Comicas notches first stakes win in Dubawi
Comicas, a Kentucky-bred gelding by Distorted Humor, won the first stakes of his career in Thursday’s Group 3 Dubawi Stakes at Meydan Racecourse in the United Arab Emirates.
Steve AndersenJan 18, 2018
Comicas, a Kentucky-bred gelding by Distorted Humor, won the first stakes of his career in Thursday’s Group 3 Dubawi Stakes at Meydan Racecourse in the United Arab Emirates.
Hong Kong analysis and selections for Sunday's card at Sha Tin.
At an age when many runners have long been retired, the 12-year-old Reynaldothewizard will have his first start of the year in Thursday’s Group 3 Group Dubawi Stakes at about six furlongs on dirt at Meydan Racecourse in the United Arab Emirates.
Arm Runda won back-to-back Happy Valley Class 4 handicaps during the 2016-2017 Hong Kong racing season, and he will try to win his second straight Happy Valley Class 3 in the $167,444 Hong Kong Challenge Cup on Wednesday night.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, January 17 at Happy Valley.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Hong Kong selections for Saturday, January 13, 2018
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, January 13, 2018
Divine Boy has had a consistent, but light, campaign since the Hong Kong season began in September. In four starts, Divine Boy has not been worse than third, with one win in a minor handicap on the all-weather surface at Sha Tin Racecourse in October. The win will make Divine Boy a factor in Saturday’s $237,775 Hong Kong Shipowners Association 60th Anniversary Cup at about a mile on the all-weather track at Sha Tin.
Heavy Metal is an 8-year-old who made his career debut in March 2012 at Doncaster Racecourse in England. Almost six years later and several thousand miles away, Heavy Metal looked like he was in the full bloom of youth, romping to a 4 1/2-length score over the favored Thunder Snow in the Group 2, $250,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1, the featured race on opening night of the Dubai World Cup Carnival.