Racing Info

Hong Kong Classic Mile

Introduction & Past Winners
Racing Info
Contenders

1 Feb 2026
4:05PM (Race 8)
Prize Money
HK$13 million
Distance
Turf, "B+2" Course, 1600M

Race Results

Little Paradise

takes the Hong Kong Classic Mile

Going : GOOD
Course : TURF - "B+2" Course
Time : (24.33) (46.42) (1:10.12) (1:33.31)
Sectional Time : 24.33 22.09 23.70
11.98  11.72
 23.19
11.55  11.64
Pla. Horse No. Horse Jockey Trainer ActualWt. Declar.Horse Wt. Draw LBW RunningPosition Finish Time
1 2 LITTLE PARADISE (K246) C Y Ho K H Ting 126 1201 6 -
11
10
11
1
 1:33.31
2 6 INFINITE RESOLVE (K369) A Badel M Newnham 126 1084 3 2
8
8
8
2
 1:33.64
3 4 BEAUTY BOLT (K491) J McDonald A S Cruz 126 1135 12 2-1/2
2
2
2
3
 1:33.69
4 1 SAGACIOUS LIFE (K507) Z Purton P C Ng 126 1083 13 2-3/4
6
7
6
4
 1:33.76
5 11 TOP DRAGON (J481) M Guyon W Y So 126 1110 2 3-1/4
9
6
7
5
 1:33.82
6 3 INVINCIBLE IBIS (K296) H Bowman M Newnham 126 1125 11 4
14
13
12
6
 1:33.93
7 12 CIRCUIT GRAND SLAM (K201) C L Chau K L Man 126 1142 10 4
13
14
13
7
 1:33.93
8 10 AKASHVANI (K234) L Ferraris D A Hayes 126 1108 4 4
4
5
4
8
 1:33.96
9 7 PATCH OF COSMO (J357) M Chadwick K L Man 126 1279 9 5
12
12
14
9
 1:34.09
10 8 PUBLIC ATTENTION (L035) B Avdulla D A Hayes 126 1242 1 6
5
3
3
10
 1:34.27
11 5 CRIMSON FLASH (K173) A Atzeni M Newnham 126 1081 7 7-1/2
7
9
10
11
 1:34.52
12 14 WINDLORD (L184) D B McMonagle W K Mo 126 1093 14 10
10
11
9
12
 1:34.91
13 9 WINFIELD (K446) L Hewitson M Newnham 126 1042 8 14-3/4
1
1
1
13
 1:35.68
14 13 SHANWAH (L123) H Bentley D J Whyte 126 1089 5 19-3/4
3
4
5
14
 1:36.48

Key Dates

19 Jan - Entries Close

29 Jan - Declarations to Run

Racing Statistics

Stat 1: Champions in the past six editions have all won at least three races in Hong Kong

In each of the past 6 editions of this race, the eventual winner had already recorded a minimum of three wins in Hong Kong prior to contesting this event.

Pre‑race Hong Kong Records of Winners in the Past 6 Hong Kong Classic Mile
Year Horse Pre-race Record in Hong Kong
(Starts–Win–Second–Third)
2025 MY WISH 7-3-1-2
2024 HELIOS EXPRESS 6-4-1-1
2023 VOYAGE BUBBLE 8-3-3-1
2022 ROMANTIC WARRIOR 4-4-0-0
2021 EXCELLENT PROPOSAL 5-3-1-0
2020 GOLDEN SIXTY 8-7-0-0
Horses on radar No. 2 LITTLE PARADISE
No. 3 INVINCIBLE IBIS
No. 5 CRIMSON FLASH
No. 7 PATCH OF COSMO
No. 10 AKASHVANI
No. 11 TOP DRAGON

Stat 2: Highest-rated runners are worth close attention

In the past eight editions of the race, the horse(s) with the highest rating among the runners have resulted 3 wins, 1 second, 1 third and 2 fourth.

Performance of the Highest-Rated Horse(s) in the Past 8 Hong Kong Classic Miles
Year Horse Rating Finish
2025 PACKING HERMOD 93 3
RUBYLOT 93 6
2024 HELIOS EXPRESS 102 1
2023 CORDYCEPS SIX 111 4
2022 CALIFORNIA SPANGLE 101 2
2021 SKY DARCI 103 6
2020 GOLDEN SIXTY 112 1
2019 DARK DREAM 104 4
2018 NOTHINGILIKEMORE 112 1
Horse on radar No. 1 SAGACIOUS LIFE

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