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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, February 7, 2026
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Sha Tin.
The Hong Kong Jockey ClubFeb 05, 2026
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Sha Tin.
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The $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday marks an experiment in the career of two-time dirt stakes winner Himika. The Sweet Life is run at about 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course for 3-year-old fillies.
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El Potente chased a fast pace in the Grade 2 Joe Hernandez Stakes for turf sprinters on Dec. 29 before fading to finish fourth. In Saturday's Grade 3 Thunder Road Stakes at a mile on turf at Santa Anita, El Potente is expected to set a much slower pace and may have ample energy to carry that advantage to the finish.
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Straight Arron (135lb) must overcome a hefty impost in Sunday’s (8 February) HK$4.2 million G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin, but trainer David Hayes believes the step back in grade can prove to be a decisive factor for the contest’s highest-rated runner.
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The first major sprint for fillies and mares in winter at Santa Anita has a new name and a new standout. Splendora, romping winner of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Del Mar, makes her 2026 debut Saturday as a potential slam dunk in the Grade 2, seven-furlong D. Wayne Lukas Stakes.
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David Hayes has continued a remarkable domination of the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge, clinching victory in the series for the third consecutive season after Romantic Son’s (135lb) stunning success at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (4 February).
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The Maryland Jockey Club announced that the Saturday card at Laurel Park will be canceled because of “frigid temperatures,” expected to be made worse by severe wind chill. It will be the third straight Saturday card canceled or postponed at the track.
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Ron Gierkink's $3 Late Pick 3 play for Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at Santa Anita.
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Bob Baffert favorites have won the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis for seven straight years and Baffert has won the Lewis 13 times. Why should 2026 be any different? Two reasons – Intrepido and Secured Freedom.
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Nitrogen breathes different air as a champion, and trainer Mark Casse is hoping her class will help her overcome a disrupted training schedule when she launches her 4-year-old season Saturday in the Grade 3, $250,000 Bayakoa at Oaklawn Park.