Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Friday, December 17, 2021
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Sha Tin.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Sha Tin.
Far Too Easy, the 3-year-old Australian gelding, cost about $33,000 as a yearling. According to published reports in recent days, co-owner and trainer David McColm has turned down recent offers of more than $700,000. McColm wants to keep Far Too Easy, who starts in Saturday’s $143,480 Golden Edition Plate for Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane.
The lightly raced Australian gelding Cuban State is rounding into form at an ideal time in advance of a lucrative handicap at a mile at Morphettville Racecourse near Adelaide on Friday.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at Happy Valley.
French Star won consecutive races for the first time in her career at minor tracks in Australia in November. A potential third consecutive win, in a handicap at 5 1/2 furlongs at Kyneton Racecourse on Thursday, hinges on whether the 5-year-old mare can be comfortable stalking the pace in a large field.
Hong Kong takes jockey championships seriously, and the race for leading rider during the 2021-22 Hong Kong season changed dramatically when Zac Purton was injured Sunday at Sha Tin.
Stablemates Command Approved and Speak Now will now meet in Wednesday’s $142,000 Magic Millions Wyong 2-year-old Classic at Wyong Racecourse. The restricted race is run at 5 1/2 furlongs for sale progeny through the Magic Millions sales company.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Circle of Life clinched the 2021 championship for the 2-year-old filly division in Japan, and won her third consecutive start, in Sunday’s Grade 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies at Hanshin Racecourse near Osaka.
Golden Sixty grew his legend, becoming Hong Kong’s winning-most horse while landing his second straight Hong Kong Mile. Star Japanese mare Loves Only You showed she’s among the great world travelers of recent vintage, going from success in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf to victory in the Hong Kong Cup. Glory Vase repeated his 2019 triumph in the Hong Kong Vase, storming home to beat in-form English shipper Pyledriver.