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The Hong Kong Mile had a prize money of HK$30 million in 2022. The race was first run in 1991 to mark the staging of the 22nd Asian Racing Conference and was run over 1400m. From 1999 it was renamed Hong Kong Mile and run over 1600m. It became the World's richest mile race in 2002.
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, 2 or 3 status. [1] [2]
The Hong Kong Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2000 metres (about 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles or 10 furlongs) at Sha Tin , and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December.
Hong Kong's victory in Australia was a great inspiration to many citizens in the city. In December, Romantic Warrior would race in the Hong Kong International Races on 12 December, particularly, in the clock-wise Group I 2000m-long Hong Kong Cup. As expected, the race invited rivals from other countries to compete with the local competitors.
hk$12,000,000 (2022) The Stewards' Cup is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the latter part of January at Sha Tin Racecourse . A Group One race that offers a purse of HK$12,000,000, it is run on turf over a distance of 1600 meters and is open to horses three years of age and older.
As countries loosen Covid-19 restrictions, Hong Kong is sticking to a 'dynamic zero-Covid' approach – with help from Beijing. A surge in cases has overwhelmed hospitals and threatens business ...
Golden Sixty, guided by Vincent C Y Ho, competed in the Hong Kong Mile race on 11 December 2022 On 29 January 2023, Golden Sixty defeated California Spangle in the Hong Kong Stewards' Cup race. Golden Sixty defeated California Spangle and won the Jockey Club Mile for the third year in a row, claiming his 22nd win. [44]
The Champions Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) on the turf at Sha Tin Racecourse with the total purse of HK$14m in 2014/15, approximately US$1.8m.