The Champion Awards Judging Panel has elected the final nominees for The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2014/2015 as follows:
Horse of the Year |
Elected by votes of the Judging Panel members from winners of the respective distance categories, excluding the Champion Griffin
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Champion Sprinter
(below 1400m)
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AEROVELOCITY
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GOLD-FUN
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PENIAPHOBIA
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Champion Miler
(1400m to below 1800m)
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ABLE FRIEND
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BEAUTY ONLY
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GOLD-FUN
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MILITARY ATTACK
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Champion Middle-distance Horse
(1800m to below 2200m)
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BLAZING SPEED
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DAN EXCEL
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DESIGNS ON ROME
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LUGER
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Champion Stayer
(2200m or over)
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DOMINANT
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HELENE HAPPY STAR
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HELENE SUPER STAR
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Champion Griffin
(2-year-old and 3-year-old new imports in the current season which had not participated in any races before being imported to Hong Kong)
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COUNTRY MELODY
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EROICO
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THEWIZARDOFOZ
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The Panel decided to present the Lifetime Achievement Awards to Ambitious Dragon and California Memory, in recognition of their great contributions to Hong Kong racing.
The Judging Panel is made up of three members each from The Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Association of Hong Kong Racing Journalists.
The HKJC votes are made by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Executive Director of Racing, Mr William A Nader and Head of Handicapping and Race Planning, Mr Nigel C Gray.
The three members from the Association of Hong Kong Racing Journalists are Chairman Mr Carlos Wu, Vice Chairman Mr Ho Wing Keung and Committee Member Mr Benson Ip Wai Ping, whose opinions reflect the results of voting made by AHKRJ members.
The Panel commended the connections of each of the final nominees on the excellent performances of their horses this season.
Winners of the Champion Awards will be announced at The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2014/2015 presentation ceremony to be held on Friday, 10 July, at the Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong.
In addition, the trainer and jockey with the highest number of wins in the season will be crowned the Champion Trainer and Champion Jockey at the Season Finale meeting at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 12 July 2015.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2014/15 Election Criteria
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2014/15 logo (jpg format)
