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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at Happy Valley.
The Hong Kong Jockey ClubJan 26, 2026
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at Happy Valley.
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Romantic Warrior this week last winter won the Jebel Hatta at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, then went to Saudi Arabia and lost an epic battle with Forever Young in the Saudi Cup. Back in Dubai, Romantic Warrior – sapped from his Saudi Cup – took a narrow loss in the Dubai Turf. This year, Romantic Warrior stays home, no international travel planned, and that is bad news for Voyage Bubble and the seven others in the Group 1, $1.67 million Stewards’ Cup, a one-turn grass mile Sunday at Sha Tin.
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Bhupat Seemar for the last few seasons has trained a large portion of the best dirt horses in Dubai, a dynamic on full display Friday at Meydan Racecourse, where Seemar’s four-bagger included victories in the featured Al Maktoum Challenge with Imperial Emperor and in the UAE 2000 Guineas, won by Six Speed.
Hong Kong selections for Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at Sha Tin.
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Six Speed stands a decent chance of getting on the Kentucky Derby qualifying-points board in the UAE 2000 Guineas on Friday at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.
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David Hayes is confident Ka Ying Rising remains in peak form as the world’s highest-rated sprinter chases history in the HK$13 million G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 January).
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It is a huge week for championship-leading trainer Mark Newnham, who after saddling seven runners at Sha Tin on Wednesday night (21 January), will seek top-level glory with stable star My Wish in Sunday’s (25 January) HK$13 million G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m).
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at Sha Tin.
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Ricky Yiu has declared it’s all systems go for Voyage Bubble ahead of his six-time Group 1 winner’s Triple Crown defence, which begins in Sunday’s (25 January) HK$13 million G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin, when he clashes with Romantic Warrior.
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In the fifth instalment of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Road to the Derby series, we profile a contender who has charged up the ratings this season – the Jimmy Ting-trained Little Paradise.