Big Arthur, the winner of consecutive graded stakes for sprinters in Japan earlier this year, tries to win for the ninth time in his 13-race career in Sunday’s $1,890,292 Sprinters’ Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan.

The Grade 1 Sprinters’ Stakes is part of the Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In program, offering a fees-paid berth to the winner to the BC Turf Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 5.

Brett Davis' Selections

Race 1: 12-2-6-7-4
Race 2: 6-3-1-2-8
Race 3: 4-5-1-7-12
Race 4: 1-5-3-7-4
Race 5: 1-8-12-13-14
Race 6: 5-12-6-4-8
Race 7: 14-8-7-3-4
Race 8: 2-1-3-5-7
Race 9: 10-12-5-7-14
Race 10: 11-1-3-5-2
Race 11: 3-1-2-5-8

Peniaphobia and Not Listenin’tome, who were third and eighth in the $1 million Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai in March, return from summertime breaks in Saturday’s $386,622 National Day Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.

The Group 3 National Day Cup is one of two group stakes on an 11-race program that begins at 12:30 a.m., Eastern, or 9:30 p.m. Pacific on Friday. The program includes the $386,622 Celebration Cup Handicap at seven furlongs on turf.

Sixteen horses have passed the second-to-last forfeit stage for Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in France, with the favored Postponed facing no more than 15 rivals when final entries are taken and post positions assigned Friday.

Thursday also was the day for supplemental entries to be declared, but none were, leaving 2016 Japan Derby winner Makahiki, 2015 Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Found, and Epsom Derby winner Harzand as the most obvious challengers to Postponed.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016)

Brett Davis - Selections

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

Best - R4 n3 Shining Champion Had excuses first up and lookks ready to atone
2nd Best - R7 n2 Hang's Decision
Longshot - R6 n3 Green Dispatch
Best Play - Trio R6 3,4,5,6

Paul Lally – Selection

Ambitious Champion, a Group 3 winner in Hong Kong in April, will start for the first time in the 2016-17 Hong Kong Season in Wednesday’s $225,652 Wistaria Handicap at about a mile on turf at Happy Valley Racecourse.

Ambitious Champion, a 7-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding, is part of a competitive field of 12 for the final race on an eight-race program that begins at 7:15 a.m. Eastern.

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS

(Wednesday September 28, 2016)

Brett Davis' Selections

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

Best - R5 n9 I'm The Won For U Looks ready now after a fantastic run first up
2nd Best - R8 n12 Lotus Breeze
Longshot - R6 n11 Power Dragon
Best Play - R5 Tce 9 Banker 1,2,6,11

Paul Lally's Selections

Brave Anna and Roly Poly gave Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien a sweep of the exacta in Saturday’s $234,000 Cheveley Park Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Newmarket, England, at the expense of the previously unbeaten Lady Aurelia, who finished third.