Ruggero won his dirt-course debut in an eventful running of Saturday’s $170,894 Cattleya Sho at Tokyo Racecourse, the first race of a three-race series that could produce a Japanese-based runner for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5.
Fifty Fifty, among the more promising lightly raced horses this Hong Kong season, steps up to Class 1 competition for the first time when he starts in the $256,137 Chevalier Cup Handicap, Sunday's feature at Sha Tin.
Meiner Yukitsubaki, a colt by 2012 Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another, is part of a projected field of eight in Saturday’s $170,894 Cattleya Sho at Tokyo Racecourse.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, November 26, 2017
Kitasan Black gave legendary Japanese jockey Yutaka Take a record fourth win in the Grade 1 Japan Cup in 2016. The same partnership will be favored to win Sunday's $5.828 million Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse.
Two Breeders' Cup winners, Talismanic and Stormy Liberal, are among 55 horses selected for the four Group 1 stakes Dec. 10 at Sha Tin that comprise the Hong Kong International Races.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - Happy Valley
Super Fluke has started his 2017 – 2018 Hong Kong campaign with two wins in a row at Sha Tin Racecourse, which means it will be very tough for him to make it three straight when he takes his talents to Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday night.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - Happy Valley
Werther, Mr Stunning, and Seasons Bloom emerged as winners of the three Group 2 stakes run Sunday at Sha Tin, and the first two of those horses in particular stand a good chance of finding more success three weeks from now in the Hong Kong International Races.
