Almond Eye, who swept the Triple Crown for 3-year-old fillies in Japan earlier this year, scored an emphatic win in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse to confirm her status as that country’s leading runner.
Selections for Sunday's card at Sha Tin.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, November, 25, 2018 - Sha Tin
Not long after Almond Eye completed a sweep of the Triple Crown for Japanese 3-year-old fillies on Oct. 14, she was sent to a farm for a brief vacation. The post-race respite was a normal part of Almond Eye's 2018 schedule and was needed.
Fifty horses, split evenly between locals and internationals, have been selected by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for the four Group 1 races Dec. 9 that make up the Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin Racecourse.
Happy Valley selections for Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - Happy Valley
Eagle Way was the big mover in the latest set of ratings published Monday by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. HKJC handicapper and chief race planner Nigel Gray raised Eagle Way’s rating six points to 124 after the 5-year-old came from last behind a taxing pace and swept to victory in the Group 2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Happy Valley.
Breeders’ Cup Turf and two-time Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Enable will race again as a 5-year-old in 2019, owner Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms announced on social media Monday.
If, as they should, the Hong Kong International Races next month exceed the preps for them Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse, those are going to be some very appealing races.
