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Hong Kong Mile

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Inaugurated
  
1991

Sponsor
  
Longines

Distance
  
1,600 metres (1 mile)

Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Website
  
Hong Kong Jockey Club

Location
  
Sha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong, China

The Hong Kong Mile 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 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December.

The race was first run in 1991, and it was originally titled the Hong Kong International Bowl. Its distance was initially set at 1,400 metres. The event's present title and distance were both introduced in 1999, and the following year it was promoted to Group 1 status.

The Hong Kong Mile is one of the four Hong Kong International Races, and it presently offers a purse of HK$23,000,000 (approximately US$2.9 million).

Records

Speed record: (at present distance of 1,600 metres)

  • 1:32.71 – Good Ba Ba (2008)

    • Most wins:

  • 3 – Good Ba Ba (2007, 2008, 2009)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 3 – Olivier Doleuze (2006, 2007, 2009)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 - Tony Cruz (2003, 2010, 2016)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 – John Yuen Se Kit (2007, 2008, 2009)

    • References

    Hong Kong Mile Wikipedia
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