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2016 PROSPECTUS I www.globalsprintchallenge.com
2016 PROSPECTUS I www.globalsprintchallenge.com
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 02
GLOBAL SPRINT CHALLENGE BONUS 03
AUSTRALIA
BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING (GROUP 1)
Saturday, 20 February, Flemington 04
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN,
SPONSORED BY GULF NEWS (GROUP 1)
Saturday, 26 March, Meydan 06
JAPAN
TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN (GROUP 1)
Sunday, 27 March, Chukyo
08
HONG KONG
CHAIRMAN’S SPRINT PRIZE (GROUP 1)
Sunday, 1 May, Sha Tin 10
UNITED KINGDOM
KING’S STAND STAKES (GROUP 1)
Tuesday, 14 June, Royal Ascot 12
DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES (GROUP 1)
Saturday, 18 June, Royal Ascot 14
DARLEY JULY CUP (GROUP 1)
Saturday, 9 July, Newmarket 16
JAPAN
SPRINTERS STAKES (GROUP 1)
Sunday, 2 October, Nakayama 18
AUSTRALIA
DARLEY CLASSIC (GROUP 1)
Saturday, 5 November, Flemington 20
HONG KONG
LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT (GROUP 1)
Sunday, 11 December, Sha Tin 22
CONTACTS
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Front Cover: Hong Kong’s Aerovelocity was Global Sprint
Challenge Bonus-bound in 2015 after winning two Legs on
foreign soil before succumbing to injury. Will the star sprinter be
able to make amends in 2016?
Opposite: USA-trained Secret Circle edged out Hong Kongtrained Super Jockey for a tough win in the 2015 Dubai Golden
Shaheen under the lights on Dubai World Cup night.
INTRODUCTION
On behalf of the Hong Kong Jockey Club,
I am delighted to introduce this year’s
Global Sprint Challenge.
The Global Sprint Challenge was established
in 2005 as a series of sprint races in Australia,
Japan and the UK. Hong Kong and Dubai joined
subsequently, expanding the Challenge’s global
reach and further advancing its aim to bring
together the world’s best sprinters. Horse racing
is more international in its scope than at any
time in the sport’s long and storied existence:
its globalisation has quickened in recent years,
particularly since the turn of the century, and the
Global Sprint Challenge plays a vanguard role as
the only multi-race international Group 1 series
to stage races in multiple jurisdictions across the
calendar year.
There is a noticeable change to this year’s
Challenge schedule, a change that has prompted a
good deal of excitement in Hong Kong. For the first
time, the Hong Kong Jockey Club will host two of the
competition’s 10 legs. The LONGINES Hong Kong
Sprint is already firmly-established as the final leg
and joining the Global Sprint Challenge roster for
2016 is Hong Kong’s “second” great speed test, the
Chairman’s Sprint Prize.
This year’s series of 10 Group 1 races will commence
at Flemington Racecourse, Australia, on 20 February
with the 2016 edition of the Black Caviar Lightning
Stakes. The Chairman’s Sprint Prize forms the
fourth leg of the Global Sprint Challenge as we
have moved the race from its previous February
slot to Sunday 1 May. This will bridge the gap
between the Dubai Golden Shaheen and Japan’s
Takamatsunomiya Kinen, which are on consecutive
days during the last weekend of March, and the fifth
leg, the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in June.
The King’s Stand Stakes is the first of Britain’s three
uninterrupted legs. The Diamond Jubilee Stakes
follows at Ascot four days later and the Darley
July Cup at Newmarket a month after that, which
is Europe’s mid-summer sprint highlight. Japan’s
second leg, the Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama
comes along in October, followed by Australia’s
Darley Classic at the Melbourne Spring Carnival
in November. That brings us to the finale, the
LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin to round
off the series.
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Prior to our excited reaction at having two Hong
Kong races in the series, there was an initial sense
of loss upon learning that the KrisFlyer Sprint
would be discontinued. The Singapore Turf Club
did a fantastic job as hosts and Singapore in May
had become a firm favourite for Hong Kong’s
horsemen, as it had for so many others from around
the world. Lucky Nine won the race twice and last
year at Kranji Hong Kong’s Aerovelocity won his
third Global Sprint Challenge leg within six months,
following on from wins in the LONGINES Hong Kong
Sprint and Japan’s Takamatsunomiya Kinen. If
only Aerovelocity’s Hong Kong Sprint win had not
been in the previous year! No horse has yet won
the US$1 million bonus for winning three legs in
three different countries within a calendar year, but
Aerovelocity at least showed that it is achievable.
