SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, 23 November, 2019)

It’s important to read the fine print and stay attuned to what words actually mean when dealing with racing jurisdictions talking about who might and might not run in their big races. For instance, there were headlines all over the racing world Wednesday when the Hong Kong Jockey Club released lists of names for its four international Group 1 races on Dec. 8 and Magical showed up in the 1 1/4-mile Hong Kong Cup.

Brett Davis – Selections

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

Best – R4 n10 Righteous Mate
Longshot – R1 n10 Hidden Spirit
Best Play – R1 Q/Qp 5,6,8,10

Andrew Le Jeune:

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

The Happy Valley race card of Nov. 13 was canceled because Hong Kong Jockey Club officials had concerns regarding the transport of employees and racegoers to and from the course during widespread street protests in Hong Kong. The civil unrest, if anything, has increased in volume and intensity over the last week, but as of Tuesday, the Nov. 20 races at Happy Valley still were on.

The nine-race card begins at 5:45 a.m. Eastern with the highest-class offering on the card, race 7, scheduled for 8:50 a.m. Eastern.

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday, 20 November, 2019)

Aethero dazzled in the Jockey Club Sprint and Exultant dominated the Jockey Club Cup, but Beauty Generation suffered his second straight defeat when finishing third in the Jockey Club Mile on Hong Kong International Races prep day Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse.

R1: 9 – 6 – 10 – 4
R2: 3 – 7 – 8 – 12
R3: 12 – 14 – 6 - 1
R4: 9 – 6 – 5 – 1
R5: 3 – 12 -6 – 1
R6: 1 – 2 – 5 – 3
R7: 1 – 3 – 6 – 4
R8: 14 – 11 – 5 – 1
R9: 7 – 11 – 4 – 6
R10: 12 – 11 – 5 – 3

BEST: R8 – 14 AETHERO (WIN)
VALUE: R10 – 12 NICCONI EXPRESS (EW)
PLAY: R3 - QINELLA 12,14

Paul Lally:

Beauty Generation will try to get back on track Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse at Hong Kong after his 10-race winning streak ended Oct. 20 in the Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Stakes. Beauty Generation conceded a huge amount of weight in that handicap race but gives only five pounds to just six rivals Sunday in the Jockey Club Mile.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, 17 November, 2019)

The Hong Kong Jockey Club canceled its Wednesday night racing program at Happy Valley because of the widespread protests and chaos that have increasingly engulfed the special administrative region of China.