Iridessa upsets Fillies Mile
Iridessa came between horses – and came between a lot of people and their wagers – winning the Group 1 Fillies Mile on Friday at Newmarket.
Marcus HershOct 12, 2018
Iridessa came between horses – and came between a lot of people and their wagers – winning the Group 1 Fillies Mile on Friday at Newmarket.
Hong Kong selections for Saturday, October 13, 2018 - Sha Tin
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, October 13 - Sha Tin
Too Darn Hot, 3 for 3 to start his career, and Sangarius, unbeaten after two starts, headline a cracking seven-horse field entered in Saturday’s Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse in England. Also set to line up in the one-mile fixture are Advertise, winner of the Group 1 Phoenix in his most recent race, and Anthony Van Dyck, the most talented among three Aidan O’Brien-trained entrants.
European racing people will be looking for clues regarding the 2019 Classic races coming out of the Group 1 Fillies Mile on Friday at Newmarket. Folks on the west side of the Atlantic will be parsing performance vis-a-vis the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
When Australian racing authorities brainstormed the name the Everest for the pay-to-play 1,200-meter sprint race at Royal Randwick that would offer a massive purse, they surely didn't have in mind the radical weather conditions often found on the mountain of the same name.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - Happy Valley
Enable will be one of the stars of Breeders' Cup 2018 after becoming only the eighth horse to win back-to-back Arcs when she held on desperately to prevail by a head Sunday over the 3-year-old filly Sea of Class.
The Group 3 National Day Cup at five furlongs on turf at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on Oct. 1 was too tough for Fabulous One, the 7-year-old gelding. He set the pace before fading to finish last of seven. Wednesday’s $249,019 Verbena Handicap at five furlongs on turf at Happy Valley is a better fit.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, October 10 at Happy Valley.