Golly I’m Lucky has had a perfect comeback in Australia in the last month, going unbeaten in two six-furlong handicaps after a layoff since December. There is strong potential for a third straight win in a six-furlong handicap Thursday at Kembla Grange.
The Australian 3-year-old filly What a Girl is a nose away from having two wins in her first three starts.
With three career starts, Bring Glory is one of the most lightly raced runners in a five-furlong handicap Tuesday at Wyong Racecourse in Australia.
Steamin’ has thrived in minor handicaps at a mile at small tracks in Australia in the last 12 months, winning four of 11 starts. An 8-year-old gelding, Steamin’ runs from off the pace. The rally has worked well at a mile and will be tested in a seven-furlong handicap at Wellington Racecourse on Monday.
Persian King is the favorite but far from a cinch in the Group 1 Prix d’Ispahan.
The Narrandera Cup at tiny Narrandera Racecourse in Australia on Sunday will be the fourth meeting in the last year between the geldings Gentleman Max and Gunga Din. Their career paths leading to the one-mile race could not be more different.
Considering her winless race record in stakes in 2018 and early 2019, Jami Lady has made quite a turnaround in the last few months in the Australian winter.
Cayenne Pepper ran into the elite mare Magical in her most recent start, while Ennistymon hooked Love, who turned in an historically strong performance winning the Oaks at Epsom. The two fillies have one another with which to deal Saturday in the Group 1 Irish Oaks at The Curragh, but nothing like the beasts they encountered in their respective recent races.
Total handle generated by the Hong Kong Jockey Club over its recently concluded racing year was $15.8 billion, according to the HKJC, which administers all aspects of racing and betting in the Chinese province. The annual total was the third-highest posted by the HKJC.
The red-hot Absolute Artie, winner of three of his last five starts, will run in the richest race of his career as the favorite in Friday’s $59,500 Rockhampton Cup in Australia.
