The Hong Kong Sprint
About the Hong Kong Sprint
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Inaugurated in 1999, the Hong Kong Sprint is a Group 1 flat horse race for thoroughbreds aged three and above. Being one of the most awaited races in Hong Kong, this race is played out annually in mid-December for 1,200 metres or six furlongs at the Sha Tin Racecourse.
For this Cathay Pacific-sponsored race, participating horses must be 126 lbs. with an allowance of 4 lbs. for fillies and mares. Also, fourteen horses will participate in this year’s competition. The billing proves to be Hong Kong vs. the world as the best sprinters from America, Europe, Australia and Japan will try to end Hong Kong’s seven-year dominance at this race.
Leading the pack of competitors is 2007 Hong Kong Sprint winner Sacred Kingdom. Its toughest competitor might be Australia’s Horse of the Year Scenic Blast and eight-time Australia Group 1 winner Apache Cat. Not to be left out are America’s top turf sprinter California Flag and Japan’s best sprinter Laurel Guerreiro.
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Also joining in the mix are All Silent, Total Gallery, Borderlescott, Inspiration, Cannonball, Green Birdie, War Artist, Joy and Fun and One World.
Originally ran for 1,000 metres, this competition was the richest 1,000 metre horse race in terms of prize pool. Since 2002, it has been classified as a Group 1 event while its current distance was first implemented in 2006. Now, the Hong Kong Sprint Cup is the last leg of the Global Sprint Challenge series and it is staged after The Age Classic.
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Being one of the four international Hong Kong horse races, this event has a prize pool of HK$12,000,000 or around US$1.55 million. Since it was staged, horses Falvelon and Silent Witness have proven their dominance in this turf, right-handed track by winning two Hong Kong Sprints apiece.
As for the jockeys, Gerald Mosse, Damian Oliver and Felix Coetzee have won two of the HK Sprints for themselves as well. Meanwhile, trainers Ricky Yiu, Danny Bougoure and Tony Cruz have two HK Sprints under their belt too.
With this year’s race brewing up to be a classic, the Hong Kong Sprint is a must-see extravanganza. And to win some money out of it, you must sprint to your favorite online betting station and place your wager.
Hong Kong Sprint Betting Odds:
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint Betting Odds at 3rd November 2009
| Runner | Price |
| Sacred Kingdom | 11 to 1 |
| All Silent | 5 to 1 |
| California Flag | 6 to 1 |
| Scenic Blast | 6 to 1 |
| Apache Cat | 8 to 1 |
| Laurel Guerreiro | 10 to 1 |
| Total Gallery | 10 to 1 |
| Borderlescott | 14 to 1 |
| Cannonball | 14 to 1 |
| Inspiration | 14 to 1 |
| War Artist | 16 to 1 |
| Green Birdie | 33 to 1 |
| Joy And Fun | 40 to 1 |
| One World | 50 to 1 |
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