Australia: Mr Cancun will feel right at home in Koroit Cup
A consistent record makes Mr Cancun the expected favorite in Sunday’s Koroit Cup at 1 1/16 miles at Warrnambool Racecourse west of Melbourne.
Steve AndersenJan 07, 2022
A consistent record makes Mr Cancun the expected favorite in Sunday’s Koroit Cup at 1 1/16 miles at Warrnambool Racecourse west of Melbourne.
In four starts since late October, Starelle has finished second or third in stakes at tracks in Melbourne, Australia, always improving her position in the stretch. Starelle has not won a stakes since March, and has been shipped across Australia, to Gold Coast Racecourse near Brisbane, for her next assignment in Saturday’s $179,250 Wave Stakes for 3- and 4-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Sha Tin.
Turk Warrior is undefeated in all eight of his career starts on the Australian island of Tasmania, which is why he was 3-5 in early betting for Friday’s $90,775 Tasmanian Guineas at Hobart Racecourse.
A handicap at 1 1/4 miles at Morphettville Racecourse in Australia last month may have been a touch too far for the 4-year-old I Am News. A start in a handicap at 1 1/16 miles at Geelong Racecourse near Melbourne on Thursday seems like a better fit for the gelding, who has won 2 of 7 starts, with both wins coming in his last five starts.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Happy Valley.
The 2022 January Cup, at $480,000 Happy Valley’s richest race, comes up Wednesday and last year's winner, Savvy Nine, is in with a chance again. He’s one of nine entered to race 1,800 meters and gets in with a feathery 113 pounds, 20 fewer than top-rated Ka Ying Star.
On Wednesday, apprentice jockey Dylan Gibbons rides Never Second in a six-furlong handicap for fillies and mares at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney. The race drew a field of 11 and is restricted to apprentice jockeys.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Happy Valley.
Raid the Bar and Royal Volley are expected to lead the betting in the sixth of eight races at Stony Creek on Tuesday.