The online voting for the Most Popular Horse of the Year, Most Popular Jockey of the Year and Most Admired Overseas Horse of the Year has reached the halfway point. The standings based on the votes cast by 19 June (midnight) are as follows:
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Current Ranking
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Most Popular Horse
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Most Popular Jockey
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Most Admired Overseas Horse
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1st
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Rapper Dragon (55.3%)
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Joao Moreira (74.4%)
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Winx (34.3%)
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2nd
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Pakistan Star (14.9%)
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Kei Chiong (6.2%)
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Maurice (25.6%)
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3rd
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Werther (10.6%)
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Zac Purton (5.5%)
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Arrogate (11.8%)
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The voting will run until 28 June at www.hkjc.com/MPHJ. Promoters will be available at designated Off Course Betting Branches to assist fans to vote online, if necessary. Nominees are detailed as follows:
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Code
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Most Popular Horse
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Most Popular Jockey
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Most Admired Overseas Horse
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01
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Aerovelocity
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Neil Callan
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Arrogate
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02
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Beauty Only
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Kei Chiong
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Churchill
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03
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Contentment
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Sam Clipperton
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Found
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04
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Helene Paragon
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Silvestre De Sousa
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Kitasan Black
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05
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Lucky Bubbles
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Derek Leung
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Maurice
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06
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Mr Stunning
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Joao Moreira
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Minding
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07
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Pakistan Star
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Zac Purton
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Neorealism
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08
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Rapper Dragon
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Douglas Whyte
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Satono Crown
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09
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Werther
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Others
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Winx
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10
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Others
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Others
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Note: Fans can select any of the horses and jockeys listed, or choose "Others" and fill in the name(s) of their favourite horse or jockey (the horse or jockey must have raced during the 2016/17 season).
All voters are eligible to enter a grand lucky draw to win fabulous prizes* as follows:
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Grand Prize
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1 winner
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One set of prepaid cards with total spending limit at HK$20,000
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Second Prize
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2 winners
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One set of prepaid cards with total spending limit at HK$8,000
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Third Prize
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5 winners
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One set of "Gift at Races" HK$500 Vouchers valued at HK$1,500
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Please call the Club's Customer Service Hotline on 1817 for enquiries or visit www.hkjc.com/MPHJ for details, terms & conditions. Participants must be aged 18 or above.
*Trade Promotion Competition License No.: 48770