In keeping with the Global Sprint Challenge ethos,
the Hong Kong Jockey Club has a longstanding
and wholehearted commitment to horse racing’s
internationalisation at the elite level. That being
so, it is a pleasure to partner with fellow racing
jurisdictions that are not only synonymous with
world class racing but also share the Club’s vision
of racing as an international sport. We are seeing
more and more owners and trainers seeking viable
opportunities for their horses overseas, and that
type of transnational competition at the elite level
is essential to the sport’s continuing relevance in
a world market place that offers many competing
sports and entertainment alternatives. The Global
Sprint Challenge, with its lucrative rewards and
attendant prestige, succeeds in encouraging the
world’s horsemen to take up the challenge and in
turn delivers an engaging global narrative to horse
racing’s exciting speed division.
Anthony Kelly
Executive Director,
Racing Business and Operations
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
GLOBAL SPRINT CHALLENGE BONUS
US$1 MILLION BONUS
TRAVEL INCENTIVES
A US$1 million bonus is available during the
2016 Global Sprint Challenge. To claim the bonus a
horse must win a minimum of three Group 1 races
across three different jurisdictions (countries)
during the 2016 Global Sprint Challenge.
All parties hosting Global Sprint Challenge
races welcome enquiries concerning potential
contributions towards the cost of transport
for horses travelling from overseas to compete
specifically in challenge races.
The bonus will be split 75% (US$750,000) to the
horse’s owners and 25% (US$250,000) to the
horse’s trainer. In the event of more than one
bonus qualifier, the US$1 million pool will be
divided equally amongst the winners.
As a general rule, travel incentives will be offered
to horses rated 115 or above including leg
winners travelling within the series. However,
travel incentives will not apply for horses being
transferred to be campaigned in the country or
jurisdiction in which they will be newly trained.
For further information, please contact the
committee representatives, as offers in this
respect vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
CURRENCY
Currencies shown in this brochure are the local
currency of the host country. If the US$1 million
bonus is to be paid out it will be converted according
to current exchange rates at the time of payment.
Above: Connections of Goldream were thrilled to be presented with the winners trophies by HRH Prince Harry after
the Robert Cowell-trained gelding took out the 2015 King’s Stand Stakes.
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BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING (G1)
DATE
Saturday 20 February 2016
RACECOURSE
Flemington Racecourse,
Melbourne, Australia
ENTRY DETAILS
NOMINATIONS CLOSE
DESCRIPTION OF RACE
First run in 1955, the Black
Caviar Lightning (G1) is run at
Flemington Racecourse over
1000m (5 furlongs), with horses
2yo & upwards carrying Standard
Weight-For-Age.
12 noon (Melbourne time)
Monday 15 February
NOMINATION FEE
DISTANCE
AUD$330
1000 metres /5 furlongs
(straight course)
ACCEPTANCES CLOSE
The race is conducted on a
straight course, of a width of up
to 30 metres, and with a field
limit of 20 horses.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HORSES
9:30am (Melbourne time)
Wednesday 17 February
20
ACCEPTANCE FEE
SURFACE
AUD$8,250
Turf
SCRATCHINGS
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY
AUD$8,250 (in lieu of acceptance
fee) by 7.30am (Melbourne time)
Saturday 20 February
AUD $750,000
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
1st —>$450,000
(plus $2,500 trophy)
2nd—>
$135,000
3rd—>
$67,500
4th—>
$33,750
5th—>
$18,750
6th—>
$15,000
7th—>
$15,000
8th—>
$15,000
The Flemington straight course,
starting from a chute that joins
the course proper, is perfectly flat.
Historically, riders took one side
of the course or another, looking
for the rail to guide them in the
race, with the field often splitting
to both rails. However, in recent
years the field more often than
not packs in one group up the
centre of the track.
The course record for 1000m at
Flemington is 55.42 sec, set by
Black Caviar in February 2013.
AGE AND SEX
No age and sex restrictions
WEIGHTS
Standard Weight-For-Age
(No apprentice claims)
WEIGHTS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
n/a
n/a
AGE & SEX
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
2yo C & G
46
101
n/a
n/a
2yo F
44
97
54.0
119
3yo C & G
55.5
122
52.0
115
3yo F
53.5
118
58.5
128.5
4yo+ H & G
58.5
128.5
56.5
124
4yo+ M
56.5
124
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PAST RESULTS BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING (G1)
YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
PLACEGETTERS
WBRR
TIME
TRACK
2015
Lankan Rupee
C Newitt
M Price (AUS)
Brazen Beau,
Deep Field
123
0-56.29
Good
2014
Snitzerland
B Avdulla
G Ryan (AUS)
Shamexpress,
Samaready
113
0-57.16
Good
2013
Black Caviar
L Nolen
P G Moody (AUS)
Moment of Change,
Golden Archer
130
0-55.42
Good
2012
Black Caviar
L Nolen
P G Moody (AUS)
Hay List,
Buffering
130
0-55.53
Good
2011
Black Caviar
L Nolen
P G Moody (AUS)
Hay List,
Warm Love
132
0-57.20
Good
FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE
Above: Lankan Rupee takes
out the Black Caviar Lighting in
the opening 2015 Global Sprint
Challenge contest.
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DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN, sponsored by Gulf News (G1)
DATE
Saturday 26 March 2016
NOMINATION DETAILS
NOMINATIONS CLOSE
RACECOURSE
Friday 15 January
Meydan Racecourse,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
NOMINATION FEE
DISTANCE
1200 metres / 6 furlongs
(left handed)
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HORSES
14
DESCRIPTION OF RACE
FREE
LATE ENTRY NOMINATIONS CLOSE
First supplementary closes
Wednesday 10 February
(US$2,000)
Second supplementary closes
Monday 7 March
(US$20,000)
SURFACE
DIRT
Third supplementary closes
Monday 21 March
(US$200,000)
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY
US$2,000,000
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
1st—>
$1,200,000
2nd—>
$400,000
3rd—>
$200,000
4th—>
$100,000
5th—>
$60,000
6th—>
$40,000
First run in 1993 as the Nad Al
Sheba Sprint before a name
change in 2000 to the Dubai
Golden Shaheen when it was
opened to international runners
for the first time. In 2001 it was
promoted from Group 3 to Group 1
and in 2010 was moved from Nad
Al Sheba to Meydan racecourse.
From 2010-2014 it was run on the
all-weather Tapeta surface but
returned to dirt in 2015.
Run left-handed there is a 300m
run to the one and only bend with
a 400m 5.5% camber on the turns
and a 1.5% camber in the straight.
DECLARATIONS CLOSE
9am (Dubai, UAE time)
Monday 21 March
DECLARATION FEE
US$20,000
BY INVITATION ONLY
AGE AND SEX
3YOs and upwards
WEIGHTS
Set Weights. Fillies & Mares
allowed 2.0 kg. (no apprentice
claims)
WEIGHTS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
56.0
124.0
AGE & SEX
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
3YO
59.0
130.0
60.0
132.0
4yo & up
60.0
132.0
2.0
5.0
Filly / Mare
allowances
2.0
5.0
Should no NH-bred 3YO declare to run the weights will be adjusted to:
SH-bred 3YOs 56.0 kg
NH & SH-bred 4YOs+ 57.0 kg
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PAST RESULTS DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN (G1)
YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
PLACEGETTERS
WBRR
TIME
TRACK
2015
Secret Circle
V Espinoza
B Baffert (USA)
Super Jockey,
Rich Tapestry
116
1-10.64
Dirt
2014
Sterling City
J Moreira
J Moore (HK)
Rich Tapestry,
United Color
118
1-10.88
All-Weather
(Std)
2013
Reynaldothewizard R Mullen
S Seemar (UAE)
Balmont Mast,
Krypton Factor
118
1-12.46
All-Weather
(Std)
2012
Krypton Factor
K Fallon
F Nass (BAH)
Rocket Man,
Lucky Nine
117
1-10.79
All-Weather
(Std)
2011
Rocket Man
F Coetzee
P Shaw (SIN)
Euroears,
Sunny King
121
1-11.28
All-Weather
(Std)
MEYDAN RACECOURSE
Above: USA-trained Secret Circle
for Victor Espinoza and Bob
Baffert claims the 2015 Dubai
Golden Shaheen.
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TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN (G1)
DATE
Sunday 27 March 2016
RACECOURSE
Chukyo Racecourse, Japan
DISTANCE
1200 metres / 6 furlongs
(Left handed)
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HORSES
18
SURFACE
Turf
TOTAL DECLARATION FEE WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS
1st —> 70%
2nd—>
20%
3rd—>
10%
AGE AND SEX
4yo and upwards (excluding
non-winners and non-starters)
DESCRIPTION OF RACE
The Takamatsunomiya Kinen is
contested over 1200 metres on a
left-handed turf track. The race
starts from the back straight, with
gradual slope going down the
corner and after travelling 100m
into the homestretch of 412m,
there will be a steep uphill of 2m
before reaching the winning post.
NOMINATION DETAILS
NOMINATIONS CLOSE
12 noon (Japan local time)
Tuesday 16 February
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY
NOMINATION FEE
¥212,280,000
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
1st—>
¥98,000,000
2nd—>
¥39,000,000
3rd—>
¥25,000,000
4th—>
¥15,000,000
5th—>
¥9,800,000
Free of charge
DECLARATIONS CLOSE
12 noon (Japan local time)
Thursday 24 March
DECLARATION FEE
¥300,000
PARTICIPATION INCENTIVE MONEY
6th—>
¥7,840,000
7th—>
¥6,860,000
8th—>
¥5,880,000
9th—>
¥2,940,000
10th—>
¥1,960,000
WEIGHTS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
AGE & SEX
57
126
4yo & up
Fillies and mares allowed 2kg / 5 lbs
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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
1kg allowance for Southern Hemisphere
horses born in 2012
PAST RESULTS TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN (G1)
YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
WBRR
TIME
TRACK
2015
Aerovelocity
Z Purton
P O’ Sullivan (HK) Hakusan Moon,
PLACEGETTERS
118
1-08.50
Good
2014
Copano Richard
M Demuro
T Miya (JPN)
Snow Dragon,
Straight Girl
117
1-12.20
Soft
2013
Lord Kanaloa
Y Iwata
T Yasuda (JPN)
Dream Valentino,
Hakusan Moon
128
1-08.10
Firm
2012
Curren Chan
K Ikezoe
T Yasuda (JPN)
San Carlo,
Lord Kanaloa
111
1-10.30
Firm
2011
Kinshasa no
Kiseki
U Rispoli
N Hori (JPN)
San Carlo,
Urbanity
115
1-07.90
Firm
Mikki Isle
CHUKYO RACECOURSE
Above: Hong Kong raider
Aerovelocity lands Japan’s first
challenge race of 2015.
Turf Course
Dirt Course
Steeplechase Course (turf)
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CHAIRMAN’S SPRINT PRIZE (G1)
DATE
NOMINATION DETAILS
NOMINATIONS CLOSE
Sunday 1 May 2016
RACECOURSE
Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong
6pm (Hong Kong time)
Monday 14 March
DISTANCE
NOMINATION FEE
DESCRIPTION OF RACE
1200 metres / 6 furlongs
FREE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HORSES
SUPPLEMENTARY NOMINATIONS CLOSE
14 runners permitted to start
SURFACE
6pm (Hong Kong time)
Wednesday 30 March
The Chairman’s Sprint Prize is run
right-handed on a turf track that
is flat, 30.5 metres wide and with
a home straight of approximately
430 metres. A "Good" track
surface is highly likely in May. The
race is limited to 14 runners and
the same day features another
Group 1 race, the Champions Mile.
SUPPLEMENTARY NOMINATION FEE
Turf
$100,000
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY
RIDING FEE
HK$10,000,000
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN (HK$)
1st—>
$5,700,000
2nd—>
$2,200,000
3rd—>
$1,000,000
4th—>
$570,000
5th—>
$330,000
6th—>
$200,000
AGE AND SEX
$2,000 (of which $1,000 payable
to HKJC)
DECLARATIONS TO RUN
8am (Hong Kong time)
Thursday 28 April
Selection of Runners for the
Chairman’s Sprint Prize is at the
sole discretion of the Hong Kong
Jockey Club.
Fees and dates are subject
to change.
3yo and upwards
WEIGHTS
Standard Weight-for-Age
No freelance or apprentice
jockey weight allowance may
be claimed
DECLARATION FEE
$100,000
WEIGHTS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
57
126
AGE & SEX
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
4yo+ (Males)
57
126
55.25
122
4yo+ (Females)
55.25
122
54
119
3yo (Males)
56
123
52
115
3yo (Females)
54
119
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PAST RESULTS CHAIRMAN’S SPRINT PRIZE (G1)
YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
PLACEGETTERS
WBRR
TIME
TRACK
2015
Gold-Fun
C Soumillon
R Gibson (HK)
Aerovelocity,
Lucky Nine
119
1-08.79
Good
2014
Lucky Nine
B Prebble
C Fownes (HK)
Charles The Great,
Sterling City
120
1-09.37
Good
2013
Lucky Nine
B Prebble
C Fownes (HK)
Frederick Engels,
Captain Sweet
120
1-09.28
Good
2012
Joy And Fun
B Doyle
D Cruz (HK)
Lucky Nine,
Sunny King
117
1-08.98
Good
2011
Dim Sum
O Doleuze
J Moore (HK)
Sacred Kingdom,
Let Me Fight
116
1-08.74
Good
SHA TIN RACECOURSE
Above: You could have thrown a
blanket across the principals at
the climax of a thrilling Chairman’s
Sprint Prize at Sha Tin in 2015 but
when the camera clicked it was
Gold-Fun who had his visored head
in front. The six-year-old battled
past the top sprinters Aerovelocity
(second) and Lucky Nine (third) to
claim the prestigious prize.
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KING’S STAND STAKES (G1)
DATE
NOMINATION DETAILS
ENTRIES CLOSE
Tuesday 14 June 2016
RACECOURSE
DESCRIPTION OF RACE
12 noon (British summer time)
Tuesday 19 April
Ascot Racecourse,
United Kingdom
ENTRY FEE
DISTANCE
£1720
1000 metres / 5 furlongs
(straight course)
Scratch by noon
(British summer time),
Tuesday May 24
or pay £2000
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HORSES
28
The King’s Stand Stakes is the
UK's most international race and
in addition to home victories, has
been won by visitors from Hong
Kong, Australia (four times),
Spain, Ireland and France over
the last fifteen years.
Confirm by noon
(British summer time),
Wednesday June 8
£1280
SURFACE
Turf
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY
The King’s Stand Stakes is
run on the final five furlongs
(1,000 metres) of the straight
mile, with the course rising
gradually throughout from the
start to the winning post. A
detailed topography map
is available on request.
SUPPLEMENTARY ENTRIES CLOSE
£400,000
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN (£GBP)
1st—>
£226,840
2nd—>
£86,000
3rd—>
£43,040
4th—>
£21,440
5th—>
£10,760
6th—>
£5,400
12 noon (British summer time)
Wednesday June 8
SUPPLEMENTARY ENTRY FEE
£35,000
DECLARATIONS CLOSE
10am (British summer time)
Sunday 12 June
DECLARATION FEE
AGE AND SEX
NIL
3yo and upwards
PENALTIES
None
WEIGHTS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
56
124
AGE & SEX
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
C & G born in 2013
51.5
114
55
121
F born in 2013
50.5
111
59
130
C & G born in 2012
or before
59
130
57.5
127
F born in 2012
or before
57.5
127
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PAST RESULTS KING’S STAND STAKES (G1)
YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
PLACEGETTERS
WBRR
TIME
TRACK
2015
Goldream
M Harley
R Cowell (UK)
Medicean Man,
Muthmir
116
0-59.11
Good
to Firm
2014
Sole Power
R Hughes
E Lynam (IRE)
Stepper Point,
Hot Streak
115
0-58.85
Good
2013
Sole Power
J Murtagh
E Lynam (IRE)
Shea Shea,
Pearl Secret
115
0-58.88
Good
2012
Little Bridge
Z Purton
C S Shum (HK)
Bated Breath,
Sole Power
118
0-59.69
Good
to Soft
2011
Prohibit
J Crowley
R Cowell (UK)
Star Witness, Sweet 116
Sanette
0-59.50
Good
ASCOT RACECOURSE
Above: Goldream wins the 2015
King's Stand Stakes in a tight finish.
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DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES (G1)
DATE
Saturday 18 June 2016
RACECOURSE
NOMINATION DETAILS
ENTRIES CLOSE
DESCRIPTION OF RACE
12 noon (British summer time)
Tuesday 19 April
Ascot Racecourse,
United Kingdom
ENTRY FEE
DISTANCE
£2550
1200 metres / 6 Furlongs
(straight course)
Scratch by noon
(British summer time),
Tuesday May 24
or pay £3000
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HORSES
28
Confirm by noon
(British summer time),
Monday June 13
£1950
SURFACE
Turf
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY
SUPPLEMENTARY ENTRIES CLOSE
£600,000
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN (£GBP)
1st—>
£340,260
2nd—>
£129,000
3rd—>
£64,560
4th—>
£32,160
5th—>
£16,140
6th—>
£8,100
12 noon (British summer time)
Monday June 13
As well as regularly falling
to European connections,
the Diamond Jubilee Stakes
has been won by Hong Kong,
Australia and America. Since the
inception of the Global Sprint
Challenge in 2005, more than 55
horses trained outside Europe
have contested the two Royal
Ascot legs.
Since 2015, the Diamond Jubilee
Stakes has been restricted to
four-year-olds and upwards as
the Group One Commonwealth
Cup is now available for threeyear-olds, over the same course
and distance.
SUPPLEMENTARY ENTRY FEE
£50,000
DECLARATIONS CLOSE
10am (British summer time)
Thursday 16 June
DECLARATION FEE
AGE AND SEX
The Diamond Jubilee Stakes
is run on the final six furlongs
(1200 metres) of the straight
mile, with the course rising
gradually throughout from
the start to the winning post.
A detailed topography map is
available on request.
Please note this does not prevent
Southern Hemisphere threeyear-olds from running in the
Diamond Jubilee Stakes as they
are designated four-year-olds in
the UK.
NIL
4yo and upwards
WEIGHTS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
AGE & SEX
58.5
129
57
126
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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
C & G born in 2012
or before
58.5
129
F born in 2012
or before
57
126
PAST RESULTS DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES (G1)
YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
PLACEGETTERS
WBRR
TIME
TRACK
2015
Undrafted
L Dettori
W Ward (USA)
Brazen Beau,
Astaire
118
1-12.69
Good
to Firm
2014
Slade Power
W Lordan
E Lynam (IRE)
Due Diligence,
Aljamaaheer
119
1-12.40
Good
to Firm
2013
Lethal Force
A Kirby
C Cox (UK)
Society Rock,
Krypton Factor
121
1-13.36
Good
to Firm
2012
Black Caviar
L Nolen
P G Moody (AUS)
Moonlight Cloud,
Restiadargent
130
1-14.10
Good
2011
Society Rock
P Cosgrave
J Fanshawe (UK)
Monsieur Chevalier,
Star Witness
117
1-17.22
Soft
ASCOT RACECOURSE
Above: Undrafted for the USA
becomes Wesley Ward's sixth Royal
Ascot winner, defeating Australia's
Brazen Beau.
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DARLEY JULY CUP (G1)
DATE
NOMINATION DETAILS
ENTRIES CLOSE
Saturday 9 July 2016
RACECOURSE
July Course, Newmarket,
United Kingdom
12 noon (British summer time)
Tuesday 3 May
ENTRY FEE
DISTANCE
£2125
1200 metres / 6 Furlongs
(straight course)
Scratch by noon
(British summer time),
Tuesday 3 May
or pay £2750
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HORSES
20
DESCRIPTION OF RACE
Confirm by noon
(British summer time),
Tuesday 21 June
£1375
SURFACE
Turf
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY
SUPPLEMENTARY ENTRIES CLOSE
£500,000
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
1st—>£283,550
2nd—>£107,500
3rd—>£53,800
The Darley July Cup is run on
Newmarket’s beautiful and
atmospheric summer racecourse,
the July Course. It is the highlight
of the three-day Newmarket
July Festival and is run on the
meeting’s final day.
The six furlong (1200 metres)
course is entirely straight with
some undulations and an uphill
climb in the final furlong to the
winning post. The maximum
field size is 20 runners plus two
reserves (if necessary, balloting
will be done according to
international ratings).
12 noon (British summer time)
Monday 4 July
SUPPLEMENTARY ENTRY FEE
£40,000
DECLARATIONS CLOSE
4th—>£26,800
10am (British summer time)
Thursday 7 July
5th—>£13,450
6th—>£6,750
DECLARATION FEE
AGE AND SEX
NIL
3yo and upwards
WEIGHTS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
LBS
AGE & SEX
KGS
LBS
56.5
125
C & G born in 2013
52
115
55.5
122
F born in 2013
51
112
59.5
131
C & G born in 2012
or before
59.5
131
58
128
F born in 2012
or before
58
128
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PAST RESULTS DARLEY JULY CUP (G1)
YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
PLACEGETTERS
WBRR
TIME
TRACK
2015
Muhaarar
P Hanagan
C Hills (UK)
Tropics,
Eastern Impact
123
1-09.34
Good
to Firm
2014
Slade Power
W Lordan
E Lynam (IRE)
Tropics,
Gregorian
121
1-12.40
Good
to Soft
2013
Lethal Force
A Kirby
C Cox (UK)
Society Rock,
Slade Power
121
1-09.11
Good
to Firm
2012
Mayson
P Hanagan
R Fahey (UK)
The Cheka,
Society Rock
118
1-15.90
Heavy
2011
Dream Ahead
H Turner
D Simcock (UK)
Bated Breath,
Hitchens
126
1-10.66
Good
to Firm
NEWMARKET RACECOURSE
Above: Muhaarar claims a local win
for UK trainer Charlie Hills in the
2015 Darley July Cup.
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SPRINTERS STAKES (G1)
DATE
Sunday 2 October 2016
TOTAL DECLARATION FEE WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS:
1st place 70%
RACECOURSE
Nakayama Racecourse, Japan
DISTANCE
1200 metres / 6 furlongs
(right handed)
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HORSES
16
SURFACE
2nd place 20%
3rd place 10%
AGE AND SEX
3yo and upwards (excluding nonwinners and non-starters)
DESCRIPTION OF RACE
The Sprinters Stakes is contested
over 1200 metres on a right
handed turf track. The race starts
on the outer turf course with
a sweeping far turn and a 300
metre home straight with a three
metre elevation.
NOMINATION DETAILS
NOMINATIONS CLOSE
12 noon (Japan local time)
Tuesday 16 August
Turf
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY
NOMINATION FEE
¥212,280,000
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN (JPN¥)
1st—>
¥98,000,000
2nd—>
¥39,000,000
3rd—>
¥25,000,000
4th—>
¥15,000,000
5th—>
¥9,800,000
Free of charge
DECLARATIONS CLOSE
12 noon (Japan local time)
Thursday 29 September
DECLARATION FEE
¥300,000
PARTICIPATION INCENTIVE MONEY
6th—>
¥7,840,000
7th—>
¥6,860,000
8th—>
¥5,880,000
9th—>
¥2,940,000
10th—>
¥1,960,000
WEIGHTS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
55
121
57
126
Fillies and mares allowed 2kg / 5 lbs
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AGE & SEX
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
3yo
54
119
4yo & up
57
126
PAST RESULTS SPRINTERS STAKES (G1)
YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
PLACEGETTERS
WBRR
TIME
TRACK
2015
Straight Girl
K Tosaki
H Fujiwara (JPN)
Sakura Gospel,
Ukiyono Kaze
113
1-08.10
Firm
2014
Snow Dragon
T Ono
N Takagi (JPN)
Straight Girl,
Red Oval
115
1-08.80
Firm
2013
Lord Kanaloa
Y Iwata
T Yasuda (JPN)
Hakusan Moon,
Mayano Ryujin
120
1-07.20
Firm
2012
Lord Kanaloa
Y Iwata
T Yasuda (JPN)
Curren Chan, Dream 117
Valentino
1-06.70
Firm
2011
Curren Chan
K Ikezoe
T Yasuda (JPN)
Pas de Trois,
A Shin Virgo
1-07.40
Firm
113
NAKAYAMA RACECOURSE
Above: After being runner up in the
2014 Sprinters Stakes, Straight Girl
wins a well-deserved victory in the
2015 race.
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DARLEY CLASSIC (G1)
DATE
Saturday 5 November 2016
RACECOURSE
Flemington Racecourse,
Melbourne, Australia
ENTRY DETAILS
NOMINATIONS CLOSE
DESCRIPTION OF RACE
First run in 1960, the
AUD$1,000,000 Darley Classic
is run at Flemington Racecourse
over 1200 metres (6 furlongs), with
horses 3YO and upwards carrying
Standard Weight-For-Age.
12 noon (Melbourne time)
Tuesday 20 September
NOMINATION FEE
DISTANCE
AUD$550
1200 metres / 6 Furlongs
(straight course)
LATE NOMINATIONS CLOSE
The race is conducted on a
straight course, of a width of up
to 30 metres, and with a field
limit of 20 horses.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HORSES
12 noon (Melbourne time)
Friday 23 September
20
LATE NOMINATION FEE
SURFACE
AUD$1,650
Turf
FIRST ACCEPTANCES CLOSE
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY
AUD$1,000,000
12 noon (Melbourne time)
Tuesday 18 October
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
FIRST ACCEPTANCE FEE
1st —>$600,000*
(plus $2,500 trophy)
AUD$880
2nd—>
$180,000
FURTHER LATE NOMINATIONS CLOSE
3rd—>
$90,000
12 noon (Melbourne time)
Monday 31 October
4th—>
$45,000
5th—>
$25,000
FURTHER LATE NOMINATION FEE
6th—>
$20,000
7th—>
$20,000
8th—>
$20,000
AUD$55,000
The Flemington straight course,
starting from a chute that joins
the course proper, is perfectly
flat. Historically, riders took one
side of the course or another,
looking for the rail to guide them
in the race, with the field often
splitting to both rails. However, in
recent years the field more often
than not packs in one group up
the centre of the track.
*WINNERS BONUS
An AUD$600,000 will be
paid by Victoria Racing Club
to the connections of the
winner of this race, if such
horse has won a Leg of the
Global Sprint Challenge run
outside Australia since 1
October 2015.
