Youth prevailed in Tuesday’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Australia. Rekindling, the only 3-year-old in the field, won by a half-length over Johannes Vermeer for trainer Joseph O’Brien, 24.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, November 8, 2017
For his debut in the current season, in the $238,633 Aberdeen Handicap at Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday, Super Turbo will need to be in mid-season form.
Almandin gave Australian horse owner Lloyd Williams a fifth win in the Melbourne Cup last year. Williams is after more. In Tuesday’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse, Williams is co-owner of six runners, or 25 percent of the field, for the $4.63 million handicap race at two miles on turf.
Eagle Way, one of four entrants for trainer John Moore, looks like the most promising of 14 entrants in the Sunday Sha Tin Feature, but he is destined for races longer than the 1 1/8 miles he gets in the Sa Sa Ladies.
For all his success around the world, jockey Frankie Dettori has never won the Melbourne Cup in 15 attempts. This year, Dettori will be on a proven horse in Almandin, who won the 2016 Melbourne Cup.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, November 5, 2017
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, November 1
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, November 1, 2017
