Winx, the reigning Australian Horse of the Year, will be a massive favorite to win her 15th consecutive start in Saturday’s Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes against males at Royal Randwick Racecourse, outside of Sydney.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, February 22 at Happy Valley.
Mubtaahij, who finished second in the 2016 Dubai World Cup, will have his prep for a second run in the $10 million race when he starts Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse in the $160,000 Curlin Handicap.
Jockeys Joao Moreira and Zac Purton have mounts that will be a focus for bettors in Wednesday’s $225,489 Sai Kung Handicap for turf sprinters at Happy Valley Racecourse.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong Selections and analysis for Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Happy Valley.
Rapper Dragon is in position to sweep Hong Kong’s three-race series for 4-year-olds. After winning the Hong Kong Classic Mile on Jan. 22, Rapper Dragon won the second leg, Sunday’s $1,288,560 Hong Kong Classic Cup at 1 1/8 miles on turf at Sha Tin Racecourse.
Hong Kong selections for Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017
Fast horses and a fast-playing grass course led to two track records Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.
The Hyacinth Stakes, run Sunday over about one mile on dirt at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan, is the second of two races in the so-called Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby. The two-race sequence was introduced for this year by Churchill Downs to allow a Japan-based horse to qualify for the Kentucky Derby field, which is capped at 20 runners.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017
