The Group 2, $250,000 Cape Verdi Stakes headlines the Jan. 17 Dubai World Cup Carnival card at Meydan on a program that also includes two runners from the small Dubai string of American trainer Ken McPeek.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, January 16 at Happy Valley.
In his sixth start of the Hong Kong season on Dec. 26, Happy Dragon finally had his first breakthrough win in a minor handicap at about a mile and 50 yards at Happy Valley Racecourse. Happy Dragon rallied from seventh in the stretch to win by three lengths under jockey Silvestre de Sousa. They are reunited in Wednesday’s $175,959 Sports Road Handicap over the same course and distance in the eighth race at Happy Valley.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Happy Valley.
Hong Kong selections for Saturday, January 12, 2019 - Sha Tin
A relatively rare Saturday card at Sha Tin in Hong Kong has another relative rarity as its feature – a dirt race.
North America ended his 6-year-old campaign with a dismal failure in last year’s Dubai World Cup but started his 7-year-old season Thursday night looking like the 2019 World Cup is a reasonable goal.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Sha Tin.
It’s difficult imagining a deeper renewal of the Group 2, $350,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 than the featured fifth race Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Happy Valley.
