Bulletin, the winner of the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs, will have his first start in nearly seven months in a tough handicap at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Sha Tin.
A six-month layoff was not an issue for Penshurst in a handicap at 7 3/4 furlongs at Murwillumbah Racecourse in Australia on Dec. 28. An 8-1 chance, Penshurst closed from sixth in a field of eight to win by 1 1/2 lengths for his second victory in three starts. The sharp record – back in June and more recently – has left the gelding Penshurst with a leading chance in Friday’s Ballina Cup at about a mile at Ballina Racecourse.
Teaming with the prolific Joao Moreira, Peter Ho struck a David and Goliath blow for the smallest stable in Hong Kong by lodging his 600th career winner, prompting the veteran trainer to laud his former champions Mr Medici and Packing Winner.
Whisky‘n’diamonds and Hay Bale have thrived at Moruya Racecourse in Australia, the venue where their current trainers are based. They are both multiple winners at the small coastal venue south of Sydney and were first and second in the minor Christmas Cup at 6 1/2 furlongs there on Dec. 20. While those performances were promising, Whisky’n’diamonds and Hay Bale face tougher rivals in Thursday’s Moruya Cup at about seven furlongs.
After his devastating win in last month’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile, hometown hero Golden Sixty pleased his connections at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 12 January) with a trial in typical fashion ahead of the G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) on Sunday, 24 January.
David Hayes and Blake Shinn will reunite with Harmony N Blessed at Happy Valley on Wednesday (13 January) night, optimistic the unbeaten sprinter can deliver further momentum for both trainer and jockey.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, January 12, 2021 at Happy Valley.
A couple of winning streaks are on the line at the back end of a nine-race Happy Valley card Wednesday in Hong Kong.
Margie Bee found a $115,000 stakes final at Wyong Racecourse in Australia on Jan. 2 too difficult for her, finishing sixth at 14-1 in a field of 14. The 5-year-old mare fits better in a seven-furlong handicap for fillies and mares at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney on Wednesday.
