Hong Kong selections for Sunday, September 6, 2020
Hong Kong selections for Sha Tin on Sunday, September 6, 2020.
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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.
Enable will prep for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the Group 3 September Stakes, a 1 1/2-mile race over an oval Polytrack course. It might seem like weird placement for one of the best horses of recent years, but it's not. This is the same race Enable won in 2018 before becoming the eighth horse to win the Arc twice.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Sha Tin.
DRF’s guide provides an explanation of the data available for Hong Kong racing, details the structure of racing there, and offers closer look at the two racing tracks – Sha Tin and Happy Valley. The guide also provides an explanation of the various bet types.
His pedigree has influences from the top of Japanese and Australian racing. His stable is known for producing top-class runners. No wonder Bucharest is a highly regarded 3-year-old in Australia.
In his six-year career, the 10-year-old Australian-bred gelding Lucky Elixir has never won three consecutive races. The chance arrives Monday in a handicap at 1 5/16 miles at Tamworth Racecourse.