| International
Jockeys' Championship |
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 Date:
12 December, 2001 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Venue: Happy Valley Racecourse
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Dettori claims
second International Jockeys' Championship
LANFRANCO DETTORI put the icing on another
fantastic year by snatching his second Hong Kong International
Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley tonight.
In a thrilling climax to the three-race
contest, the brilliant Italian-born jockey beat the leading Australian
star, Damien Oliver, by one point.
Dettori scored the maximum 12 points when
landing the first race on the odds-on Noble Boy and kept his score
moving by finishing fifth, picking up two points, in both the
second and third legs. Oliver won the final race by a whisker
on Lomond's Fay, which took his score to 15 after he had grabbed
a fourth in the second leg. He denied America's great Hall Of
Fame jockey, Gary Stevens his first Hong Kong win since 1999 on
Indubitably Bliss. Olivier Peslier won the middle leg on Successful
Spirit.
Dettori, fresh from another event for
international jockeys last weekend in Mauritius, collected a cheque
for HK$200,000. Oliver was handed one for HK$100,000. Eddy Lei
did the best of the home riders by finishing fifth with seven
points.
A thrilled Dettori said: "It is tremendous
to be able to come back to Hong Kong and do something like this.
I have certainly had a terrific start to this week. Now the serious
business is on Sunday."
Dettori rides Ekraar, China Visit and
Tobougg for Godolphin in the Hong Kong International Races at
Sha Tin.
Oliver was graceful in defeat. He
said: "I would have loved to have won the Championship but
when you are going against guys like Frankie, Olivier Peslier
and the rest, you are in for a tough ride. Second still looks
pretty good. I'm going to celebrate and give myself a drink."
Race
results and ranking
| |
|
First
Leg |
Second
Leg |
Third
Leg |
|
| |
Jockey |
Card No. |
Placing |
Score |
Card No. |
Placing |
Score |
Card No. |
Placing |
Score |
Total |
| 1 |
L Dettori |
7 |
1 |
12 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
16 |
| 2 |
D Oliver |
12 |
7 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
12 |
15 |
| 3 |
O Peslier |
6 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
| 4 |
A Starke |
1 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
| 5 |
W M Lai |
5 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
| 6 |
F Coetzee |
11 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
6 |
| 7 |
G Stevens |
10 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
| 8 |
D Whyte |
9 |
12 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
| 9 |
M Kinane |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
| 10 |
Y Take |
2 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
| 11 |
K Darley |
8 |
11 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| 12 |
S Dye |
3 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
About
International Jockeys' Championship
The Jockey Club announces that twelve international
and Hong Kong jockeys will be invited to compete in the fourth
running of the International Jockeys Championship 2001 (IJC) to
be held during the night meeting at Happy Valley on Wednesday,
12 December.
The invited world class jockeys as follows:
Representing
country/region |
Jockey |
| Ireland |
Michael Kinane |
| France |
Olivier Peslier |
| Germany |
Andrasch Starke |
| U.K. |
Kevin Darley |
| United Arab Emirates |
Frankie Dettori |
| U.S.A. |
Gary Stevens |
| Japan |
Yutaka Take |
| Australia |
Damien Oliver |
| New Zealand |
Shane Dye |
| Hong Kong |
| Douglas Whyte |
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| Eddie Lai |
In place of jockey Simon Yim,
Yim misses the race meeting due to suspension. |
In addition, one more Hong Kong-based jockey with the most
winners ridden this season after the meeting on 5 December
will also be invited. |
As in the previous years, the fourth running
of the IJC will be held on the Wednesday night meeting at Happy
Valley immediately prior to the International Races as a lead
up event. Brief conditions of the races are as follows:
1. Three races will be designated,
each carries a 30% prize money bonus.
2. A maximum of 12 jockeys will
be invited.
3. Each rider will compete individually
in these three races.
4. Score is to be calculated based
on a point system.
5. A total bonus of HK$300,000 will
be awarded, with the top points scorer receiving HK$200,000 and
the first runner-up receiving HK$100,000.
This lead up event has been well received
by the racing fans and the media both locally and internationally,
adding much interests and entertainment to the overall programme
of the Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) week. Last year, Jockey
Starke made his debut in the Hong Kong by appearing at this event
and clinched the Championship. Olivier Peslier and Frankie Dettori
will also return to the scene where they captured the IJC title
in 1998 and 1999.
Regardless of their riding engagements on
the HKIR day, jockeys invited to race in the IJC will be permitted
to ride during the two meetings on 12 and 16 December 2001.
Point System
For each of the three races, 12 points
are awarded to the winning jockey; 6 points to the first runner-up,
4 points to the second runner-up; 3 points to the fourth and 2
points to the fifth. The champion is the jockey with the highest
total points.
Note: In case of deadheats in any
of the first 5 placings, points will be added and divided by the
number of horses involved and these apportioned points are given
to each jockey concerned.
Championship
Award
The Champion jockey receives a bonus prize
money of HK$200,000 while the second placed jockey receives HK$100,000.
In the event of any jockey sharing equal points, the jockey who
has the most number of higher point earning places receives the
bonuses as indicated.
