The fourth race at Orange Racecourse in Australia on Monday is run at five furlongs and will almost certainly have a furious pace. For some runners, the distance could be a stretch.
Full-card selections for Sha Tin on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
With a solid recent prep race, Influential Jack can win for the second time in his career in a seven-furlong handicap at Ballarat Racecourse in Australia on Sunday, if he can overcome a threat from the young filly Peskijen.
At his most recent published weight, 1,037 pounds, Lakeshore Eagle is the lightest horse in the featured 10th race Sunday at Sha Tin, and he’ll be asked to carry 10 pounds more than in his most recent start as he tries to extend his winning streak to four.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Sha Tin.
The 5-year-old gelding is simply named Rock has won 4 of 12 starts and knows his way around Newcastle Racecourse in Australia.
Verry Elleegant needed every stride of the Group 1 Winx Stakes at seven furlongs on Aug. 22 at Royal Randwick Racecourse to reach the front for her seventh graded stakes win. Verry Elleegant figures to be even more dangerous from off the pace again in Saturday's Group 1 George Main Stakes at a mile at the same venue in Sydney, Australia.
Beauty Generation, twice Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year, took a major step toward his seasonal debut in a five-furlong barrier trial, or training race, on Tuesday at Sha Tin.
Class 3 handicap fare is the highest level of racing Wednesday at Happy Valley in Hong Kong, with three such races, including the last of eight, providing the highlights on the program.
Wil John, the 5-year-old Australian-bred gelding, has had a 2020 season geared toward a start in a two-mile handicap at Echuca Racecourse on Thursday.
