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Al Haram closed from near the rear of a 14-runner field to run down game pacesetting American shipper Obliteration and win the Saudi Derby by 1 1/4 lengths on Saturday at King Abdulaziz Racecourse.
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A tardy start could not keep the California-based Imagination from a brilliant win in Saturday’s Group 2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint in Saudi Arabia.
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The trainers’ championship battle intensifies at Sha Tin on Friday night, where leader Mark Newnham seeks to maintain his advantage as the leading rivals for the handlers’ crown close in at the top.
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Ryan Moore’s World Pool blog: Forever Young hard to knock in any way.
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David Hayes calls the legendary Silent Witness “the first great sprinter” and “the best he ever saw”, and delights in having a horse that has equaled his incredible feat of 17 straight victories. The Australian Racing Hall of Fame trainer said it would be a “great thrill” to surpass the Hong Kong hero as his charge, Ka Ying Rising, enters final preparations in the bid to claim a Hong Kong record 18th consecutive win in the HK$13 million G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) on Sunday, 22 February.
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Forever Young bested superstar Romantic Warrior in the 2025 Saudi Cup, perhaps the year's most exciting race. The chances of a second straight spine-tingling Saudi showdown? Not great. The chance that Forever Young wins another Saudi Cup on Saturday? Very strong.
The rapidly-improving Tentryis, a Southern Hemisphere 3-year-old, meets older horses for the first time in Saturday’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia.
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As is becoming customary in the build-up to sprint superstar Ka Ying Rising’s races, trainer David Hayes declared himself delighted with a routinely impressive showing in a Sha Tin barrier trial on Tuesday morning (10 February).
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Momentum is building for David Hayes in the trainers’ championship, and the Australian sends seven runners to Happy Valley on Wednesday (11 February) as the battle with Mark Newnham continues.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at Happy Valley.
