The name is deceiving. The Australian filly Aperol Sprint thrives in distance races. Aperol Sprint has won 3 of 17 starts, with all the victories at 1 1/4 miles. Thursday at Hawkesbury Racecourse near Sydney, Aperol Sprint will start in a handicap at the slightly longer distance of 1 5/16 miles.
On Monday, eight horses remained in the entries for the Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions and Chater Cup on Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse, but the best horse in Hong Kong no longer is among them.
Love, the superb filly trained in Ireland by Aidan O’Brien, is expected to make her 4-year-old debut Sunday at The Curragh in the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup.
A recent win and the presence of top Australian jockey James McDonald will make Fashchanel a solid favorite to win for the fourth time in her eighth start in a seven-furlong handicap for fillies and mares on the Kensington course at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Berruti, who will start favored in a seven-furlong handicap at Tamworth Racecourse in Australia on Monday, has not performed as expected in his seven-race career, or his latest start.
The exciting 3-year-old Fantastic Treasure steps up to his highest class level while trying to stretch his unbeaten mark to five wins from five starts in the co-featured 10th race Sunday at Sha Tin.
Amy’s Shadow drew post 6 in a field of 12 in the Parkes Cup at a mile at tiny Parkes Racecourse in Australia on Sunday.
On April 4, the two-time champion Gran Alegria started at 1 1/4 miles for the first time in her career in the Grade 1 Osaka Hai at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan, finishing fourth on soft turf. Gran Alegria is back at one of her preferred distances in Sunday’s Grade 1 Victoria Mile for fillies and mares at Tokyo Racecourse. The 5-year-old Gran Alegria will be a heavy favorite in a full field of 18.
A pair of Ireland-based colts who last raced in England top the 12 entrants in Sunday's Group 1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains, the French 2000 Guineas, to be run Sunday at Longchamp along with the Group 1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, the French 1000 Guineas.
