Eagle Way can win his third Group 3 race in Hong Kong with Sunday’s $383,582 Centenary Vase Handicap at 1 1/8 miles on turf at Sha Tin Racecourse, if he can repel challenges from two promising 4-year-olds: Ruthven and Rivet.
Three weeks after an easy win in the Singspiel Stakes at Meydan Racecourse, Benbatl won with even greater ease Thursday in the Group 2, $250,000 Al Rashidiya Stakes.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, February 4, 2018
A pair of Group 2 turf races, the Al Rashidiya over 1,800 meters and the Al Fahidi Fort over 1,400 meters, highlight the Thursday card at the Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, January 31, 2018 - Happy Valley
At 83, Jing Jing Win is the lowest rated horse among 12 in the main body of the Southorn Handicap on Wednesday night at Happy Valley, but there is reason to believe he has a decent chance in the 1200-meter Class 2 handicap that’s co-featured on an eight-race program.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Season’s Bloom, making his second start at the Group 1 level, beat Group 1-debuting Fifty Fifty by a half-length to win the Group 1, $1,279,300 Chairman’s Cup on Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.
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.
