Streaking Ivictory steps up for Flame Tree Handicap
A three-race winning streak since mid-July has pushed Ivictory into tougher company in Hong Kong’s competitive handicap races.
Steve AndersenMar 05, 2018
A three-race winning streak since mid-July has pushed Ivictory into tougher company in Hong Kong’s competitive handicap races.
Salem bin Ghadayer, one of the leading trainers in the United Arab Emirates this season, has been suspended for one year by the Emirates Racing Authority for a positive drug test.
The win streak has reached 23, and the Group 1 wins number 16. Winx, the two-time Australian Horse of the Year, had a brilliant start to her 2018 season with an easy win in Saturday’s Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.
Hong Kong selections for Saturday, March 3 at Sha Tin.
Rare Rhythm won the Group 3, $200,000 Nad al Sheba Trophy Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths over Vazirabad on Thursday at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, but Vazirabad probably got what his connections wanted and he needed out of the race.
The 4-year-old gelding Ping Hai Star is rising quickly through the handicap ranks in Hong Kong this year, with consecutive wins in seven-furlong handicaps at Sha Tin Racecourse. Saturday, Ping Hai Star will be favored to win his third race of the year in the $237,617 Flycatcher Handicap at seven furlongs on turf at Sha Tin.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, March 3, 2018 - Sha Tin
The 2018 portion of the European Road to the Kentucky Derby is off to a rocky start. The Patton Stakes scheduled for March 2 at Dundalk was postponed until March 9 owing to a wintry blast sweeping across England this week. Another race in the series, scheduled for Thursday at Kempton, could be in similar jeopardy.
The Australian supermare Winx, winner of 22 consecutive races and a two-time Australian Horse of the Year, will have her first start of 2018 in Saturday's Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - Sha Tin