The Hong Kong Sprint is a

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horse race in Hong Kong which is open to

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s aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs) at

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, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December. The race was first run in 1999, and it was originally contested over 1,000 metres. It was richest 1,000m horse race in the world before 2006. It was promoted to Group 1 status in 2002, and the present distance, 1,200 metres, was introduced in 2006. The event is now the final leg in the nine race Global Sprint Challenge series, preceded by The Age Classic. The Hong Kong Sprint is one of the four

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, and it presently offers a purse of HK$24,000,000.

Records

Speed record: (at present distance of 1,200 metres) * 1:07.80 – Absolute Champion (2006) Most wins: * 2 – Falvelon (2000, 2001) * 2 – Silent Witness (2003, 2004) * 2 –

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(2007, 2009) * 2 –

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(2012, 2013) * 2 – Aerovelocity (2014, 2016) * 2 – Mr Stunning (2017, 2018) Most wins by a jockey: * 3 –

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(2006, 2009, 2011) Most wins by a trainer: * 3 – Ricky Yiu (1999, 2007, 2009) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – Dawn Falvey ''et al.'' (2000, 2001) * 2 – Archie & Betty da Silva (2003, 2004) * 2 – Sin Kang Yuk (2007, 2009) * 2 – Lord Horse Club (2012, 2013) * 2 – Daniel Yeung Ngai (2014, 2016) * 2 – Maurice Koo Win Chong (2017, 2018)

Winners

References

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Racing Information of Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (2011/12)

Website of Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (2011/12)
* The Hong Kong Jockey Club

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– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Hong Kong Sprint (2016).''
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– ''Hong Kong Sprint – Sha Tin.'' {{Race Meeting, Hong Kong International Races, Turf Open sprint category horse races Horse races in Hong Kong Recurring sporting events established in 1999 1999 establishments in Hong Kong

Records

Winners

See also

References