I’m looking forward to Super Saturday at Meydan, which is always an important meeting as horses build towards Dubai World Cup night.

Meydan | Race 4: G3 Mahab Al Shimaal

MUFASA is a nice ride to have for Bhupat Seemar.

He looks a very quick horse who hasn’t quite had things go his way in three starts in Meydan this winter.

If you look back to his wins in America, including beating White Abarrio over seven furlongs (1400m), you’d have to give him a chance, but he has a bit to prove on recent runs.

Sha Tin Selections
(Sunday, March 01, 2026)

This coming Sunday, March 1 at Sha Tin Racecourse, you can double your pleasure with two important and lucrative stakes races that will be run on the Sha Tin turf course. As nearly all of the top races run around the world, they are part of the World Pool betting.

By Paul Ryding

Dylan Mo says he is composed as he prepares to compete in his first Group 1 race aboard Winning Wing in Sunday’s (1 March) HK$13 million G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin.

Mo’s composure stems from the close partnership he’s built with Winning Wing, who was procured to race in Hong Kong by his close friend, former jockey-turned-bloodstock agent Kei Chiong. Three of Mo’s four wins this term have come aboard the Francis Lui-trained five-year-old with whom he’s developed a strong bond.

By Paul Ryding

Luke Ferraris reunites with David Eustace-trained Dazzling Fit in the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (1 March) and believes the galloper can be competitive despite being one of the lowest-rated entries in the field.

A third-place finish in a Class 3 1800m contest under Zac Purton this month, raising Dazzling Fit’s rating to 76, was enough to secure a place in Sunday’s field. That day, he finished half a length behind the winner, to whom he gave 11 pounds, BMW Hong Kong Derby prospect Flow Water Flow.

Hidden Force remained unbeaten after two starts with a comfortable win in Wednesday’s $81,000 European Road to the Kentucky Derby Condition Stakes at Kempton Park in England.

The one-mile race is part of the European-Middle East qualifying division for the Kentucky Derby. Hidden Force earned 20 qualifying points, and currently is tied for second in the standings.

The European-Middle East division encompasses 10 races, beginning last September through late March. The series concludes with the Group 2 United Arab Emirates Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on March 28.

By Declan Schuster

Numbers is one of Hong Kong racing’s brightest talents, and jockey Derek Leung hopes the imposing galloper can make a big impact in Sunday’s (1 March) HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) for in-form trainer Frankie Lor.

A two-time winner from only three starts in the city, headlined by his two-length score in the HK$4.2 million G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) this month, the classy Numbers has emerged as a leading contender in this weekend’s race – the second leg of the three-race Four-Year-Old Classic Series – at Sha Tin.

By Declan Schuster

Five rivals stand in the way of Romantic Warrior’s Triple Crown bid when Sunday’s (1 March) HK$13 million G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) jumps at Sha Tin, including Mark Newnham’s quality talent My Wish, who links with Hugh Bowman. 

A star of his four-year-old class last season, My Wish returned in a big way this campaign by reeling off two wins in his first two appearances – G3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) and G2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m), before two midfield finishes in Group 1 contests over the mile.

Paul Lally
R1 4-10-9-1 
R2 8-5-1-9 
R3 6-2-4-1 
R4 1-7-3-8 
R5 4-1-6-2 
R6 1-2-5-6 
R7 2-6-11-12 
R8 4-3-8-11 
R9 7-6-9-8 

Best Bet R9 N7 Refusetobeenglish 
Longshot R1 N4 Triumphant Warrior 
Play R5 QQP 1-4-6    

Nick Child
R1 | 12-10-3-1 
R2 | 8-1-5-7 
R3 | 2-1-4-5 
R4 | 7-4-3-2 
R5 | 6-4-5-1 
R6 | 5-1-2-10 
R7 | 11-6-2-8 
R8 | 4-3-5-8 
R9 | 8-7-6-3 

In the 10th instalment of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Road to the Derby series, we run through David Hayes’ Four-Year-Old Classic Series team with a particular eye on Akashvani.

Hayes expects to be pinning his hopes on Akashvani for the second leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series, the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) this Sunday (1 March) at Sha Tin, although he is hopeful he’ll have another galloper or two put their hands up in time for the 149th HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on 22 March.