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The Race and Events

1. Prizemoney

HONG KONG CUP G1
HK$18 million (US$2,300,000)
2000m/10f/turf/3yo+

WORLD'S RICHEST 2000M TURF RACE
FINALE OF THE WORLD SERIES RACING CHAMPIONSHIP 2002

The HK$18 million plus trophies for the winning owner, trainer and jockey to be divided as follows:

 

HK$

US$

GB£

AU$

JP¥

EURO £á

1st

10,200,000

1,310,000

850,000

  2,280,000

152,000,000

1,310,000

2nd

  4,000,000

513,000

334,000

  895,000

  60,000,000

515,000

3rd

  1,800,000

230,000

150,000

400,000

  27,000,000

230,000

4th

  1,000,000

128,000

  84,000

224,000

  15,000,000

130,000

5th

600,000

  77,000

  50,000

134,000

  9,000,000

77,000

6th

400,000

  51,000

  33,000

90,000

  6,000,000

51,000

HK$1 MILLION BONUS : HKIR 2002 - AP QEII Cup 2003

The HKJC will award a HK$1 million (approx. US$131,000) bonus to the owner (at the time of the second leg - AP QE II Cup 2003) of any horse which wins one of the four HK International Races (HK Cup / HK Mile / HK Vase / HK Sprint) on 15 December 2002 and the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (HK$14m/2000m /10f / turf / 3yo+) to be run on 27 April 2003 at Sha Tin Racecourse.

 

HONG KONG MILE G1
HK$14 million (US$1,800,000)
1600m/8f/turf/3yo+

WORLD'S RICHEST MILE RACE

The HK$14 million plus trophies for the winning owner, trainer and jockey to be divided as follows:

  

HK$

US$

GB£

AU$

JP¥

EURO £á

1st

  8,000,000

  1,025,000

668,000

  1,790,000

119,400,000

1,030,000

2nd

  3,000,000

385,000

250,000

670,000

  44,800,000

386,000

3rd

  1,500,000

192,000

125,000

336,000

  22,400,000

193,000

4th

800,000

103,000

  67,000

180,000

  12,000,000

103,000

5th

450,000

  58,000

  38,000

100,000

  6,700,000

58,000

6th

250,000

  32,000

  21,000

  56,000

  3,700,000

32,000

 

HONG KONG VASE G1
HK$14 million (US$1,800,000)
2400m/12f/turf/3yo+

The HK$14 million plus trophies for the winning owner, trainer and jockey to be divided as follows:

 

HK$

US$

GB£

AU$

JP¥

EURO £á

1st

  8,000,000

  1,025,000

668,000

  1,790,000

119,400,000

1,030,000

2nd

  3,000,000

385,000

250,000

670,000

  44,800,000

386,000

3rd

  1,500,000

192,000

125,000

336,000

  22,400,000

193,000

4th

800,000

103,000

  67,000

180,000

  12,000,000

103,000

5th

450,000

  58,000

 38,000

100,000

  6,700,000

58,000

6th

250,000

  32,000

  21,000

  56,000

  3,700,000

32,000

 

HONG KONG SPRINT G1
HK$10 million (US$1,280,000)
1000m/5f/turf/3yo+

WORLD'S RICHEST 1000M SPRINT

The HK$10 million plus trophies for the winning owner, trainer and jockey to be divided as follows:

 

HK$

US$

GB£

AU$

JP¥

EURO £á

1st

  5,700,000

730,000

476,000

  1,275,000

 85,000,000

734,000

2nd

 2,200,000

282,000

184,000

490,000

32,800,000

283,000

3rd

1,000,000

128,000

  84,000

224,000

 15,000,000

129,000

4th

570,000

  73,000

  48,000

128,000

 8,500,000

73,000

5th

330,000

  42,000

  28,000

  74,000

 5,000,000

42,000

6th

200,000

  26,000

  17,000

  45,000

 3,000,000

26,000

Prizemoney will be paid in Hong Kong Dollars or in another currency upon request. Owners' earnings are tax free in Hong Kong, visiting trainers' and jockeys' earnings are subject to Hong Kong tax (currently 10%)

(1) Trainers' percentage: 10% for 1st - 6th places
(2) Jockeys' percentage: 10% for the winner, 5% for 2nd - 6th places
(3) Stables percentage: 10% for 1st - 6th places
(4) Owners' percentage: 70% for the winner, 75% for 2nd - 6th places

All earnings will be released to the recipients as soon as possible after all post-race tests have been completed and in accordance with the recipients' instructions. Owners, Trainers and Jockeys are asked to ensure that they have submitted a Payment Instructions Form to the International Racing Department.

