Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, December 29, 2018
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, December 29, 2018 - Sha Tin
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, December 29, 2018 - Sha Tin
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, December 26, 2018 - Happy Valley
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, December 26, 2018 - Happy Valley
Blast Onepiece, the only 3-year-old in a field of 16, caught pacesetter Kiseki in the stretch and held off a late threat from Rey de Oro to win Sunday’s Grade 1 Arima Kinen Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan in a 7-1 upset.
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, December 23, 2018 - Sha Tin

Rey do Oro has had a career ideally suited to be selected for Sunday’s Grade 1 Arima Kinen Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse.

There are two standouts in the Griffin Trophy – the Australian-bred 3-year-old geldings Perfect Match and Witness Hunter. They are the only two-time winners in a race with five maidens.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, December 23, 2018 - Sha Tin
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Sha Tin.

Regency Legend did most of his preparatory work for his recent Hong Kong unveiling not in Hong Kong itself, but in China. He's one of a growing number of horses stabled at the Conghua Racecourse, the Hong Kong Jockey Club's lavish facility on the Chinese mainland.