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Trainer David Hayes takes his chance at history on Sunday afternoon (22 February) at Sha Tin when Ka Ying Rising attempts to win an 18th consecutive race – the most by a Hong Kong-trained horse – in the HK$13 million G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m), which is carded as Race 8 and will be run at 4.35pm.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at Sha Tin.
There is no clear favorite in Saturday’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at Caulfield Racecourse in Australia just as there no standout in the next race for some of the same runners, the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes on March 21.
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In the ninth instalment of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Road to the Derby series, we look at Mark Newnham’s strong 2025/26 Four-Year-Old Classic Series hand with a focus on HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) runner-up Infinite Resolve.
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Ricky Yiu is optimistic that Sunlight Power can build on a solid performance in Group 1 company last time out and run into the prize money in the HK$13 million G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) on Sunday (22 February).
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Trainer Frankie Lor, fresh from celebrating his 60th birthday with a double at Sha Tin on Saturday (14 February), is aiming to continue his winning momentum at Thursday’s (19 February) Year Of The Horse Raceday.
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Chris So’s promising galloper Top Dragon returns quickly to action in the HK$3.12 million Class 2 The Year Of The Horse Cup Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Thursday (19 February). The gelding finished a creditable fifth in the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on 1 February, the opening leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series, and connections are keen to capitalise on his lightweight advantage for a strong start to the Year of the Horse.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at Sha Tin.
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Reef Runner has reached millionaire status since he was gelded last spring. On Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Reef Runner won the richest race of his career in the Group 2, $2 million 1351 Turf Sprint at about 6 3/4 furlongs.
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Caspar Fownes became only the fourth trainer in Hong Kong racing history to reach 1,200 wins at Sha Tin on Saturday (14 February), a milestone achieved as he landed a double to move level at the top of the 2025/26 trainers’ championship.
