The Dubai World Cup Carnival season at Meydan Racecourse in the United Arab Emirates begins on Thursday with a six-race program highlighted by two Group 3 races worth $200,000 each.
The 10-program carnival season continues on Thursdays through the end of February, leading to an all-stakes card on March 9 comprising prep races for the Dubai World Cup program on March 30, which has eight stakes for Thoroughbreds worth a combined $34 million.
Paul Lally:
R1: 3 4 8 6
R2: 2 1 6 5
R3: 6 1 9 8
R4: 7 5 2 6
R5: 7 6 3 4
R6: 12 11 7 4
R7: 1 11 12 4
R8: 5 4 11 6
R9: 9 4 8 5
R10: 7 6 5 8
R11: 4 9 5 11
Best R6 N12 Big Party
Long R1 N4 Win Win Ruby
Play QQp r6 7 11 12
Tom Wood:
For the first time at the current Hong Kong racing season, Beauty Only will start on Tuesday in a race that does not include top Hong Kong miler Beauty Generation.
The Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup at seven furlongs on turf at Sha Tin Racecourse drew a field of 12, but Beauty Generation is not part of the field, awaiting other races in the coming months.
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Tuesday, January 1, 2019)
:: Hong Kong: Free PPs, picks, and analysis
RACE 1: #8 Godspeed, #9 Management Star, #3 Smiling Pride, #5 Chiu Chow Kid
RACE 2: #2 Dashing Dart, #1 Adonis, #4 Indigenous Star, #6 Money Winner
RACE 3: #6 Mr Darthvegar, #1 Hard Promise, #9 Gracious Ryder, #2 Regency Darling
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, December 29)
:: Hong Kong: Free PPs, picks, and analysis
Andrew Le Jeune
R1: 2-9-8-1
R2: 6-5-1-2
R3: 4-5-1-6
R4: 7-6-3-5
R5: 3-12-2-5
R6: 12-7-11-3
R7: 4-8-7-1
R8: 10-2-8-9
R9: 1-2-4-3
R10: 5-9-4-13
Best Bet - R8: #10 Unicron Jewellery
Longshot - R6: #12 Positively High
Best Play - R8: Q/QP 2-8-10
Tom Wood
Superich is the sort of horse with a late rally ideally suited for the long stretch at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. He won consecutive starts in July and October from off the pace on the turf course there and was second by a neck with a similar effort on Nov. 25.
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, December 29, 2018)
RACE 1: #2 Remarkable, #1 King’s Man, #8 Grand Harbour, #6 Lotus Breeze
RACE 2: #2 Jumbo Bus, #5 Wonderful Tiger, #12 Richcity Fortune, #4 Diamond Legend
RACE 3: #8 Craig's Star, #4 Hainan Star, #5 Blooming Spirit, #1 Charizard
RACE 4: #10 Triumphant Light, #7 Royal Prerogative, #3 Natural Flare, #5 Rockage
HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday, December 26, 2018)
Brett Davis
R1: 8-1-3-9
R2: 7-10-5-6
R3: 1-8-3-4
R4: 2-5-3-1
R5: 4-1-7-10
R6: 1-4-3-10
R7: 4-7-9-2
R8: 10-4-2-1
Best Bet – R2: #7 Chaparral Star
Longshot – R1: #8 Fire And Gold
Best Play – R2: Quin 7 /5,10
Andrew Le Jeune
R1: 1-4-7-6
R2: 7-5-10-2
R3: 8-4-1-3
R4: 2-1-5-10
R5: 1-12-8-6
R6: 6-10-2-4
R7: 7-4-5-3
HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday, December 26, 2018)
RACE 1: #6 Great Joy, #9 The Sylph, #7 Association Fans, #1 Impeccable Fellow
RACE 2: #7 Chaparral Star, #5 Curling Luxury, #10 Happy Warrior, #6 Gentry
RACE 3: #10 Sweet Bean, #9 Come On Wongchoy, #8 The Joy Of Giving, #1 Lucky Shiny Day
RACE 4: #2 Special Stars, #4 Mr Right, #1 Midnight Rattler, #5 Thou Shall Sing
Blast Onepiece, the only 3-year-old in a field of 16, caught pacesetter Kiseki in the stretch and held off a late threat from Rey de Oro to win Sunday’s Grade 1 Arima Kinen Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan in a 7-1 upset.
Blast Onepiece, ridden by Kenichi Ikezoe for trainer Masahiro Otake, prevailed by a neck in the $5.16 million race at 1 9/16 miles.
