The Premier Plate is a Group 3
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...
handicap horse race in Hong Kong, run at
Sha Tin over 1800 metres in June.
Horses rated 90 and above are qualified to enter the race.
Records
Leading
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...
(4 wins):
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Zac Purton – ''Military Attack (2013), Exultant (2018), Southern Legend (2021), Tuchel (2023)''
Leading
trainer (3 wins):
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Caspar Fownes
Caspar Fownes (born 12 August 1967) is a horse trainer in Hong Kong. He take out his own licence in 2003/04 with 44 winners. In 2010/11 he added 56 winners for a career total of 437.
*2006/07 won his first trainers' premiership.
*2008/09 won his ...
– ''Thumbs Up (2012), Rise High (2019), Dances With Dragon (2020)''
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John Moore – ''Military Attack (2013), Harbour Master (2015), Helene Paragon (2016)''
Winners
See also
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List of Hong Kong horse races
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Hong Kong, under the authority of Hong Kong Jockey Club, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1 Group 1 may refer to:
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References
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Racing Post
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Racing Information of Premier Plate (2011/12)*
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, having been founded in 1884. In 1959, it was granted a Royal Charter and renamed The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (). The institution reverted to its original name ...
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Horse races in Hong Kong