Yee Cheong Baby arrived in Hong Kong from Australia last November and made a favorable impression, winning his first two starts in the territory in April and May. He will try to keep his streak alive in Sunday’s $267,881 Po Yan Handicap at six furlongs at Sha Tin.
Romanised, the winner of the Group 1 Prix Jacque le Marois at Deauville last month, can solidify his claim as the leading turf miler in Europe in Sunday’s Group 1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris.
A potential fourth meeting of the year between the 3-year-old Group 1 sprint winners Advertise and Ten Sovereigns in Saturday’s Group 1 Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock Park depends on the British weather.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Sha Tin.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has sent a letter to Betfair Australia demanding that the company stop offering the Jockey Club’s races on its betting exchange, claiming that the company has violated its intellectual property rights and ignored its “grave concerns and opposition” to exchange wagering.
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, September 1 at Sha Tin.
With increased purses, two new jockeys, and a new trainer recently retired from riding, the Hong Kong racing circuit begins its 88-day 2019-20 season at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Sha Tin.
Battaash lowered the track record for five furlongs on turf at York Racecourse in England on Friday with an emphatic victory in the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes on a straightaway course.
Magical is a 4-year-old filly, Enable a 5-year-old mare, and in both the Breeders’ Cup Turf last fall and the Eclipse Stakes this summer, Magical had come within three-quarters of a length of Enable, who can properly be called the best horse in the world.
