Wet conditions could not prevent Winx from extending her winning streak to 15 races in Saturday’s Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse outside of Sydney, Australia.

The reigning Australian Horse of the Year and the leading turf runner in the world, Winx won the $461,000 Chipping Norton Stakes at about a mile by two lengths over Lasqueti Spirit. Ridden by Hugh Bowman, Winx closed from fifth with about a quarter-mile remaining to take the lead with a furlong to go. The Chipping Norton Stakes drew a field of 10.

Heavy favorites Mubtaahij and Vaziribad both were defeated on Thursday at Meydan Racecourse, but neither loss was especially surprising.

On Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong, Able Friend will have the fourth start of his comeback in the Group 1 Queen’s Silver Cup Jubilee. The 7-year-old gelding will have familiar rivals in the seven-furlong turf race, which is worth $1,288,825.

The Queen’s Silver Cup Jubilee is the third race on a 10-race program. Wagering is available on DRFBets.com.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS

(Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017)

RACE 1: #4 Paddington, #3 Keep Moving, #13 Strathclyde, #7 Compassion Star

RACE 2: #14 Telecom Boom, #1 Massive Power, #7 King Winsa, #13 Lucky Place

RACE 3: #1 Able Friend, #5 Blizzard, #4 Contentment, #2 Helene Paragon

RACE 4: #1 Raging Bull, #9 Formula Galore, #11 Soul Achiever, #13 Unbeatable Guts

RACE 5: #5 Roman Odyssey, #7 Gallant Rock, #1 Magic Legend, #3 Dr Listening

Winx, the reigning Australian Horse of the Year, will be a massive favorite to win her 15^th consecutive start in Saturday’s Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes against males at Royal Randwick Racecourse, outside of Sydney.

A 6-year-old mare by Street Cry, Winx began her winning streak in May 2015. The sequence includes nine Group 1 wins, including the 2015 and 2016 Cox Plate, Australia’s leading weight-for-age race.

Brett Davis - Selections

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

Best - R1 n4 Smart Salute
2nd Best - R5 n4 D B Pin
Longshot - R8 n1 High And Mighty
Best Play - R1 TCE 4 Banker(Win) from `1,3,5,7

Paul Lally- Selections

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

Mubtaahij, who finished second in the 2016 Dubai World Cup, will have his prep for a second run in the $10 million race when he starts Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse in the $160,000 Curlin Handicap.

Mubtaahij undoubtedly will be heavily favored to win the listed race over about 1 1/4 miles on dirt, but while he is a far more accomplished horse than any of his rivals, Mubtaahij will be making his first start since Oct. 8, and last winter the horse did not run to his best form until the World Cup itself.

Jockey Joao Moreira is the runaway leader in the jockey standings on the Hong Kong circuit this year. Through Sunday, Moreira had 97 wins, well clear of second-place Zac Purton, who has 51 victories.

Moreira and Purton have mounts that will be a focus for bettors in Wednesday’s $225,489 Sai Kung Handicap for turf sprinters at Happy Valley Racecourse. The Sai Kung Handicap is run at five furlongs and is the fifth race on an eight-race program, which begins at 6:15 a.m Eastern.

Wagering is available through DRFBets.com.

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday February 22, 2017)

Rapper Dragon is in position to sweep Hong Kong’s three-race series for 4-year-olds.

After winning the Hong Kong Classic Mile on Jan. 22, Rapper Dragon won the second leg, Sunday’s $1,288,560 Hong Kong Classic Cup at 1 1/8 miles on turf at Sha Tin Racecourse.

The third and final race of the series is the BMW Hong Kong Derby at 1 1/4 miles on March 19. No horse has ever won all three races.