An outstanding group of world-class horses including Golden Sixty, Panthalassa, Jack d\u2019Or and Romantic Warrior feature among 49 gallopers from Hong Kong, Japan, Europe, Singapore and Australia selected for the HK$110 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 11 December.<\/p>
26 individual Group 1 winners will bid for a share of the combined record purse on offer across the HK$34 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m), HK$30 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), HK$24 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) and HK$22 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m).<\/p>
Underlining international support for Hong Kong\u2019s showpiece meeting, 24 of the selected runners are from overseas \u2013 an increase of five on 2021 \u2013 as history beckons for Golden Sixty, who will attempt to join Good Ba Ba as the only three-time winners of the LONGINES Hong Kong Mile, while Japan\u2019s Glory Vase chases a record third LONGINES Hong Kong Vase victory.<\/p>
Horses from Ireland, Australia, Singapore, France, Germany, England and Japan feature among the selected runners to challenge Hong Kong\u2019s premier gallopers on 11 December.<\/p>
Hong Kong\u2019s defence will be built around a select cluster of Group 1 winners, notably Golden Sixty, who resumed in gripping fashion last Sunday (20 November) with the 22nd win of his 25-start career, enhancing his all-time earnings to HK$116,250,600 (a Hong Kong record).<\/p>
Leading the home team \u2013 alongside the likes of Romantic Warrior, Wellington and Lucky Sweynesse \u2013 Golden Sixty will look to defend his crown against the emerging and exciting California Spangle, while Japanese Group 1 winners Schnell Meister and Danon Scorpion are out to thwart his history-equalling bid, along with Salios who returns after running third in the 2021 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile. Great Britain\u2019s Saffron Beach \u2013 a two-time Group 1 winner \u2013 is included as well as Laws Of Indices from Australia.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”32226″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Japan has five engaged in the LONGINES Hong Kong Cup bidding to resist the brilliant Romantic Warrior \u2013 last season\u2019s Most Improved Horse, Champion Four-Year-Old and Champion Middle-Distance Horse in Hong Kong \u2013 who was devastating first-up in the G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) last weekend. Hong Kong Champion Stayer Russian Emperor is also chasing LONGINES Hong Kong Cup glory.<\/p>
Panthalassa brings his exhilarating front-running tactics to Sha Tin for the LONGINES Hong Kong Cup after his stunning second to Equinox last start in the G1 Tenno Sho Autumn (2000m) at Tokyo, while Jack d\u2019Or \u2013 Chukyo\u2019s 2000m track record holder \u2013 features as well as Group 1 winners Geoglyph, Danon The Kid and the returning Lei Papale, who completes the quintet.<\/p>
Irish training maestro Aidan O\u2019Brien will be represented by Order Of Australia.<\/p>
Hong Kong\u2019s invariably strong sprinting ranks are looking to continue their domination of the LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint with an eighth win from the past nine editions. The home team is led by Wellington, Lucky Sweynesse and last year\u2019s winner Sky Field, while three individual Group 1 winners from Japan feature: Gendarme, Naran Huleg and Resistencia. Three-time Group 2 winning Meikei Yell \u2013 who holds Chukyo\u2019s 1200m course record \u2013 will also represent the Land of the Rising Sun.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>
Singapore returns to the fray in Hong Kong with Lim\u2019s Kosciuszko featuring in the LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint as an 11-time winner from 14 starts. The Australian-bred is a two-time Singapore Group 1 winner with titles in the 2022 SIN G1 Singapore Derby (1800m) and 2022 SIN G1 Lion City Cup (1200m) at Kranji.<\/p>
Chasing a record-setting fourth LONGINES Hong Kong Vase, Aidan O\u2019Brien will mount a triple-pronged assault on the 12 furlong test with Group 1 winners Broome and Bolshoi Ballet engaged as well as Stone Age, who recently placed second in the 2022 G1 Breeders\u2019 Cup Turf (2400m) at Keeneland behind Rebel\u2019s Romance.\u00a0<\/p>
While O\u2019Brien hunts another LONGINES Hong Kong Vase, Japan\u2019s Glory Vase is out to become the only three-time winner of the race following his victories in 2019 and 2021. Silk Racing\u2019s charge has an incredible affinity with Hong Kong and Glory Vase is one of four horses (Luso, Doctor Dino and Highland Reel) with two wins in the race.<\/p>
Win Marilyn joins him from Japan off the back of her brave second-placed effort to Geraldina in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2200m) at Hanshin earlier this month.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”32227″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
As always, the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase features a strong international presence with French stayer Bubble Gift featuring as well as Botanik for Andre Fabre, while the German Group 1-winning Mendocino \u2013 who came within a length of subsequent G1 Prix de l\u2019Arc de Triomphe (2400m) heroine Alpinista last year \u2013 is also in.<\/p>
The home team is led by Senor Toba, Panfield and Butterfield.<\/p>
Mr Andrew Harding, The Hong Kong Jockey Club\u2019s Executive Director, Racing, said: \u201cThe LONGINES Hong Kong International Races are firmly established as one of world racing\u2019s leading events and this year we will welcome an excellent line-up from Japan, Europe, Australia and Singapore.<\/p>
\u201cOnce more, we are delighted that the quality of selected runners for this year\u2019s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races is in keeping with our long-held commitment to deliver sporting excellence and this is highlighted with strong groups from Japan and Europe headed for Hong Kong to compete against Golden Sixty, Romantic Warrior and more.<\/p>
\u201cGolden Sixty is Hong Kong\u2019s hero and his legion of fans will be out in force at Sha Tin as he aims for a record-equalling third straight LONGINES Hong Kong Mile \u2013 a feat achieved only by the great Good Ba Ba. Romantic Warrior has made rapid progress to reach and succeed at the pinnacle of racing here in Hong Kong and we are extremely excited to see him contest the LONGINES Hong Kong Cup.<\/p>
\u201cWe have staged outstanding editions of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races over the past two years with champion horses and jockeys from around the world taking part, but the opportunity to have overseas racehorse owners, media and fans here with us again is incredibly exciting. This will be a very special renewal of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races and a thrilling afternoon of sport on Sunday, 11 December at Sha Tin.\u201d<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
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