The Group 1, $1.1 million Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Saturday on Champions Day at Ascot drew a blockbuster field likely stronger top to bottom than what the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile will attract next month, and at the heart of it is a first matchup between Palace Pier and Baaeed.
A start Saturday at Ascot Racecourse has been an autumn goal for Mishriff since the beginning of his 2021 campaign. For Adayar, this race came into focus less than two weeks ago, but it's Adayar who could prove the strongest threat to Mishriff in the Group 1, $1.64 million Champion Stakes.
Wide trips have been a recent curse for the well-bred gelding Ironclad, who starts in Friday’s Murray Bridge Gold Cup at Murray Bridge Racecourse outside of Adelaide, Australia.
From a Southern Hemisphere 3-year-old racing against older horses for the first time to an 8-year-old gelding with blazing speed, half of the 12-horse field in Saturday's $11.05 million Everest Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Australia have the credentials to win the world's richest sprint.
Universal Lady had a two-race winning streak end with a second-place finish in a six-furlong handicap at Benalla Racecourse on Sept. 26. The streak may have only been interrupted. Universal Lady resumes racing in a five-furlong handicap at Warrnambool Racecourse, west of Melbourne, on Thursday, the same distance as her two wins on the synthetic track at Ballarat Racecourse in August.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Happy Valley.
Frankie Lor’s seven winners at this early stage of the Hong Kong racing season ties him for third among trainers, and Lor looks like he can add to that total on the Wednesday, Oct. 13, card at Happy Valley.
Barb Raider lost her first two starts, both in August, before recording two impressive wins in September. She is among the leading candidates for Wednesday’s Group 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Too Much Class won her debut in a one-mile handicap at Scone Racecourse on Sept. 24 in her first start for Jason Deamer. She was a two-time winner for the training partnership of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace last December and January. None of the success has occurred at Newcastle, where Too Much Class starts in a one-mile handicap at Tuesday.
