The Hong Kong Jockey Club Chief Executive Officer Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has lauded the success of FWD Champions Day after Hong Kong stars Golden Sixty, Romantic Warrior and Lucky Sweynesse led a clean sweep of the three Group 1 features at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 April).<\/p>\r\n
Describing the performances of Hong Kong\u2019s three equine titans as \u201cvery special\u201d after Lucky Sweynesse\u2019s G1 Chairman\u2019s Sprint Prize (1200m) triumph, Golden Sixty\u2019s record-breaking G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) romp and Romantic Warrior\u2019s G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) victory, Mr Engelbrecht-Bresges said the meeting marked the city\u2019s full return to the world stage.<\/p>\r\n
\u201cIt was a day that showed Hong Kong racing has fully come back to the world stage with the atmosphere and the performances of these champion horses,\u201d Mr Engelbrecht-Bresges said. \u201cThis is really a global event and one which has improved the reputation of Hong Kong racing, especially after COVID.<\/p>\r\n
\u201cThere were a lot of people who were a little bit sceptical over whether Hong Kong can rebound quickly but today has shown Hong Kong\u2019s has the \u2018Can Do\u2019 spirit and the willingness to stretch. What we saw today was absolutely world-class racing and there were absolutely outstanding performances of really great champions of the turf.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”20858″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image” el_class=”group-photo-no-margin-bottom”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”20859″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image” el_class=”group-photo-no-margin-bottom”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges at the press briefing.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
\u201cHumbly, I would submit, Lucky Sweynesse is the best sprinter in the world and one of the best sprinters ever in Hong Kong. Golden Sixty is something every racing jurisdiction dreams of because one has not to forget we have only 1,250 horses and with a horse like Golden Sixty breaking all the records and history, he really is a hero in Hong Kong and globally.<\/p>\r\n
\u201cRomantic Warrior is one of the best horses in the world and especially over 2000m he is a dominant force, especially the way he accelerated.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
Mr Engelbrecht-Bresges said the atmosphere generated by many first-time racecourse attendees was outstanding and he thanked sponsor FWD.<\/p>\r\n
\u201cToday was a fantastic day of racing, the atmosphere was electrifying and the fans definitely supported us – 54,000 (people) is a wonderful result,\u201d Mr Engelbrecht-Bresges said.<\/p>\r\n
Hong Kong Jockey Club Executive Director, Racing Mr Andrew Harding said: \u201cThis was a history-making day, it was something very, very special and those successes in my mind at least will be etched in for a very long time.\u201d<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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