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The Chinese New Year Raceday is one of the biggest events of the season at Sha Tin racecourse, typically drawing a large holiday crowd, and the HK$2.84 million Chinese New Year Cup Handicap on Friday, 31 January has attracted 11 smart entrants, including Group 3-winning Healthy Happy.
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After setting a new Hong Kong wins record (1,814) on Wednesday night (22 January) at Happy Valley, leading rider Zac Purton starred with a four-timer at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon (26 January) – headlined by a Class 2 double on the 11-race programme.
A week after they delivered promising performances in separate races at the same venue, Saltcoats and Tajanis lead a field of nine in Sunday’s $126,200 Australia Day Cup at 1 1/2 miles at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney.
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An unsuccessful return to racing for 2024 Dubai World Cup winner Laurel River and a successful Dubai debut for Hong Kong star Romantic Warrior highlighted an important Friday card at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, but the fatal breakdown of the Godolphin homebred Measured Time cast a shadow over the program.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, January 26, 2025
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Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Sha Tin.
In his last two starts at seven furlongs at Sunshine Coast Racecourse in Australia, the 7-year-old gelding Inver Park has unleashed a rally that led to a pair of wins. For his 2025 debut, Inver Park will be an attractive price to win his first stakes in Australia in Friday’s $100,500 Sunshine Coast Cup.
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The best racehorse in the world during 2024 and the best racehorse in Hong Kong the last two seasons – not a bad get for a late-January card at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.
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Zac Purton stands alone as the jockey with the most wins in Hong Kong racing history after successes aboard Spirit Of Peace in the third section of the Class 4 Kowloon Park Handicap (1200m) and View Of The World in the second section of the Class 3 Victoria Park Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (22 January).
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Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Happy Valley.
