The Hong Kong Sprint is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs) at Sha Tin , and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December.
5-460: The race was first run in 1999, and it was originally contested over 1,000 metres. It was richest 1,000m horse race in the world before 2006. It was promoted to Group 1 status in 2002, and the present distance, 1,200 metres, was introduced in 2006. The event is now the final leg in the nine race Global Sprint Challenge series, preceded by The Age Classic . The Hong Kong Sprint is one of the four Hong Kong International Races , and it presently offers
10-479: A purse of HK$ 26,000,000. Speed record: (at present distance of 1,200 metres) Most wins: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Most wins by an owner: Global Sprint Challenge The Global Sprint Challenge is a Thoroughbred horse racing series inaugurated in 2005 as a series of six sprint races run across three racing jurisdictions in Australia , England and Japan . In 2006
15-582: The Centaur Stakes as the first Japanese leg of the series 2012 – Series expanded to ten races with the inclusion of the Dubai Golden Shaheen 2016 – Series expanded to ten races with the inclusion of the Chairman's Sprint Prize 2017 - Al Quoz Sprint replaced the Dubai Golden Shaheen , meaning that all ten races will be run on turf The 2018 series was suspended due to an ongoing dispute between
20-730: The Hong Kong International Sprint 2006 – $ US1,000,000 bonus incentive added to series 2008 – King's Stand Stakes upgraded to Group 1 from Group 2 2008 – Series expanded to eight races with the inclusion of the July Cup 2008 – The Age Classic replaces the Australia Stakes as the second Australian leg of the series 2011 – Series expanded to nine races with the inclusion of the KrisFlyer International Sprint 2011 – The Takamatsunomiya Kinen replaces
25-561: The series expanded to seven races across four racing jurisdictions with the inclusion of a race in Hong Kong . In 2008 the series expanded to eight races when an additional race in England became part of the series and in 2011 the series expands to nine races with the inclusion of a race in Singapore . 2005 – Inauguration of six race series 2006 – Series expanded to seven races with the inclusion of
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