Concert King takes first HKG1 Chairman’s Prize

The race is first run as a Hong Kong Group 1 event, with Concert King denying Quicken Away a fourth Chairman’s Prize success.

Quicken Away dominates rivals

Having won the Champions & Chater Cup (1800m) six days earlier, Quicken Away steps back to 1200m, crushing his rivals by five lengths to win the second of his three Chairman’s Prize trophies. The popular grey remains the only three-time winner of this race.

First Prize to Ever Win

Ever Win took the inaugural Chairman’s Prize, titled the Hong Kong Sprint Championship at that time, under the legendary Tony Cruz at Sha Tin.

To be Invincible

Invincible Sage has emerged as the newest member of Hong Kong racing’s elite with victory in the G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) on a rain-affected Sha Tin track, providing David Hall his most important Hong Kong success since Absolute Champion’s Centenary Sprint Cup win 16 years ago.

THE LUCKY ONE

Lucky Sweynesse joined elite company with a runaway win in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize. The Manfred Man trained speedster also collected a HK$5 million bonus for successfully completing Hong Kong’s three-race Speed Series.

Brilliant Wellington

The Richard Gibson-trained Wellington joined Mr Vitality, Fairy King Prawn, Silent Witness, Sacred Kingdom, Dim Sum and Lucky Nine as a dual Chairman’s Sprint Prize winners across recent years.

Powerful Wellington

The Richard Gibson-trained Wellington became just the fourth four-year-old to win the coveted contest – a Group 1 prize since 2000 – following Silent Witness (2004), Sacred Kingdom (2008) and Ivictory (2018).

Stunning success

As a 20/1 ranked outsider, Mr Stunning is one of only three outsiders winning this race at over 20/1 since 1985, the other two being Billet Express (24/1) in 2006 and Dim Sum (50/1) in 2011.

Size’s three-peat

John Size notched his third Chairman’s Sprint Prize win with Beat The Clock, following Ivictory in 2018 and Grand Delight in 2003.

Size’s dominance

John Size becomes the second trainer after Ivan Allan in 2001 to complete a one-two-three finish in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize thanks to Ivictory, Mr Stunning and Beat The Clock.

Lui scores first G1 victory

Lucky Bubbles brings local trainer Francis Lui his first G1 success. The race, in just its second year as an open contest, is also ranked equal 34th in the World’s Top 100 G1 Races and is listed as the fourth highest-ranked G1 sprint worldwide.

Chautauqua leads overseas charge

Australian sprinter Chautauqua becomes the first overseas winner. This year saw the race first contested as a G1 contest, with prize money upped to HK$10 million.

Lucky Nine makes it two in a row

Brett Prebble partners Lucky Nine to his second consecutive Chairman’s Sprint Prize victory.

Yiu’s third Chairman’s Sprint Prize

Ricky Yiu wins his third Chairman’s Sprint Prize with Sacred Kingdom, with him remaining as the most successful home-grown trainer in this race.

Longshot Dim Sum takes spoils

Dim Sum salutes as a 50/1 chance, the longest-price Chairman’s Sprint Prize winner in recent years.

New record for Silent Witness

Silent Witness equals what was then a world record in the modern era, extending his unbeaten sequence to 16 wins in this race.

Prawn rules newly-named Chairman’s Sprint Prize

Fairy King Prawn wins this race for the second time. The race is renamed as the Chairman’s Sprint Prize the same year.

Concert King takes first HKG1 Chairman’s Prize

The race is first run as a Hong Kong Group 1 event, with Concert King denying Quicken Away a fourth Chairman’s Prize success.

Quicken Away dominates rivals

Having won the Champions & Chater Cup (1800m) six days earlier, Quicken Away steps back to 1200m, crushing his rivals by five lengths to win the second of his three Chairman’s Prize trophies. The popular grey remains the only three-time winner of this race.

First Prize to Ever Win

Ever Win took the inaugural Chairman’s Prize, titled the Hong Kong Sprint Championship at that time, under the legendary Tony Cruz at Sha Tin.