Akaitorino Musume won her first Group 1 on Oct. 17 and might be favored to capture her second Sunday at Hanshin Racecourse in the $2.16 million Queen Elizabeth Cup.
Knicks Go is the highest-rated Thoroughbred in the latest edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. Previously rated 124, Knicks Go’s mark was raised to 128 following his dominant victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 6 at Del M
Excellent Proposal began his 2020-21 Hong Kong racing season with a victory in a 1,400-meter Class 3 handicap at Sha Tin, and the fact the gelding launches his 2021-22 campaign in a 1,400-meter Class 1 handicap, the featured seventh race Saturday at Sha Tin, shows the progress Excellent Proposal made last season.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Sha Tin.
St Mark’s Basilica has won the Cartier award as European Horse of the Year for 2021, one of two Cartier Award winners and three awards for Ireland-based trainer Aidan O’Brien and the Coolmore operation for which he trains.
Saturday, Top Ranked will have his Australia debut in the $733,500 The Hunter Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs at Newcastle Racecourse north of Sydney.
The 5-year-old Australian gelding Oamanikka was overmatched in a seven-furlong handicap on the undercard of the Melbourne Cup program at Flemington on Nov. 2. A little more than a week later, Oamanikka is well suited to the conditions of the Snake Gully Cup at seven furlongs at Gundagai Racecourse on Friday.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Nicolini Vito, the 4-year-old Australian-bred gelding, will have his third start following a layoff in a six-furlong handicap at Pakenham Racecourse on Thursday. Conditions may be in his favor.
In the featured sixth race Wednesday at Happy Valley, Sparkling Dragon meets Drops of God in a 1,200-meter Class 2 handicap for horses rated 100-80.
