Karis Teetan is optimistic that an improved Will Power can continue his ascent up the ratings with a third consecutive win in Sunday’s (6 December) red-hot Class 2 Ashley Handicap (dirt, 1200m).
The one thing we have seen of the Japanese racing in the past decade is a growing hunger to travel abroad, but while 2020 has not been kind to Japanese raiders, a strong but small team entered for the 2020 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races could change that.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Sha Tin.
Our Bellagio Miss managed a second-place finish at 20-1 in a five-furlong handicap at Kembla Grange Racecourse in Australia on Nov. 21 in her first start in nearly four months. For Our Bellagio Miss, the loss should serve as an ideal prep for a five-furlong handicap on the Kensington course at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Friday.
From her debut in May 2019, word was out on Inspirational Girl, who will start favored in Saturday's Group 1 Kingston Town Classic at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Australia.
In her wildest dreams, Hollie Doyle could not have dared to hope for a more spectacular year after a season of staggering achievements, but the English rider hopes to crown a wondrous 2020 with more success in the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley next Wednesday (9 December).
Chamisal set the pace in a seven-furlong handicap at Port Macquarie Racecourse in Australia on Nov. 24, losing the lead only in the final strides. The second-place finish must not have taken a significant toll on the 5-year-old Southern Hemisphere gelding. Chamisal will make a rapid turnaround in Thursday’s Sawtell Cup at Coffs Harbour Racecourse in New South Wales.
Classique Legend took a crucial step towards his G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) tilt with his first Hong Kong barrier trial on the turf at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 1 December).
Three days after successfully unveiling Hong Kong debut winner Enrich Delight at Sha Tin, Caspar Fownes will attempt a similarly triumphant feat with another former Australian Propice, who runs first-up in the Class 3 Fleming Handicap (1000m) on Wednesday (2 December) at Happy Valley.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Happy Valley.
