Ghaiyyath to run on Saturday in Irish Champion
Ghaiyyath is an intended runner Saturday at Leopardstown in the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes, his connections announced Tuesday.
Marcus HershSep 08, 2020
Ghaiyyath is an intended runner Saturday at Leopardstown in the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes, his connections announced Tuesday.
Hong Kong Selections for September 9, 2020 at Happy Valley.
Three Class 3 handicaps for horses rated 80-60 finish off an eight-race Happy Valley program on Wednesday, the second card of the new Hong Kong season following Sunday’s races at Sha Tin. Races 7 and 8 are carded at 1,200 meters, while race 6 is at 1,650 meters, one lap around the irregular Happy Valley course.
With any luck, Sapphire Clown would be sporting a two-race winning streak in advance of a start in a five-furlong handicap at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, September 69, 2020 at Happy Valley.
Hong Kong selections for Sha Tin on Sunday, September 6, 2020.
A glance at late scratches for Sunday’s eighth race at Geelong Racecourse in Australia is vital in finalizing selections in the six-furlong handicap. The race drew a field of 16, but will have a safety limit of 14 runners. Deep Dive, a winner of his last two starts, is stuck on the also-eligible list and would alter the betting significantly if he can draw into the field.
Sunday's Group 1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp could, among other things, be a preview of the Breeders' Cup Mile.
The prep races are underway on the Australian racing calendar, notably Saturday’s Group 2 Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse. Surprise Baby, fifth by less than a length in the 2019 Melbourne Cup, will have his 2020 debut in the one-mile race.
It's been a rough year in Hong Kong – social unrest, COVID-19, unsettled governance – but racing goes on, and the 2020-2021 Hong Kong racing season begins Sunday at Sha Tin with a 10-race program.