本周六，奖金100万澳元的澳洲杯将在弗莱明顿赛马场举行，骑师达米恩•奥利弗志在实现卫冕。奥利弗曾七次在澳洲杯中夺得过亚军或季军，去年他终于如愿以偿，凭借「菲奥伦特」的出色发挥捧起了冠军奖杯。今年，奥利弗的坐骑是保罗•贝沙拉训练的「愉快小径」，这匹七岁骟马目前状态良好，是夺冠的热门之一，奥利弗对它感到非常满意。

Paul O’Sullivan has high hopes for Aerovelocity with Sunday’s HKG2 Premier Bowl to give the trainer a sighter for a tilt at December’s G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint.

It invariably takes a good one to win the , the main feature on the first day of the new Hong Kong season, and a field of 11 typically smart sprinters could line up for the 1200m test this Sunday, 14 September.

Karis Teetan is riding in rare form at present and has a strong book of rides at Sha Tin on Sunday.

A thrilling finale to this season’s 1O1O Million Challenge is on the cards at Happy Valley on Wednesday with the top four horses in the overall standings set to make a play for the lion’s share of the $HK1 million prize fund.