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Hastings Racecourse's starting gate, 2009. Start of the Belmont Stakes 2014 Horses leaving barrier stalls at the start of a Hong Kong Derby.. A starting gate, also called a starting barrier or starting stalls, is a machine used to ensure a fair start to in horse racing and dog racing.
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). This race is the last race in the Hong Kong Four-Year-Old Classic ...
It was built in 1978 (under the administration of Sir David Akers-Jones, the then-Secretary for the New Territories) on reclaimed land and is the larger of the two tracks in Hong Kong. The course has 474 races per season including: Hong Kong Cup; Hong Kong Mile; Hong Kong Sprint; Hong Kong Vase; Centenary Sprint Cup; Hong Kong Stewards' Cup
Derby Stakes (aka Epsom Derby) Oaks Stakes (aka Epsom Oaks) Goodwood Cup; International Stakes; July Cup; King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes; Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (British Champions Mile) Royal Ascot: Day 1 (2015–Present): Queen Anne Stakes; Coventry Stakes; King's Stand Stakes; St James's Palace Stakes; Ascot Stakes; Windsor ...
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It was originally known as the Centenary Cup, which was first run on 24 November 1984 to celebrate the centenary of The Hong Kong Jockey Club. It offers a purse of HK$10,000,000. In the season of 2005/06, it becomes the first leg of the Hong Kong Speed Series (formerly the Champion Sprint Series).
The historic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby will be the fifth to use a custom-made, 65-foot starting gate to house the Derby field prior to the start of the race.
Martin called races in Dubai, PNG, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Canada. He called 20 Melbourne Cups , and was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to racing and charity. Bruce McAvaney commenced his celebrated sports commentary career as a race caller with Radio 5DN, Adelaide, in 1976 before joining Television station ADS-7.