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2. Previous Results

HONG KONG CUP

2001
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

AGNES DIGITAL

JPN

Toshiaki Shirai

Hirofumi Shii

2.02.8

120

117.75

2nd

TOBOUGG

UAE

Saeed bin Suroor

Lanfranco Dettori

2.02.9

119

3rd

TERRE A TERRE

FR

Eric Libaud

Christophe Soumillon

2.02.9

115

4th

HAWKEYE

GB

Michael A Jarvis

Gary Stevens

2.03.0

117


2000
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

FANTASTIC LIGHT

UAE

Saeed bin Suroor

Lanfranco Dettori

2.02.2

124

121

2nd

GREEK DANCE

GB

Sir Michael Stoute

Johnny Murtagh

2.02.5

122

3rd

JIM AND TONIC

FR

Francois Doumen

Gerald Mosse

2.02.5

120

4th

FORBIDDEN APPLE

USA

Christophe Clement

Jose Santos

2.02.7

118


1999
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

JIM AND TONIC

FR

Francois Doumen

Gerald Mosse

2.01.4

123

118.5

2nd

RUNNING STAG

GB

Philip Mitchell

Shane Sellers

2.02.0

115

3rd

LEAR SPEAR

GB

David Elsworth

Richard Quinn

2.02.2

118

4th

KABOOL

UAE

Saeed bin Suroor

Lanfranco Dettori

2.02.4

118

 

HONG KONG MILE

2001
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

EISHIN PRESTON

JPN

Shuji Kitahashi

Yuichi Fukunaga

1.34.8

123

118.75

2nd

ELECTRONIC UNICORN

HK

John Size

Robert Fradd

1.35.3

116

3rd

CHINA VISIT

UAE

Saeed bin Suroor

Lanfranco Dettori

1.35.5

116

4th

FORBIDDEN APPLE

USA

Christophe Clement

Corey Nakatani

1.35.6

120


2000
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

SUNLINE

NZ

Trevor McKee

Gregory Childs

1.34.2

120

117.5

2nd

FAIRY KING PRAWN

HK

Ivan Allan

Robbie Fradd

1.34.2

122

3rd

ADAM

AUS

Ray Brock

Justin Sheehan

1.34.9

114

4th

NEW TRUMPS

HK

Wong Tang Ping

Douglas Whyte

1.34.9

114


1999
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

DOCKSIDER

GB

John Hills

Olivier Peslier

1.34.7

121

116.25

2nd

FIELD OF HOPE

FR

Pascal Bary

Sylvain Guillot

1.35.0

113

3rd

RESFA

HK

David Hayes

Basil Marcus

1.35.0

115

4th

MUHTATHIR

UAE

Saeed bin Suroor

Lanfranco Dettori

1.35.1

116

 

HONG KONG VASE

2001
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

STAY GOLD

JPN

Yasutoshi Ikee

Yutaka Take

2.27.8

120

116.25

2nd

EKRAAR

UAE

Saeed bin Suroor

Lanfranco Dettori

2.27.9

118

3rd

INDIGENOUS

HK

Ivan Allan

Douglas Whyte

2.28.9

115

4th

FOUNDATION SPIRIT

FR

Francois Doumen

Thierry Thulliez

2.29.1

112


2000
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

DALIAPOUR

GB

Sir Michael Stoute

Johnny Murtagh

2.28.2

120

116.25

2nd

ELA ATHENA

GB

Michael Jarvis

Olivier Peslier

2.28.5

114

3rd

CAITANO

GER

Andreas Schutz

Andreas Starke

2.28.5

116

4th

INDIGENOUS

HK

Ivan Allan

Shane Dye

2.28.6

115


1999
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

BORGIA

FR

Andre Fabre

Olivier Peslier

2.30.1

117

116.5

2nd

BIMBOLA

FR

Bertrand de Balanda

Thierry Gillet

2.30.1

113

3rd

SEA WAVE

UAE

Saeed bin Suroor

Lanfranco Dettori

2.30.2

117

4th

INDIGENOUS

HK

Ivan Allan

Douglas Whyte

2.30.2

119

 

HONG KONG SPRINT

2001
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

FALVELON

AUS

Daniel Bougoure

Damien Oliver

0.57.0

115

113.5

2nd

MORLUC

USA

Randy Morse

Robbie Albarado

0.57.0

114

3rd

ALL THRILLS TOO

HK

David Hayes

Shane Dye

0.57.0

113

4th

CENTURY KID

AUS

Graeme Rogerson

James Cassidy

0.57.11

112


2000
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

FALVELON

AUS

Daniel Bougoure

Damien Oliver

0.56.7

115

113.75

2nd

MORLUC

USA

Randy Morse

Shane Sellers

0.56.7

114

3rd

KING OF DANES

HK

Anthony Cruz

Felix Coetzee

0.56.8

113

4th

BEST OF THE BEST

HK

Wong Tang Ping

Douglas Whyte

0.56.8

113


1999
 

Horse Name

Trained

Trainer

Jockey

Time

ICC Rating

ICC Average

1st

FAIRY KING PRAWN

HK

Ricky Yiu

Steven King

0.56.5

115

112.5

2nd

CRYSTAL CHARM

HK

Ivan Allan

Alex Yu

0.56.6

109

3rd

BIG JAG

USA

Tim Pinfield

Jose Valdivia

0.56.8

117

4th

DANTELAH

AUS

Paul Perry

Jim Cassidy

0.56.9

109

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3. World Series Racing Championship

