Smuggler’s Bay won the first two starts of his career in Australia in May by setting the pace, a style that may be tested in a five-furlong handicap at Orange Racecourse in the New South Wales countryside on Tuesday.
Arriva Diva, a three-time winner in Australia this year, will be favored to win again in a handicap at 7 1/2 furlongs at Mornington Racecourse near Melbourne on Monday.
Sealiway held off Dubai Honour for an upset victory in the Group 1, $1.2 million Champion Stakes on Saturday at Ascot, the featured race on QIPCO British Champions Day.
Nature Strip led throughout Saturday’s Everest Stakes at six furlongs at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney in his third consecutive appearance in the lucrative race. Nature Strip was fourth in 2019 and seventh last year.
Baaeed, who began his career this past June, capped a perfect campaign Saturday at Ascot with a stirring neck victory over favored Palace Pier in the Group 1, $1.1 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Sha Tin.
A pair of Group 3 handicaps highlight the best card of the young Hong Kong racing season, Sunday’s 10-race program at Sha Tin. Race 6 is the Premier Bowl Handicap over 1,200 meters, which drew 12 entrants, and race 8 is the 1,600-meter Sha Tin Trophy Handicap, which also lured a dozen intended runners.
Sodashi, the rare white Thoroughbred, has a race record as stunning as her looks. She has won 6 of 7 starts in Japan, where she was the champion 2-year-old filly of 2020. Sodashi is a two-time graded stakes winner this year with an excellent chance for the 3-year-old filly title if she runs well in Sunday’s Grade 1 Shuka Sho at Hanshin Racecourse.
Someone will have a losing streak end in Sunday’s Horsham Cup at Horsham Racecourse in Australia.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Sha Tin.
