Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Happy Valley.
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Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Darvin and Dashing Tycoon flew through the stretch of a handicap at 1 5/16 miles at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 6 to finish second and third behind race winner Tolemac. There was little separating the pair that day and appears to be little between them in advance of a handicap at 1 1/2 miles at Sandown on Wednesday.
The Dubai World Cup still is worth $12 million and still anchors a blockbuster card on the last Saturday in March, but that's about the only thing that's the same about the 2021 Dubai World Cup Carnival.
Frenchman Antoine Hamelin banished the frustrations of a recent barren streak to produce the first quintet of his career to steal the show at Sha Tin on Sunday (17 January) as Elusive State left Tony Millard contemplating a high-stakes Middle East tilt.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Layoffs have not been an issue for the 5-year-old Australian gelding Herzegovina, who starts in a five-furlong handicap at Muswellbrook Racecourse on Monday.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, January 17, 2020 at Sha Tin
The Sunday feature at Sha Tin could have implications as far afield as Dubai. Kings Shield, the top weight and likely favorite in featured race 3, already has been entered in the Godolphin Mile, the Group 2 dirt fixture in late March at Meydan Racecourse, trainer Frankie Lor told Hong Kong Jockey Club publicity this week. Glorious Artist, another Lor trainee in the Sunday feature, also was an early entrant into the Godolphin Mile.
A tour of smaller venues continues on Sunday when Upper House runs at Cowra Racecourse in the Cowra Cup. The venue and the distance of 1 1/16 miles are new for Upper House, who has won 9 of 42 starts.
Kings Shield (133lb) has developed into a dominant force on the dirt in Hong Kong and this Sunday (17 January) at Sha Tin he’ll look to stamp his authority on the surface once again in the Class 1 Egret Handicap (dirt, 1650m), doing so with a trip to Dubai on the radar.