Thu, 11/15/2018 - 11:04

Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, November 18, 2018

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday November 18, 2018)

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 18:07

Roaring Lion named Horse of the Year at Cartier Awards

Emily Shields
Roaring Lion wins the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, part of a campaign that landed him Horse of the Year at the Cartier Awards.
The 2018 Cartier Awards honoring Europe’s top horses were revealed Tuesday night in London, and what they really revealed were what a remarkable year it was for trainer John Gosden.

Gosden-trained horses took home five different awards, including Horse of the Year, which went to Roaring Lion.

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 13:36

Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Brett Davis

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

Best – R5 n5 All You Know
Longshot – R3 n2 General Iron
Best Play – R2 Q/Qp 4,11,12

Paul Lally:

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

Best Bet R7 N5 Namjong Plus
Longshot R5 N9 Godspeed
Best Play R7 QQP 2-5-6

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 13:24

Red Warrior continues march up in class at Happy Valley

Red Warrior has proven too good for Class 3 handicaps in Hong Kong and judging from his performance he probably can handle the featured Class 2 handicap on Wednesday night at Happy Valley Racecourse.

Red Warrior is one of a dozen in the main body of the featured eighth race, the $249,046 Tokyo Handicap, a 1,650-meter race for horses rated 80 to 100. Red Warrior is up to a rating of 86 after the Hong Kong handicapper boosted him eight points following an eye-catching win Oct. 18, and the 3-year-old, three races into his Hong Kong career, has risen 15 rating points.

Mon, 11/12/2018 - 10:25

Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, November 14, 2018

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday November 14, 2018)

Mon, 11/12/2018 - 07:16

Lys Gracieux takes QE II Cup as Moreira wins five

Lys Gracieux roared home from the back of a 17-horse field to win the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup on Sunday at Kyoto Racecourse in Japan. The win was one of five on the card for jockey Joao Moreira, who landed his first Group 1 race while riding in Japan this season.

Fri, 11/09/2018 - 18:23

Japan: Queen Elizabeth II a wide-open affair

Seventeen fillies and mares are entered to race 2200 meters, 1 3/8 miles, on Sunday at Kyoto Racecourse in the Group 1, $954,612 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. And nobody seems to have a strong sense of who will be winning.

Fri, 11/09/2018 - 17:11

California Whip top-rated in Panasonic Cup Handicap

California Whip and Jolly Banner are top-rated while Little Giant is the big mover on ratings in the featured Panasonic Cup Handicap on Saturday at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.

The Panasonic Cup, a Class 1 for horses rated between 110 and 85 by the Hong Kong handicapper, is a 1400-meter race around one bend. It’s the eighth of 10 races with post time scheduled for 3:35 a.m. Eastern.

Fri, 11/09/2018 - 11:06

Hong Kong Selections for Saturday, November 10, 2018

Brett Davis – Selections

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

Best – R2 N1 Happy Tour
Longshot – R9 N8 All Best Friends
Best Play – R8 Q/Qp 7,8,9

Paul Lally:

R1 1-4-3-7
R2 1-4-2-12
R3 4-2-6-7
R4 7-8-14-9
R5 4-5-1-2
R6 3-12-9-5
R7 3-14-4-9
R8 7-9-6-13
R9 9-7-4-10
R10 7-1-11-2

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 15:18

Cracksman, Winx tied atop world racehorse rankings

Sharon Lee Chapman
Winx has won 29 races in a row, including four wins in the W.S. Cox Plate.

Cracksman joined Winx as the highest-rated racehorse of 2018 in the latest edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings.