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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, April 12, 2026
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Sha Tin.
The Hong Kong Jockey ClubApr 09, 2026
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Sha Tin.
The 9-year-old gelding Grey Dawning has won Grade 1 races in famous events at Cheltenham Racecourse and Haydock Park in Britain in the last two years.
The way Autumn Glow is collecting wins in Australia, the filly is drawing comparisons to some of the country's greatest recent runners. Autumn Glow has won all 11 of her starts and was 2-5 on Wednesday to win Saturday's Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at 1 1/4 miles against males at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.
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Completing a triumphant return to Hong Kong racing with a superb four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (8 April), Joao Moreira reunited with long-time ally Caspar Fownes in brilliant fashion as the battle for the 2025/26 trainers’ championship intensified.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at Happy Valley.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at Happy Valley.
The four Grade 1 jump races at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on Thursday are second-chance opportunities at significant prizes for a prominent group of chasers and hurdlers beaten in similar races at the prestigious four-day Cheltenham Festival last month.
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Zac Purton and David Hayes were left to scramble for adequate superlatives after Ka Ying Rising continued an imperious reign with a phenomenal display of speed and power to win the HK$5.35 million G2 Sprint Cup (1200m), notching a fourth Sha Tin track record with a record-extending 19th successive victory on Monday (6 April).
Croix du Nord, winner of the 2025 Japanese Derby, overcame an outside draw in a field of 15 to win the third Grade 1 race of his career in Sunday’s $3.6 million Osaka Hai at 1 1/4 miles at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan.
A low weight assignment was not the primary reason the Southern Hemisphere 3-year-old filly Sheza Alibi won her first start against older males in Saturday’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.