Mugatoo and Sir Dragonet have already claimed major prizes in Australia this year in advance of their third meeting of 2021 in Saturday’s Group 1 Doomben Cup at Doomben Racecourse in Brisbane.
A dozen 3-year-olds, no standouts, are entered in Saturday's Group 1 Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Sha Tin.
Prospero won a handicap at 1 1/4 miles at Hawkesbury Racecourse in Australia last November, and won a one-mile handicap at Port Macquarie Racecourse in April. Those are the highlights of the 5-year-old gelding’s career in the last six months, and on Friday he appears in a handicap at 1 1/4 miles at Coffs Harbour Racecourse on the Australian East Coast on Friday.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Happy Valley.
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.
