HONG KONG – If you enjoy rooting home the best story in a big race, Able Friend is your horse in the Hong Kong Mile.

The charismatic 7-year-old, whose massive frame is unmistakable when swinging into action late in a race, will seek his second Hong Kong Mile victory Sunday at Sha Tin after coming back from injuries that cost him most of 2016.

Players who like cashing bets, however, may wish to look elsewhere.

Able Friend is the most recognizable name in the Mile; his rivals have not reached his heights.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS

(Sunday, December 11, 2016)

RACE 1: #4 Jing Jing Win, #13 Amazing Moment, #2 Water Diviner, #6 Burst Away

RACE 2: #11 Allcash, #12 Willie Way, #13 Easy Hedge, #4 General Sherman

RACE 3: #3 Winner’s Way, #11 Beat The Clock, #5 Booming Delight, #14 Super Talent

RACE 4: #1 Highland Reel, #13 Nuovo Record, #4 Satono Crown, #5 Helene Happy Star

RACE 5: #6 Big Arthur, #2 Lucky Bubbles, #1 Aerovelocity, #3 Peniaphobia

HONG KONG – A Shin Hikari can act goofy at times. Many other times, he acts like one of the best racehorses in the world, and on Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse, he will attempt to become just the second horse to win consecutive editions of the $3.2 million Hong Kong Cup.

HONG KONG – The featured race Wednesday night at Happy Valley Racecourse is the $225,646 Australia Handicap at about nine furlongs, but the main event is the annual Longines International Jockey’s Championship.

Eleven jockeys, including Ryan Moore, Hong Kong Champion Joao Moreira, and United States-based Florent Geroux all were randomly assigned mounts in races 4,5,7, and 8 on Wednesday’s nine-race program. Points are awarded for placings on the designated races, and the leading point-earner after race 8 will be declared the winner and awarded $64,000 in prize money.

Brett Davis- Selections

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

Best - R3 n3 Love Shock
2nd Best - R6 n1 Wonderful Fighter
Longshot - R5 n12 Imperial Fighter
Best Play - Q/QP R5 6,8,12

Paul Lally -Selection

R1 3-4-8-6
R2 7-8-5-3
R3 12-3-5-2
r4 4-7-2-1
R5 6-4-1-2
R6 1-10-9-6
R7 1-2-9-12
R8 2-3-10-6
R9 2-10-8-4

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday December 7, 2016)

Brett Davis - Selections
Race 1: 7-4-2-5
Race 2: 8-6-1-5
Race 3: 9-3-1-11
Race 4: 6-10-9-5
Race 5: 11-13-2-7
Race 6: 14-13-1-6
Race 7: 1-7-6-4
Race 8: 4-1-5-13
Race 9: 10-5-11-1
Race 10: 8-2-11-6

SHA TIN SELECTIONS

(Sunday December 4, 2016)

RACE 1: #5 Giddy Giddy, #1 Born Dragon, #4 Sledge Hammer, #6 No Laughing Matter

RACE 2: #11 Plenty Of Speed, #1 Dragon Harmony, #14 Dragon Glory, #9 Rainbow Gold

RACE 3: #4 Autopay, #9 Money Boy, #3 Hot Hot Pepper, #8 Good Companion

RACE 4: #1 Elite Spirit, #6 I’m The Won For U, #10 Hurricane Kid, #9 Game Of Fun

RACE 5: #2 Master Gold, #5 Expedite, #11 Flying Machine, #4 Sure Peace

With luck, Blocker Dee would start in Sunday’s $225,623 Salisbury Handicap at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on a three-race winning streak.

Blocker Dee won minor handicaps at Happy Valley Racecourse in September and October, and was an unlucky fourth as the favorite in a similar race on Nov. 9. Blocker Dee was beaten two lengths after being checked in the final sixteenth.

Ryan Moore for the second time in three years has won the Longines World’s Best Jockey award from the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities.