The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2022/2023 Final Nominees

29/06/2023 11:01

The Champion Awards Judging Panel has elected the final nominees for The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2022/2023 as follows:

Horse of the Year	Elected by votes of the Judging Panel from winners of the respective categories, excluding the Champion Griffin
Champion Sprinter (below 1400m)	Lucky Sweynesse
Champion Sprinter (below 1400m)	Wellington
Champion Miler (1400m to below 1800m)	California Spangle
Champion Miler (1400m to below 1800m)	Golden Sixty
Champion Middle-Distance Horse (1800m to below 2200m)	Golden Sixty
	Romantic Warrior
	Voyage Bubble
Champion Stayer (2200m and over)	Romantic Warrior
Champion Stayer (2200m and over)	Russian Emperor
Champion Four-Year-Old (For four-year-olds as on 1 January of the current season)	Lucky Sweynesse
	Voyage Bubble
Champion Griffin (For new imports in the current season which arrived in Hong Kong unraced, and which were aged either 2 or 3 on the date of the first Hong Kong race meeting of the season)	Dream Winner
	Howdeepisyourlove

The Judging Panel is comprised of three members each from The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and the Association of Hong Kong Racing Journalists.

The HKJC votes are made by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges; Executive Director, Racing, Mr Andrew Harding and Head of Racing Product, Mr Greg Carpenter.

The three members from the Association of Hong Kong Racing Journalists are President Mr Cheung Ki, Chairman Mr Carlos Wu, and Committee Member Mr Ian Sham.

The Judging Panel commended the connections of each of the final nominees on the excellent performances of their horses this season.

Winners of the Champion Awards will be announced at The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2022/2023 presentation ceremony to be held on Friday, 14 July, with the presentation ceremony being live broadcast on Club’s online platforms including the Hong Kong Jockey Club Website, HKJC Racing Facebook Page, HKJC Racing Sports Facebook Page, HKJC Happy Wednesday Facebook Page, HKJC YouTube Channel, HKJC Racing Twitter and HKJC TV App.

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