About Champion Awards

The Champion Awards 2002, the annual gathering where the horses, trainers and jockeys that have excelled during the past nine months are honoured. The star-studded awards will take place on Friday, 14 June at the Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong.

A total of eleven awards will be handed out:
(1) The Horse of the Year,
(2) The Most Popular Horse,

Champions in the following equine categories will also be selected:
(3) Champion Griffin (New imports),
(4) Champion Sprinter (1200m or under),
(5) Champion Miler (1400m to 1650m),
(6) Champion Middle-Distance (1800m to 2000m),
(7) Champion Stayer (2200m and over), and
(8) Most Improved Horse.

Awards will also be given to the Champion Trainer, Champion Jockey, and Champion Apprentice Jockey with the most wins registered during the season.

The Horse of the Year and the five Champion awards will be decided by a judging panel comprising three officials from the Jockey Club and the three representatives from the Association of Hong Kong Racing Journalists. The judges will first select two finalists for each of the five Champion awards. These horses will then be entered into the competition for the Horse of the Year and the The "Most Popular Horse of the Year" Voting.

The judging panel will decide the winner of the former category, while votes from Hong Kong's racing fans will identify the latter. The Most Improved Horse award goes to the horse that has achieved the greatest increase in ratings points since the start of the season.

The event is being co-produced with ATV for broadcast in the same evening from 9:30 pm to 10:45 pm. Stay tuned!