In the 11th instalment of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Road to the Derby series, we take a look at the “upward trajectory” of Dazzling Fit after his fifth in Sunday’s (1 March) HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m).
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at Happy Valley.
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Class President likely locked up a spot in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby on Sunday when he fought for a nose win over Silent Tactic in the Grade 2, $1 million Rebel at Oaklawn Park.
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Friday’s program at Santa Anita will start with a carryover of $45,602 in the $2 pick six.
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Bob Baffert expected a strong performance from Explora in the Honeybee Stakes if, the trainer said earlier this week, the 3-year-old filly could clip along at a reasonable pace rather than the intemperate one that doomed her chances in the Las Virgenes last month.
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The three runners who stuck around to face With the Angels paid the price at Aqueduct on Saturday, as the 4-5 favorite left them all behind to win the $135,000 Correction Stakes.
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Westwood’s speed has defined his career, and could lead to a first-ever Grade 1 win in coming days.
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Trainer Chad Brown believes there’s more than meets the eye to Iron Honor after he had to work harder than expected to beat an Ohio-bred stakes winner in Saturday’s Grade 3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct.
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Stormy Grove delivered a sensational run at long odds to score an upset and claim the second leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic series, the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m), at Sha Tin on Sunday (1 March).
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Batten Down made every turn a winning one Sunday when he conquered three of them for an 8 1/4-length victory over Catching Freedom in the $135,000 Pig Trail overnight stakes at Oaklawn Park.