As one of the World Series Racing Championship races, points will be allocated to the first 6 finishers in the Hong Kong Cup as follows:

1st place - 12 points
2nd place - 6 points
3rd place - 4 points
4th place - 3 points
5th place - 2 points
6th place - 1 point

Rank

Horses

Points

Rank

Jockeys

Points

Rank

Trainers

Points

1

Grandera (IRE)

32

1

Lanfranco Dettori

72

1

Saeed bin Suroor

76

2

Marienbard (IRE)

24

2

Michael Kinane

34

2

Aidan O'Brien

37

3

High Chaparral (IRE)

16

3

Jerry Bailey

30

3

Bobby Frankel

24

4

Golan (IRE)

13

4

Kieren Fallon

16

4

Sir Michael Stoute

17

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4. Events Schedule for Official Guests, Owners, Trainers and Jockeys

Date

Time

Event

Location

Departure Time from Grand Hyatt Hotel

Sunday
8 December

11:00 am

Hong Kong International Sale Breeze Up

Sha Tin Racecourse

Please refer to your handy programme card and the notice of shuttle schedule at hotel service centre

Monday
9 December

11:30 am

Jockeys' Allocation for the International Jockeys' Championship

Happy Valley Racecourse

Tuesday
10 December

7:00 am

Morning Trackwork and Breakfast

Sha Tin Racecourse

Wednesday
11 December

7:00 am

Morning Trackwork and Breakfast

Sha Tin Racecourse

7:00 pm

International Jockeys' Championship Race Meeting

Happy Valley Racecourse

Thursday
12 December

7:00 am

Morning Trackwork and Breakfast

Sha Tin Racecourse

10:30 am

*Barrier Draw

Sha Tin Clubhouse

7:30 pm

Welcome Dinner
(By Invitation Only)

Happy Valley Clubhouse

Friday
13 December

7:00 am

Morning Trackwork and Breakfast

Sha Tin Racecourse

5:00 pm

Hong Kong International Sale

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

7:30 pm

HKIR Gala Dinner

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Saturday
14 December

7:00 am

Morning Trackwork and Breakfast

Sha Tin Racecourse

11:15 am

 

Day Tour

 

Jumbo Restaurant, Hong Kong History Museum, Chi Lin Nunnery and Jade Market

11:15 am
Boat Trip Lamma Island

Sunday
15 December

12:30 pm

Hong Kong International Races Race Meeting

Sha Tin Racecourse

*All owners, trainers and jockeys will be asked to attend the Barrier Draw on Thursday, 12 December.
Please remember to wear your official HKIR badges and bring invitation card where applicable.

 

Trackwork and Exercise Timetable

MORNING
AFTERNOON
Horses Stable Block Leave Stable 1600M
Trotting Ring
1000M Trotting Ring All Weather 1800M Chute Leave to Return Direct to Stable Leave Stable 1600M Trotting Ring 1000M Trotting Ring Leave to Return Direct to Stable
1. LOCAL N/A - Up to 8:15 - Up to 8:00 - - - - - -
2. EUROPE B1& 2 L,M,R 7:00 - 7:00-9:50 8:25-9:10 - 9:50 2:30 - 2:30-4:40 4:40
3. USA B4       L,M,R 7:00 - 7:00-9:50 8:25-9:10 - 9:50 2:30 - 2:30-4:40 4:40
4. MACAU B3 7:00 - 7:00-9:50 8:25-9:10 - 9:50 2:30 - 2:30-4:40 4:40
5. AUST A1 8:20 8:20-9:50 - 9:10-9:40 - 9:50 4:00 4:00-5:00 - 5:00
6. JAPAN A2,A3 8:20 8:20-9:50 - 9:10-9:40 - 9:50 4:00 4:00-5:00 - 5:00
7. INDIGENOUS A4 8:20 8:15-9:50 - 8:15-8:25 - 9:50 4:00 4:00-5:00 - 5:00
8. RED SUN A4 8:20 8:20-9:50 - 9:10-9:40 - 9:50 4:00 4:00-5:00 - 5:00

The turf track will be available for two days per horse during the week prior to the races as shown below

1. LOCAL HORSES : Up to 7:00 am
2. EUROPE, USA and MACAU HORSES : 8:25 - 9:10 am
3. AUST, JPN HORSES and HK (RED SUN) : 9:10 - 9:40 am
4. HK (INDIGENOUS) : 8:15 - 8:25 am

PLEASE NOTE - For Local Horses

1. The All-weather tracks will open at 4.45 am
2. There will be no All-weather Trials on Friday, 13 December

NOTE : It is of paramount importance that groups of visiting horses do not mix with other groups or local horses as this will contravene the conditions laid down by the respective governments.

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