Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, January 22, 2022
Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Sha Tin.
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Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Sha Tin.
There’s a sliver of a chance that were the Stewards Cup a handicap, if Golden Sixty had to give his rivals, say, 20 pounds, he might maybe, possibly be beatable. But the Group 1, $1.54 million Stewards Cup is weight-for-age, all horses carrying 126 pounds, and it’s extremely difficult to imagine Golden Sixty not winning his 17th race in a row Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.
Naval Crown and his owner and breeder, Godolphin, were the stars Friday of the second racing program of the 2022 Dubai World Cup Carnival.
White Hawk was 100-1 when he scored a shocking win in the Summer Cup at Hobart Racecourse in Australia last January. Sunday, White Hawk returns to the Summer Cup, which is run at 1 3/8 miles on turf. He is not likely to be favored in a full field of 14, but doubtful to be as high a price as his two recent upset wins for trainer Angela Brakey.
Last Saturday, Holyfield finished second by a nose in the $728,000 Magic Millions Cup at Gold Coast Racecourse in Australia. Saturday, Holyfield makes a rapid turnaround in the $109,000 Carrington Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney where the 4-year-old gelding has an excellent chance to win his first stakes since August 2020.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Sha Tin.
Three group stakes and a matchup of UAE Derby winners are the highlights on the second card of the 2022 Dubai World Cup Carnival on Friday at Meydan Racecourse.
The Australian filly Empowerment, who starts in a six-furlong handicap at Port Macquarie Racecourse on Friday, had tough assignments in December and earlier this month in her first two starts following a four-month layoff. A start at Port Macquarie, well north of Sydney on the Australian east coast, should be much easier for Empowerment.
Unraced since August, Tuvalu resumes racing in a seven-furlong handicap at Warrnambool Racecourse west of Melbourne on Thursday.
A nose separated victorious Sunny Star from runner-up Telecom Fighters the last time they met in a 1,650-meter Class 2 handicap at Happy Valley. They meet again in Happy Valley’s featured sixth race Wednesday and this time a major shift in the weights could change the dynamic.