Hong Kong selections for Sunday, May 6, 2018
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, May 6, 2018 - Sha Tin
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Hong Kong selections for Sunday, May 6, 2018 - Sha Tin
The two-time stakes winner Tower of London will be favored to win his second appearance in a Grade 1 in Sunday’s $1.879 million NHK Mile for 3-year-olds on turf at Tokyo Racecourse.
Last Sunday, Eagle Way was third in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at 1 1/4 miles at Sha Tin Racecourse. This Sunday, Eagle Way will start favored in the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup at 1 1/2 miles at Sha Tin.
Happily soared to the top of Europe’s 2-year-old division with Group 1 wins in Ireland and France in a three-week span last fall. The success did not translate to the United States. Happily finished last as the 2-1 favorite after a troubled trip in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar last November.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, May 6, 2018 - Sha Tin
Just because Aidan O’Brien won’t be attending the English 2000 Guineas on Saturday does not mean Aidan O’Brien is not winning the 2000 Guineas. O’Brien will be at Churchill Downs to saddle Mendelssohn in the Kentucky Derby, but he has the ammunition back in England to knock out a ninth Guineas win.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - Sha Tin
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - Sha Tin
Classic Emperor is back in Hong Kong and on his preferred surface in Wednesday’s $236,981 Victoria Racing Club Trophy at about a mile and 50 yards on the dirt course at Sha Tin.
Racing for the first time since a romping victory in the Champion Stakes last October, Cracksman won the Group 1 Prix Ganay on Sunday at the new Longchamp by four lengths.