SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, February 24, 2019)
RACE 1: #11 Sunny Orient, #9 Victor Emperor, #6 Never Better, #1 Bingo Hero
RACE 2: #3 Superich, #2 Victory Boys, #4 Time To Celebrate, #6 Epic
RACE 3: #12 Voyage Star, #11 Dor Dor, #1 Diamond Dragon, #13 Red Horse
RACE 4: #3 Chairman Lo, #7 Circuit Three, #5 Beauty Energy, #1 Planet Star
RACE 5: #11 Deal Maker, #1 Chung Wah Spirit, #4 Remarkable, #2 Viva Council
Century Dream, third last out in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot and previously fourth in the Arlington Million, is the top-rated entrant Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse as he makes his Dubai debut in the Group 2, $250,000 Zabeel Mile.
Brett Davis:
R1 – 5-4-6-1
R2 – 11-7-5-2
R3 – 8-9-10-11
R4 – 2-1-6-8
R5 – 7-3-6-4
R6 – 8-10-6-3
R7 – 10-7-8-3
R8 – 9-11-4-1
Best – R6 n8 Cinquante Cinq
Longshot – R2 n11 Celebration
Best Play – R5 Q/Qp 3,6,7
:: Hong Kong: Free PPs, picks, and analysis
Andrew Le Jeune:
Two races into his Hong Kong career, Happy Victory may be rounding into the form needed to win Wednesday’s $175,852 Tai Po Handicap at five furlongs on turf at Happy Valley Racecourse.
This will be Happy Victory’s first start at Happy Valley. A 4-year-old Australian-bred colt, Happy Victory was third in his first two starts in Hong Kong – in five-furlong handicaps on the straightaway at Sha Tin on Dec. 29 and Jan. 20.
In the latter race, Happy Victory challenged for the lead with a furlong remaining and faded to finish 2 1/2 lengths behind California Archer.
Beauty Generation’s dominance in Hong Kong continued Sunday with a seventh consecutive win on the circuit in the Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse.
The victory put Beauty Generation on course for a defense of his win in the Group 1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin on April 28, trainer John Moore told Hong Kong publicity. The 2018 Champions Mile was the first win of Beauty Generation’s current winning streak.
Inti won his seventh consecutive race, and Grade 1 debut, in Sunday’s $1.76 million February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse, earning an automatic berth to the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 2.
The February Stakes was one of two races on Sunday’s Tokyo Racecourse card with implications for major races in the United States this year.
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, February 17, 2019)
:: Hong Kong: Free PPs, picks, and analysis
Andrew Le Jeune
R1: 9-3-5-7
R2: 5-2-11-9
R3: 3-6-10-4
R4: 5-11-8-6
R5: 11-3-8-2
R6: 1-5-2-10
R7: 1-5-9-6
R8: 14-10-5-7
R9: 1-10-11-2
R10: 10-6-2-9
Best Bet - R2: #5 King’s Trooper
Longshot - R5: #11 Preciousship
Best Play - Q/QP: R5 3-8-11
Paul Lally
R1: 3 1 9 7
Three $1.25 million races, including two with Group 1 status, highlight a 10-race program at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on Sunday.
Beauty Generation, the Hong Kong Horse of the Year for the 2017-18 season, will be heavily favored to win his seventh consecutive race in the Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup at seven furlongs on turf.
Two stakes at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan on Sunday – the Grade 1 February Stakes for older horses and the Hyacinth Stakes for 3-year-olds – could produce runners for two of the biggest races in the United States later this year.
The winner of the $1.76 million February Stakes at a mile will receive a fees-paid berth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 2, if nominated to the Breeders’ Cup program.
