Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, October 24, 2020
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Sha Tin.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Sha Tin.
Less than a week after a fourth-place finish in the $10.7 million Everest Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, last Saturday, Trekking runs in Friday’s Group 1 Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, attempting to win his third Grade 1 in the last 17 months.
With a slightly battered reputation, Russian Camelot will start favored in Saturday's Group 1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Australia in a final prep for the Melbourne Cup on Nov. 3.
A six-month gap between starts, and the addition of a tongue tie, has revived the career of Atherton, a 4-year-old Australian-bred gelding who will start favored in a handicap at Hawkesbury Racecourse outside of Sydney on Thursday.
Happy Valley selections for Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020.
A trio of Class 3 handicaps, spread over three distances, round out the Wednesday racing action at Happy Valley in Hong Kong this week.
The European import Ashrun needs a win in Wednesday’s Group 3 Geelong Cup at Geelong Racecourse in Australia to help his chances of making the 24-horse field for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup on Nov. 3.
Ghaiyyath, a four-time Group 1 winner in England and Germany, has been retired and will miss the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Keeneland on Nov. 7, according to a statement released on Monday by owner Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin Racing.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Happy Valley.
Sha Tin selections for Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020.