A win on a soft turf course at Gosford Racecourse in Australia on Feb. 24 may provide vital experience for the 4-year-old gelding Savvy Valentino in a handicap at 1 1/2 miles on the Kensington course at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Thursday.
U.S. bettors who wager on the Dubai World Cup and its undercard this Saturday will be betting for the first time into pools that commingle wagers from customers on five continents.
Race 8 on Happy Valley's Wednesday program, for horses rated 80 to 60 and carded for 1,200 meters, brings out a product of intense trainer experimentation, a horse named Stock Legend.
The 3-year-old fillies Bold Manner, Charm School and Sirileo Miss meet for the first time in a handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday, each with an excellent chance to win for the second time in her brief career.
Trainer Miguel Angel Silva is the trainer of Sleepy Eyes Todd, and because of this horse, he has been out on the road a good, long time. “Road” hardly does this trip justice. Silva traveled to Saudi Arabia the week before the Feb. 20 Saudi Cup, where Sleepy Eyes finished a tough-luck fifth. Silva went on with his horse to Dubai, where he has been preparing Sleepy Eyes Todd for Saturday's $12 million Dubai World Cup. Having spent close to six weeks in the Middle East during a global pandemic, Silva is both excited and ready for it all to be over.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Shat Tin.
The Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes, and four other races at that level, were postponed a week after excessive rain forced the cancellation of an all-stakes program Saturday at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.
Mrs Sippy will have a quick turnaround to Sunday’s Bairnsdale Cup at a mile at Bairnsdale Racecourse on the southern coast, east of Melbourne.
Minella Indo shook off a challenge from stablemate A Plus Tard in the final three furlongs to record an 8-1 upset in Friday’s Grade 1 Cheltenham Gold Cup at Cheltenham Racecourse, continuing a week of dominance for Irish-based horses in the biggest week of steeplechasing in England.
