Mighty Giant isn’t quite as big as he used to be, and he has a large challenge in front of him, a gelding named Sky Field, in the featured 10th race Saturday at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.
Phaistos, the 5-year-old Australian-bred gelding, ran as well as could be expected in the Weekend Hussler Handicap at Caulfield Racecourse on Oct. 10 in Melbourne, finishing three-quarters of a length behind heavily favored Windstorm in a field of eight.
The winner of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes on Jan. 23 at Gulfstream Park in Florida will be offered a guaranteed spot in the second running of the $20 million Saudi Cup on Feb. 20 in Saudi Arabia, the organizers of the race announced Friday.
Hong Kong selections for Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Sha Tin.
Just like in the good old days, it’s Godolphin versus Coolmore in the Group 1 Vertem Futurity on Saturday at Doncaster Racecourse in England. The matchup at Doncaster between Godolphin’s One Ruler, trained by Charlie Appleby, and Wembley, trained by Aidan O’Brien, looks pretty hot, and there is further Group 1 action for European 2-year-olds Saturday with the Criterium International and the Criterium de Saint-Cloud, both at Saint-Cloud.
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.
