No one is going to beat Golden Sixty in a one-mile Hong Kong race if the gelding is going to run like he did Sunday at Sha Tin. Making his first start since April 25, Golden Sixty ran his last 400 meters just about as fast as is possible for a Thoroughbred, landing the Group 2, $610,000 Jockey Club Mile by one length.
Gran Alegria went out in a blaze of glory Sunday at Japan's Hanshin Racecourse, storming down the center of the track to capture her second straight Mile Championship.
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Sha Tin.
Gran Alegria enters the final race of her career, Sunday’s Mile Championship at Hanshin, in a novel situation. The champion 5-year-old mare carries her first two-race losing streak into the Group 1, $2.36 million Championship Mile, run around a right-handed bend Gran Alegria knows well.
Golden Sixty will try to win his 15th straight race when he makes his 2021-22 Hong Kong season debut Sunday at Sha Tin. But we likely won't learn much more about Golden Sixty from the Group 2, $610,000 Jockey Club Mile, where he will be heavily favored to defeat six rivals in a prep for the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile next month.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Sha Tin.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Savaquin, a closer with no early speed, needs pace help to win races, and the presence of his John Size-trained stablemate Red Desert could help ensure he gets it in the featured seventh race Wednesday at Happy Valley.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Akai Ito led home a parade of longshots in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Cup on Sunday at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan.
