Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, March 29, 2020
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, March 29 at Sha Tin.
Robert RaposaMar 28, 2020
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.
“Getting home” can be a racing term used to denote a horse winning a race. The phrase has gathered deeper implications this week in Dubai.
Suddenly, the competition for leading rider in Hong Kong is very close. Through March 17, Joao Moreira had a four-race lead on Zac Purton. Two programs later, after Sunday’s Hong Kong Derby card at Sha Tin, Purton had narrowed Moreira’s advantage to one by winning five races at Happy Valley last Wednesday and at Sha Tin on Sunday compared to two wins in those days for Moreira.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, March 25, 2020