Sejardan will have his 2022 debut in Saturday’s $1.42 million Inglis Millennium Stakes at 5 1/2 furlongs at Randwick, a sale progeny race. Sejardan was the 3-1 co-favorite as of Thursday with the equally intriguing filly Paris Dior.
Celestial Doll and Unrestricted are in the midst of two-race winning streaks that will be sternly tested when they meet for the first time in a field of 12 in the Walcha Cup at tiny Walcha Racecourse in Australia on Friday.
Hot Rod Charlie has traveled a long way from home to find a pot of gold – the $12 million Dubai World Cup on March 26. Trainer Doug O'Neill has decided the best path to those riches runs through the Group 2, $350,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2, featured race among seven Friday at Meydan.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at Sha Tin.
A Class 1 handicap highlights Day 1 of the Year of the Tiger on a special Lunar New Year’s racing program Thursday at Sha Tin.
A potential speed duel could work in favor of The Chosen One in a one-mile handicap at Gosford Racecourse in Australia on Thursday.
On Jan. 18, Mr Blackwood won a maiden race at 1 1/2 miles by a commanding 4 3/4 lengths at Moe Racecourse as the 6-5 favorite. The win has led to a start in an even more demanding race, a handicap at 1 7/8 miles at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at Sha Tin.
On Tuesday, at Stony Creek Racecourse in Australia, Runaway Train will be favored to win a handicap at 1 5/16 miles, a distance that should work well. Runaway Train has won twice at about 1 1/4 miles – a maiden race at Cranbourne last April and a handicap at Mornington last May.
The Australian gelding Surf Sonic is slowly putting a disrupted career behind him. A 5-year-old, Surf Sonic has won 2 of 11 starts in a career that began in September 2019. Monday at Dubbo Racecourse, Surf Sonic will have his fifth start since late October when he returned from a layoff of more than 14 months.
