Hong Kong selections for Saturday, May 11, 2019
Hong Kong selections for Saturday, May 11, 2019 - Sha Tin
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Hong Kong selections for Saturday, May 11, 2019 - Sha Tin
Back in February, Mission Tycoon led throughout the $1.25 million Hong Kong Classic Cup for 4-year-olds at Sha Tin Racecourse, recording a shocking win at 92-1. Racing has been much tougher in recent months. Mission Tycoon was 11th in the Hong Kong Derby at 1 1/4 miles on March 17 and last of nine behind reigning Horse of the Year Beauty Generation in the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy at a mile on April 7.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, May 11, 2019 - Sha Tin
King Genki has risen steadily in class with his recent success and is the highest-rated horse in Wednesday’s $248,572 Cafeteria Handicap at about a mile and 50 yards at Sha Tin.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Sha Tin.
Ho Ho Khan, fifth in the Hong Kong Derby in March, won his group stakes debut in Sunday’s Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong, one of the few stakes on that circuit at 1 1/2 miles on turf.
A day after landing the English 2000 Guineas with Magna Grecia, trainer Aidan O’Brien and Coolmore were back at it again Sunday at Newmarket, as Hermosa scored an upset victory in the Group 1 English 1000 Guineas.
Magna Grecia ended his 2018 campaign with a win in a Group 1 race in England and began his 3-year-old season in the same manner on Saturday, giving trainer Aidan O’Brien a record 10th win in the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse.
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, May 5, 2019 - Sha Tin
Insayshable will carry the top weight of 133 pounds in Sunday’s Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on the basis of his form in races at a mile to 1 1/4 miles this season.