{"id":20011,"date":"2023-04-27T15:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T07:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctr-campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/?p=20011"},"modified":"2023-04-27T17:20:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T09:20:41","slug":"fwd-champions-day-g1-prizemoney-soars-to-hk72-million-for-2023-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/news\/fwd-champions-day-g1-prizemoney-soars-to-hk72-million-for-2023-24","title":{"rendered":"FWD Champions Day G1 prizemoney soars to HK$72 million for 2023\/24"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;20017&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<p>Group 1 prize money for 2024 FWD Champions Day will rise HK$7 million with all three G1 feature races at the glamour meeting next season to increase by a minimum of 10%.<br \/>The G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) will receive a 12% boost to HK$28 million &#8211; up HK$3 million &#8211; while the G1 Chairman\u2019s Sprint Prize (1200m) and G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) will both offer HK$22 million in prize money, representing a 10% jump of HK$2 million.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"responsive-table-container\" data-table=\"\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\n.num-center {\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"am-table hand-icon wrap\">\n<table class=\"\"  border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th nowrap=\"nowrap\"><strong>FWD Champions Day G1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"num-center\"><strong>Distance<\/strong><br \/><strong>(metres)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"num-center\"><strong>2021\/22<\/strong><br \/><strong>(HK$)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"num-center\"><strong>2022\/23<\/strong><br \/><strong>(HK$)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"num-center\"><strong>2023\/24<\/strong><br \/><strong>(HK$)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"num-center\"><strong>Increase<\/strong><br \/><strong>(HK$)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"num-center\"><strong>% Increase<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">QEII Cup<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">2000<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">$25M<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">$25M<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">$28M<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">$3M<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">12.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Champions Mile<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">1600<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">$20M<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">$20M<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">$22M<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">$2M<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">10.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Chairman\u2019s Sprint Prize<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">1200<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">$20M<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">$20M<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">$22M<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">$2M<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">10.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<p>At $28 million the FWD QEII Cup is second only to the LONGINES Hong Kong Cup as the richest 2000M race over turf in the world.\u00a0 The Chairman\u2019s Sprint Prize ranks the world\u2019s third-richest 1200M race on turf.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are well-established as a world leader but we are conscious that this requires continuous new investment, especially as international competition intensifies.\u00a0 We are determined that Hong Kong\u2019s international race days continue to be destinations of choice for owners, trainers and jockeys from all over the globe,\u201d Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chief Executive Officer of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, said.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u201cFWD Champions Day provides us with the perfect stage to showcase Hong Kong racing to the world while, at the same time, presenting a platform for international horses, trainers and jockeys to compete at the highest level against Hong Kong\u2019s finest.\u00a0 This further investment in prize money is an important element to achieving this\u201d<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;20018&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<p>All three FWD Champions Day Group 1 races were last year rated in the World\u2019s Top 100 G1 races. With quality fields assembled for this Sunday\u2019s (30 April) FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin, Managing Director of Greater China and Hong Kong Chief Executive Officer, FWD Mr Ken Lau said: \u201cFWD is proud to be the major sponsor of FWD Champions Day since 2019. As the key supporter of one of the world\u2019s premier race meetings, we congratulate the Hong Kong Jockey Club for its on-going commitment.<\/p><p>\u201cAs a fast-growing pan-Asian life insurer rooted in Hong Kong with more than 10 million customers across 10 markets, FWD is honoured to partner with the Hong Kong Jockey Club to bring world-class excitement and entertainment to local and international audiences, which perfectly aligns with our promise to \u2018Celebrate living\u2019.\u201d<\/p><p>The enhanced FWD Champions Day purse bolsters already significant prize money and incentive structure announcements made by the Club in recent days.<\/p><p>Hong Kong\u2019s domestic racing prize money will rise by 8% for the 2023\/24 season, featuring increases across every class of competition &#8211; from Griffins to Class 1 and the Four-Year-Old Classic Series &#8211; with an additional HK$94 million on offer.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"responsive-table-container\" data-table=\"\"><div class=\"am-table hand-icon wrap\">\n<table class=\"\"  border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\"><strong>Class<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"num-center\"><strong>2021\/22 value (HK$)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"num-center\"><strong>2022\/23 value (HK$)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th valign=\"top\" class=\"num-center\"><strong>2023\/24 value (HK$)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"num-center\"><strong>Increase (HK$)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"num-center\"><strong>% Increase<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">3,150,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">3,465,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"num-center\">3,720,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">255,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">7.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">1600+<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">3,150,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">3,800,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"num-center\">4,075,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">275,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">7.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">2,400,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">2,640,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"num-center\">2,840,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">200,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">7.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">1600+<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">2,400,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">2,900,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"num-center\">3,120,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">220,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">7.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">1,570,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">1,725,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"num-center\">1,860,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">135,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">7.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">1600+<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">1,570,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">1,900,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"num-center\">2,050,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">150,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">7.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">1,040,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">1,080,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"num-center\">1,170,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">90,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">8.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">\u00a0\u00a0 780,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">810,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"num-center\">875,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">65,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">8.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">Griffins<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">850,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">880,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"num-center\">950,000<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">70,000<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" class=\"num-center\">8.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<p>Including bonuses, Hong Kong\u2019s total domestic prize money will swell to HK$1.38 billion, while every category of the jurisdiction\u2019s racing surges to record prize money levels.<\/p><p>Adding to the Club\u2019s decision to boost PP (Privately Purchased) Bonuses for both Class 2 and Class 3 horses from HK$1 million to HK$1.5 million for next season, prize money for Class 1 races at 1600m and further will be worth HK$4.075 million, a gain of 7.2%.<\/p><p>Class 2 races will be worth an extra HK$220,000 at 1600m and further with HK$3.12 million available per race, while Class 3 contests at 1600m and beyond rise by 7.9% to HK$2.05 million.<\/p><p>Class 4 races will be worth HK$1.17 million next season, an increase of 8.3%, while Class 5 races will carry an extra HK$65,000 in reaching HK$875,000 per race, an increase of 8.0%. Prize money for Griffins rises 8% to HK$950,000 a race.<\/p><p>The Four-Year-Old Classic Series will be worth HK$52 million with the BMW Hong Kong Derby offering HK$26million &#8211; up HK$2 million &#8211; while the Hong Kong Classic Mile and Hong Kong Classic Cup have both received HK$1 million upgrades to HK$13 million.<\/p><p>\u201cProviding attractive incentives and increasing returns on investments for our Owners are central to the enhancements so far outlined for the 2023\/24 season. Owners are the foundation of Hong Kong\u2019s world-class racing and we believe that these increases will provide additional support commensurate with their investments,\u201d Mr Andrew Harding, Executive Director, Racing, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, said.<\/p><p>Details of the final 2023\/24 prize money structure, including the 2023 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races and other Group races, will be announced by the Club in coming days.<\/p><p>As a result of this substantial prize money boost for 2023\/24, the Club has also approved an extension of the closing date for the 2023 Horse Ballot from 5pm Thursday, 27 April by two weeks to 5pm Thursday, 11 May.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;20017&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Group 1 prize money for 2024 FWD Champions Day will rise HK$7 million with all three G1 feature races at the glamour meeting next season to increase by a minimum of 10%.The G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) will receive a 12% boost to HK$28 million &#8211; up HK$3 million &#8211; while&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/news\/fwd-champions-day-g1-prizemoney-soars-to-hk72-million-for-2023-24\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":20019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"2normal","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20011"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20011"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20071,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20011\/revisions\/20071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/champions-day\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}