Thursday night, like so many nights before it at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, belonged to Godolphin, which won four of the eight races on the card, including the featured Cape Verdi Stakes with Promising Run, and one division of the UAE 2000 Guineas with the promising first-time dirt runner Gold Town.
If you enjoyed the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile and the Group 1 Hong Kong Cup back on Dec. 10, you really ought to get a charge out of the Group 1, $1,279,300 Stewards' Cup on Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, January 28, 2018 - Sha Tin
The Cape Verdi, for fillies and mares at 1,600 meters (about one mile), gets top billing on an eight-race card Thursday at Meydan that also includes two divisions of the $100,000 UAE 2000 Guineas Trial, races 4 and 6. The Cape Verdi goes as race 5, post time 11:50 a.m. Eastern, with first post for the card at 9:30 Eastern.
Trainer John Gosden has much to look forward to. Not only is Cracksman returning for a 4-year-old campaign this year, but the filly Enable, who ended a brilliant season by storming home much the best in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe last fall, is readying for a 4-year-old year of racing, as well.
Sha Tin selections for Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, January 24, 2018 - Sha Tin
Big Time Baby has struggled in turf races since arriving in Hong Kong in 2017, losing five starts. On the all-weather track at Sha Tin Racecourse, however, Big Time Baby has been more comfortable, with a win and a second in two races.
Nothingilikemore delivered what his form had promised, scoring a decisive win Sunday at Sha Tin in the $1,279,400 Hong Kong Classic Mile.
On official ratings, Sunday’s $1,279,400 Hong Kong Classic Mile is Nothingilikemore’s race to lose.
