated versatility to match his ability, winning races over the Happy Valley turf course and the Sha Tin dirt track, and finishing a solid second in a Sha Tin grass contest. His latest challenge: carrying top weight of 132 pounds and breaking from post 12 in the co-featured ninth race Wednesday at Happy Valley.
Ho Ho Khan, In a Twinkling and White Hawk were the first three finishers in the Grade 3 Hobart Cup at Hobart Racecourse on Feb. 13. They meet again as part of a field of 10 in Wednesday’s Group 3 Launceston Cup at Launceston Racecourse, with a predictable change in weight assignments for the handicap.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Happy Valley.
Café Pharoah rallied between horses in early stretch to win Sunday’s Grade 1 February Stakes at a mile on dirt at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan for the second consecutive year, earning a fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland in November.
Relishing a yielding Sha Tin turf course that the heavily favored Golden Sixty disliked, Russian Emperor stormed to a 4 1/4-length win in the Group 1, $1.54 million Hong Kong Gold Cup on Saturday.
The wins continue to accumulate while the competition gets slightly tougher for Vandangle, the 4-year-old Australian gelding.
