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Hong Kong Vase

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Inaugurated
  
1994

Sponsor
  
Longines

Race type
  
Flat / Thoroughbred

Website
  
Hong Kong Jockey Club

Location
  
Sha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong, China

Distance
  
2,400 metres (1.5 miles)

The Hong Kong Vase 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 2,400 metres (about  1 1⁄2 miles) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December.

The race was first run in 1994, and it was promoted to Group 1 status in 2000. It is one of the four Hong Kong International Races, and it presently offers a purse of HK$16,500,000 (approximately US$2.1 million)since 2014/15.

Records

Speed record:

  • 2:25.10 – Red Bishop

    • Most wins:

  • 2 – Luso (1996, 1997)
  • 2 – Doctor Dino (2007, 2008)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 4 – Olivier Peslier (1995, 1999, 2007, 2008)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 2 – Elie Lellouche (1995, 2003)
  • 2 – Clive Brittain (1996, 1997)
  • 2 – Richard Gibson (2007, 2008)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Saeed Manana (1996, 1997)
  • 2 – Javier Martinez Salmean (2007, 2008)

    • References

    Hong Kong Vase Wikipedia
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