Fast Most Furious looks tough in Sha Tin Trophy Mile
With the Hong Kong racing season hurtling to a close, Fast Most Furious can win the featured Sha Tin Trophy Mile Handicap on Sunday.
Marcus HershJul 10, 2020
With the Hong Kong racing season hurtling to a close, Fast Most Furious can win the featured Sha Tin Trophy Mile Handicap on Sunday.
Since the beginning of June, Smokin’ Pierro has been in the best form of his career. On Sunday, Smokin’ Pierro starts in the Ladbrokes Handicap at about 1 1/4 at Moonee Valley.
Golden Horde, fresh off an age-restricted Group 1 win over the American filly Kimari in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, tackles older horses in the Group 1 July Cup on Saturday at Newmarket.
The four-time stakes winner Viridine ended a four-race losing streak when he successfully carried top weight in the $69,600 Winter Dash, a handicap at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Australia on June 20. The win has made Viridine a strong favorite in Saturday’s Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes at 5 1/2 furlongs at Caulfield Racecourse.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Sha Tin.
Four-year-old filly Terebellum nearly won the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes last month facing a tougher older male, so she figures to be formidable Friday at Newmarket facing her own sex in the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes.
Danon Pharaoh, a Japanese-bred colt by American Pharoah, had an ideal trip to win Wednesday’s $711,694 Japan Dirt Derby at Oi Racecourse in Tokyo, the final race in the Kentucky Derby qualifying series in that country. Danon Pharaoh easily beat the strongly favored Cafe Pharoah, the previously unbeaten Kentucky-bred colt who faded from contention in the final three furlongs and finished seventh.
Heavy weight assignments are a frequent occurrence for jockey Michael Walker when he rides the gelding Mr Monaco in synthetic-track races in Australia.
There is an excellent chance a trainer named Kris, or Chris, will win Thursday’s $139,200 Grafton Cup at Grafton Racecourse in Australia.
Hong Kong selections for Happy Valley on Wednesday, July 8, 2020.