Hong Kong selections for Sunday, November 18th
Selections for Sunday's card at Sha Tin.
Selections for Sunday's card at Sha Tin.
The most important race card so far this Hong Kong season, Sunday's program at Sha Tin Racecourse, is all about readying the local forces for the most important race card of the whole Hong Kong season. Featured are three Group 2, $542,766 stakes preps for the Hong Kong International Races on Dec. 7.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Sha Tin.

The 2018 Cartier Awards honoring Europe’s top horses were revealed Tuesday night in London, and what they really revealed were what a remarkable year it was for trainer John Gosden.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, November 13, 2018 at Happy Valley.
Red Warrior has proven too good for Class 3 handicaps in Hong Kong and judging from his performance he probably can handle the featured Class 2 handicap on Wednesday night at Happy Valley Racecourse.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, November 14 at Happy Valley.
Lys Gracieux roared home from the back of a 17-horse field to win the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup on Sunday at Kyoto Racecourse in Japan. The win was one of five on the card for jockey Joao Moreira, who landed his first Group 1 race while riding in Japan this season.
Seventeen fillies and mares are entered to race 2200 meters, 1 3/8 miles, on Sunday at Kyoto Racecourse in the Group 1, $954,612 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. And nobody seems to have a strong sense of who will be winning.
California Whip and Jolly Banner are top-rated while Little Giant is the big mover on ratings in the featured Panasonic Cup Handicap on Saturday at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.