Brett Davis - Selections
R1 - 4-2-1-3
R2 - 8-5-11-4
R3 - 1-4-5-3
R4 - 4-6-3-2
R5 - 4-5-7-6
R6 - 11-10-2-4
R7 - 5-4-10-6
R8 - 5-8-12-7
Best - R7 n5 Sharp Sailor
Longshot - R5 n6 Best Reward
Best Play - Q/QP R3 1,4,5
Paul Lally – Selection
Race1 5-1-9-3
Race2 1-8-11-9
Race3 4-1-2-8
Race4 4-3-2-6
Race5 7-11-8-5
Race6 4-2-6-9
Race7 10-4-2-11
Race8 2-5-11-4
Kitasan Black, the 5-2 favorite, led throughout Sunday’s $5 million Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse to record a popular win in the country’s richest race.
Ridden by Yutaka Take, Kitasan Black won the race at 1 1/2 miles by 2 1/4 lengths over 11-1 Sounds of Earth. Cheval Grand, a 12-1 shot, finished third, a neck behind Sounds of Earth.
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, Nov. 26)
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Brett Davis - Selections
Race 1: 6-1-11-4
Race 2: 8-2-3-12
Race 3: 2-11-3-9
Race 4: 4-1-2-6
Race 5: 4-11-6-8
Race 6: 4-1-6-8
Race 7: 10-7-2-12
Circuit Hassler ended his New Zealand career last April with a win in the Group 2 Championship Stakes for 3-year-olds. That was enough to merit a change of scenery.
Earlier this year, Circuit Hassler was transferred to Hong Kong, where he will make his debut in Asia in Sunday’s $322,347 Chevalier Cup, a handicap at a mile on turf at Sha Tin Racecourse. Circuit Hassler, who was known as The Hassler when he raced in New Zealand, has been assigned 111 pounds, and is part of a field of 14.
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, November 26, 2016)
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RACE 1: #11 Southern Express, #4 Generous Heart, #1 Cheer Win, #6 Spicy Kaka
RACE 2: #4 Wingold, #8 Fantasticlife, #1 Amazing Always, #9 No Laughing Matter
RACE 3: #3 Premiere, #2 Bumble Baby, #11 Ace King, #8 Star Of Patch
In late October, Erupt was withdrawn from the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita on Nov. 5 after French trainer Francis-Henri Graffard said the colt needed more time to recover from a win in the Grade 1 Canadian International at Woodbine on Oct. 16.
The timing of Sunday’s $5 million Japan Cup at 1 1/2 miles on turf at Tokyo Racecourse seems to be a better fit. Erupt is the leading foreign runner in a field of 17 led by the local Grade 1 stakes winners Gold Actor and Kitasan Black.
The horses selected to participate Dec. 12 in the four Group 1 races at Sha Tin Racecourse were announced Wednesday by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. There are 14 selected invitees in each race, and 26 of those 56 horses are Group 1 winners.
Chief among them is Highland Reel, who won the Breeders’ Cup Turf in his most recent start and will try to win the $2.13 million Hong Kong Vase over about 1 1/2 miles for the second year in a row. Also selected for the Vase are Erupt, who won the Canadian International, and the very good French horse Silverwave.
Brett Davis - Selections
R1 - 2/1/12/8
R2 - 10/3/2/7
R3 - 2/8/12/4
R4 - 10/2/7/4
R5 - 5/7/11/9
R6 - 6/2/5/7
R7 - 8/7/3/11
R8 - 3/11/10/4
Best - R8 n3 Victory Machine
Longshot - R5 n9 Winningli
Best Play - R5 Trio 5 Banker from 1,7,9,11
Andrew Le Jeune
R1: 1-10-3-2
R2: 4-3-5-10
R3: 1-2-10-8
R4: 1-11-7-2
R5: 5-3-9-11
R6: 2-6-10-11
R7: 11-7-10-5
R8: 3-9-8-12
