Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, January 29, 2022
Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Sha Tin.
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Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Sha Tin.
Real World was the 1-2 favorite in the Group 2, $180,000 Zabeel Mile on Friday at Meydan Racecourse and he did not disappoint.
Wondering who’s the best 4-year-old in Hong Kong is akin to asking who’s the best 3-year-old in America, and the answer will start to be provided Sunday at Sha Tin in the $1.54 million Hong Kong Classic Mile.
Resurge, the 6-year-old Australian gelding, has achieved a career first in recent months, winning twice in a span of four starts. Through his career, Resurge has won 5 of 31 starts but has never come close to stringing victories together. The recent success is his best result in a short span and reflects well on his chances in Sunday’s Strathalbyn Cup at about 1 ¼ miles at Strathalbyn Racecourse, near Adelaide.
Distances are not a major issue for the 3-year-old Australian-bred colt Anamoe, who has his 2022 debut in Saturday’s Group 2 Expressway Stakes at six furlongs at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney. The distance is shorter than his recent starts, but the versatility Anamoe has shown in his 11-race career is expected to lead to his sixth win.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Sha Tin.
Real World spent the 2021 Dubai World Cup Carnival racing on dirt, and it didn’t go especially well. He ran decently in a series of handicap races but hit his stride last summer as a European turf horse, winning the Group 3 Strensall over Lord Glitters and edging The Revenant in the Group 2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein to finish out his campaign in October. Accordingly, Real World’s 2022 World Cup Carnival will be focused on grass races, and he’s top-rated Friday in the featured Group 2, $180,000 Zabeel Mile.
From Jan. 1 through last Friday, apprentice rider Bailey Wheeler won with four of 50 mounts. Wheeler, 16, is allied with prominent trainer Kris Lees and rides for that stable on Friday when Vanbari starts in a handicap at 1 1/16 miles at Scone Racecourse.
Experience at an extended distance may help the Australian mare Kikkapow record an upset in a handicap at 1 5/8 miles at Gosford Racecourse near Sydney on Thursday.
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