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The Hong Kong Derby is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1873. Restricted to horses four-years-old only since 1981, the race is run in mid-March and is the premier event on the domestic racing programme with a purse of HK$18 million (app. US$2.3 million).
He won the very first Hong Kong Cup in 1987–88 with Flying Dancer. He also trained five Hong Kong Derby winners (most recently Industrial Pioneer in 2001) and the winner of the 2000 Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup‚ Industrialist. [1] Kan relocated to Macau in 2003-04 season and trained 267 winners until he resigned in 2012.
Lucky Sweynesse – 2022/23 Golden Sixty, winner of the Hong Kong Four-Year-Old Classic Series in 2020; Four-Year-Old Classic Series (Domestic Group 1): Restricted to four-year-old horses. Hong Kong Classic Mile, run over 1600 metres (0.99 mi) Hong Kong Classic Cup, run over 1800 metres (1.1 mi) Hong Kong Derby, run over 2000 metres (1.2 mi)
In Hong Kong he was trained by Richard Gibson. [1] He is notable for winning the BMW Hong Kong Derby 2013 and the Longines Hong Kong Cup 2013. [2] Born on 14 February 2009 in England, Akeed Mofeed is sired by Dubawi, a three-time Group 1 winner whose renowned offspring include Dubai World Cup winner Monterosso and Cathay Pacific Hong Kong ...
During his riding career between 1953 and 1974 in the United States, Hartack rode 4,272 winners in 21,535 mounts. From 1974 to 1980 he raced in Hong Kong , then retired in 1981. Hartack led the nation in races won four times, and was the first rider to have purse earnings of $3 million in a season.
[20] [21] Eddery's overseas winners, tallying with his British winners, exceeded well over 6,000. In 1990 he was the winner of the inaugural Lester Award for Flat Jockey of the Year, which he again won in 1991 and 1996, sharing on the latter occasion with Frankie Dettori. He also received two Flat Jockey Special Recognition awards in 2002 and 2003.
Sir Barton was the first winner back in 1919 before the term "Triple Crown" had even been coined. An underdog coming into the race, Sir Barton led every step of the way in the 45th Kentucky Derby ...
The Hong Kong Classic Cup is a Thoroughbred set weights horse race in Hong Kong for four year olds, run over a distance of 1800 metres. The first three finishers in this race have priority to run in the Hong Kong Derby, which is the most prestigious race on the domestic racing calendar. The race was known as the Hong Kong Derby Trial until 2010.