Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, April 1 2020 at Sha Tin.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, April 1 2020 at Sha Tin.
Verry Elleegant won Saturday’s Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill Gardens in Australia with such ease that trainer Chris Waller considers the 5-year-old mare a candidate for two of the country’s top races – the Caulfield Cup and world-famous Melbourne Cup in the autumn.
There will far more horses than racing fans when the Group 1, $2.53 million Takamatsunomiya Kinen is run Sunday at Chukyo Racecourse outside Nagoya, Japan.
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, March 29 at Sha Tin.
None of the leading points earners in the Japanese Road to the Derby are entered to contest the series’ final leg, the Fukuryu Stakes on Saturday at Nakayama Racecourse, but the 1,800-meter (about 1 1/8 miles) dirt contest still drew some talented horses.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Sha Tin.
A plane carrying 27 North American-based Thoroughbred racehorses, including Pegasus World Cup winner Mucho Gusto, was bound for Newark Liberty International Airport from Dubai on Thursday.
Verry Elleegant and Avilius, second and third in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes on March 21, are back in action again this weekend as the leading candidates for Saturday’s Group 1 Tancred Stakes at 1 1/2 miles at Rosehill Gardens, near Sydney, Australia.
Both Ireland and South Africa planned to cease all live racing operations as of March 27 as the countries’ governments announced strict measures for citizens to stay at home to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, March 25 at Happy Valley.