Australia: Gunstock has a lot going for him in Victorian Derby
Everything except the post position seems favorable for Gunstock in Saturday’s Group 1 Victorian Derby at Flemington in Melbourne, Australia.
Steve AndersenOct 27, 2021
Everything except the post position seems favorable for Gunstock in Saturday’s Group 1 Victorian Derby at Flemington in Melbourne, Australia.
Lost Impact has won 2 of 5 starts in Australia and will be favored to win for the third time in a handicap at 1 1/4 miles at Warrnambool Racecourse on Thursday. Arguably, with her international pedigree, she should be farther along in her career.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Sha Tin.
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Hong Kong programming for a Wednesday card of dirt racing at Sha Tin. The eight-race program kicks at 7:15 a.m. Eastern, which is standard, but the typical weekday card of turf racing at Happy Valley gives way to an evening of dirt competition at Sha Tin.
The task is simple. Amade must finish in the top three in Wednesday’s Group 3 Bendigo Cup at Bendigo Racecourse in Australia to have any chance of gaining a berth in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Nov. 2.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Sha Tin.
Titleholder led by five lengths midway through Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese St. Leger at Hanshin Racecourse. While a bold move to take command of the race may have seemed dangerous, the tactic turned out to be a winning strategy.
Little River was beaten a nose in her debut against winners at Sunshine Coast Racecourse in Australia last January, a result that looked much better in the ensuing months. Little River has not raced since the Sunshine Coast loss, a layoff that ends Tuesday in a handicap at 5 1/2 furlongs for fillies and mares at Hawkesbury Racecourse near Sydney.
Since mid-April, the 5-year-old mare Unwavering Faith has won 3 of 6 starts in Australia at distances ranging from 7 1/2 furlongs to a mile. In each win, she closed from off the pace to take a late lead. The style suggests Unwavering Faith will handle a longer distance, such as Monday’s Cessnock Cup at 1 5/16 miles at Newcastle Racecourse, north of Sydney.
Capping an unbeaten three-start campaign, Luxembourg made Swiss cheese of eight rivals Saturday at Doncaster, winning the Group 1 Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths under Ryan Moore.