Blizzard starts as the 132-pound highweight and top-rated horse in the $322,000 Panasonic Cup on Sunday at Sha Tin in Hong Kong, but also brings an eight-race losing streak into the Class 1 handicap.
The Panasonic, to be contested over 1,400 meters – about seven furlongs – is for horses rated 110-85, and at 106, Blizzard stands at the top end of the ratings. He also has failed to win a race since Oct. 25, 2015, and could finish only 10th of 14 in this race last year as the 3-1 second choice.
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, Nov. 12)
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Brett Davis - Selections
Race 1: 10-2-9-5
Race 2: 14-2-1-5
Race 3: 7-1-12-9
Race 4: 1-2-5-9
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016)
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RACE 1: #4 Telephatia, #9 Win Chance, #2 Malayan Pearl, #10 High Speed Metro
RACE 2: #2 Royale Elegance, #1 House Of Fun, #9 Prince Harmony, #3 Lovely Delovely
The 3-year-old filly Minding has been named the Cartier Horse of the Year for 2016, and Lady Aurelia became the first American-trained Cartier winner when she was named 2-year-old filly of the year at a ceremony Tuesday night in England.
R1 3-8-2-1
R2 10-5-8-2
R3 1-3-7-5
R4 7-3-10-5
R5 5-1-8-6
R6 2-5-3-10
R7 2-3-8-7
R8 12-1-6-7
Best R3 n1 Kiram
2nd Best - R2 n10 Dutch Windmill
Longshot - R8 n7 You Read My Mind
Best Play - Double R2 n10 Dutch Windmill,
R3 n1 Kiram
Paul Lally – Selection
R1 8-3-9-1
R2 8-5-9-10
R3 2-7-1-12
R4 7-10-8-3
R5 5-9-6-1
R6 2-5-1-3
R7 2-11-8-6
R8 12-1-4-2
Blocker Dee, unbeaten in two starts at the current Hong Kong season, will share the topweight of 131 pounds in Wednesday’s $225,634 Queen’s Road Central Handicap at six furlongs on turf at Happy Valley Racecourse.
Trained by Caspar Fownes, Blocker Dee won six-furlong handicaps on turf at Happy Valley on Sept. 7 and Oct. 30. A 5-year-old Australian-bred gelding, Blocker Dee closed from ninth in a field of 12 on Sept. 7 and led throughout the Oct. 30 race, holding on by a head.
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, November 6)
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Brett Davis - Selections
Race 1: 13-11-3-10
Race 2: 1-3-11-2
Race 3: 12-8-3-2
Race 4: 4-5-11-1
Race 5: 2-1-10-9
Race 6: 8-14-6-5
Race 7: 4-5-7-11
SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016)
RACE 1: #3 Wingold, #13 Fantasticlife, #6 Treasure And Gold, #9 O’Socoole
RACE 2: #11 Starlot, #4 Cheers Conqueror, #10 Regency Bo Bo, #3 Cheer Win
RACE 3: #3 Acclaimed Light, #8 Robust Momentum, #14 Soaring Wyvern, #1 Snow Slider
RACE 4: #4 Love Shock, #7 Victory Machine, #11 Lucky Guy, #1 Convincible
RACE 5: #2 Premiere, #1 Junzi, #9 Art Of Success, #10 Happy Sound
