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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at Happy Valley.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at Happy Valley.
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Sunland Park in New Mexico canceled Sunday's racing for the third straight day, after cards were also called off on Friday and Saturday, due to track conditions, according to Equibase.
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Super Corredora, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2025, worked a half-mile in 49 seconds at Santa Anita on Sunday in advance of her scheduled 2026 debut in the $100,000 Las Virgenes Stakes at a mile on Feb. 8.
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In Saturday’s Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes at 1 1/8 miles at Santa Anita, Westwood set the pace and was challenged on the turn by Getaway Car. As soon as a stretch duel seemed possible, Westwood had established a clear lead. He won by 2 3/4 lengths over Getaway Car for his first stakes win and second victory in 10 career starts.
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Trainer Todd Pletcher reported that Holy Bull winner Nearly came out of Saturday's race in good order and was enjoying the unseasonably cold South Florida weather along with the rest of his stablemates at the Palm Beach Downs training center on Sunday.
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Emphatically dispelling stamina doubts, Little Paradise surged to a devastating victory in the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (1 February) to underline imposing credentials for the remainder of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series.
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It’s a peculiarity of Hong Kong racing: two classy four-year-old imports, both with highly credible overseas form, each bred to get the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) distance and Privately Purchased (PP) with the Four-Year-old Classic Series in mind. Yet one takes flight, the other remains grounded.
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The 4-year-old colt Magnitude won’t travel for the February 14 Saudi Cup after contracting an illness.
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Veteran jockey Florent Geroux is moving to California.
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Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2025 O'Brien Awards, honoring Canada's best in harness racing over the past season, at the Black-Tie Gala on Saturday, Jan. 31 at the J-AAR Expo Centre at Western Fair District in London, Ont.