FINAL ACCEPTANCES CLOSE
10am (Melbourne time)
Wednesday 2 November
AGE AND SEX
FINAL ACCEPTANCE FEE
3yo and upwards
$11,000
WEIGHTS
SCRATCHING FEE
Standard Weight For Age
(No apprentice claims)
$11,000 (in lieu of declaration
fee) by 7.30am (Melbourne time)
Saturday 5 November
WEIGHTS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
56.5
124
AGE & SEX
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
3yo C & G
53
116.5
54.5
120
3yo F
51
112
58.5
128.5
4yo+ C, H & G
58.5
128.5
56.5
124
4yo+ M
56.5
124
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PAST RESULTS DARLEY CLASSIC (G1)
YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
PLACEGETTERS
WBRR
TIME
TRACK
2015
Delectation
J McDonald
C Waller (AUS)
Chautauqua,
Terravista
117
1-10.07
Soft
2014
Terravista
H Bowman
J Pride (AUS)
Chautauqua,
Lankan Rupee
123
1-08.79
Good
2013
Buffering
D Browne
R Heathcote
(AUS)
Shamexpress,
Moment of Change
118
1-10.36
Good
2012
Mental
K McEvoy
P Snowden (AUS) Sea Siren,
Hallowell Belle
121
1-09.04
Good
2011
Black Caviar
L Nolen
P G Moody (AUS)
132
1-08.72
Good
Buffering,
Mid Summer Music
FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE
Above: Delectation upsets the hot
favourite Chatauqua in the 2015
Darley Classic.
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LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT (G1)
DATE
Sunday 11 December 2016
RACECOURSE
NOMINATION DETAILS
NOMINATIONS CLOSE
Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong
6pm (Hong Kong time)
Monday 24 October
DISTANCE
NOMINATION FEE
DESCRIPTION OF RACE
1200 metres / 6 Furlongs
Free of charge
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HORSES
SUPPLEMENTARY NOMINATIONS CLOSE
14 runners permitted to start
SURFACE
6pm (Hong Kong time)
Monday 21 November
SUPPLEMENTARY NOMINATION FEE
Turf
$185,000
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY
RIDING FEE
HK$18,500,000
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
1st—>
HK$10,545,000
2nd—>
HK$4,070,000
3rd—>
HK$1,850,000
4th—>
HK$1,054,500
5th—>
HK$610,500
6th—>
HK$370,000
AGE AND SEX
$2,000
(of which $1,000 payable to HKJC)
The LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint
is one of the world's richest sprint
races and is always staged on
the second Sunday in December.
The race is run right-handed on a
turf track that is flat, 30.5 metres
wide and with a home straight of
approximately 430 metres.
A "Good" track surface is likely
in December. The race is limited
to 14 runners and the occasion,
which features four Group 1
International turf races, is the
biggest single-day sporting event
in Hong Kong.
DECLARATIONS TO RUN
8am (Hong Kong time)
Thursday 8 December
Selection of Runners for the
LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint is
at the sole discretion of the Hong
Kong Jockey Club.
Fees and dates are subject
to change.
3yo and upwards
WEIGHTS
Standard Weight For Age
No freelance or apprentice jockey
weight allowance may be claimed.
DECLARATION FEE
$185,000
WEIGHTS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
57
126
AGE & SEX
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
KGS
LBS
4yo+ (Males)
57
126
55.25
122
4yo+ (Females)
55.25
122
57
126
3yo (Males)
53
117
55.25
122
3yo (Females)
51.25
113
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PAST RESULTS LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT (G1)
YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
PLACEGETTERS
WBRR
TIME
TRACK
2015
Peniaphobia
J Moreira
A S Cruz (HK)
Gold-Fun,
Notlistenin’tome
119
1-08.74
Good
2014
Aerovelocity
Z Purton
P O’Sullivan (HK)
Peniaphobia,
Straight Girl
118
1-08.57
Good
to Firm
2013
Lord Kanaloa
Y Iwata
T Yasuda (JPN)
Sole Power,
Frederick Engels
128
1-08.25
Good
to Firm
2012
Lord Kanaloa
Y Iwata
T Yasuda (JPN)
Cerise Cherry,
Captain Sweet
120
1-08.50
Good
2011
Lucky Nine
B Prebble
C Fownes (HK)
Entrapment
(DH for second), Joy
and Fun
(DH for second)
118
1-08.98
Good
to Firm
SHA TIN RACECOURSE
Above: HK-trained Peniaphobia,
goes one better than his 2014
second and takes out the final Leg
of the 2015 Global Sprint Challenge
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CONTACTS
AUSTRALIA
LEIGH JORDON
Global Sprint Challenge Committee Chairman
PHONE +61 (0) 411 646 187
EMAIL Leigh@jordoninternational.com
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
MARTIN TALTY
Manager International Department
Dubai Racing Club
PHONE +971 4 327 0077
EMAIL martin.talty@dubairacingclub.com
JAPAN
TAKAHIRO KATO
International Department
Japan Racing Association
PHONE +81 3 5785 7365
EMAIL Takahiro_Kato@jra.go.jp
HONG KONG
ANTHONY B KELLY
Executive Director, Racing Business and Operations
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
PHONE +852 2966 1190
EMAIL anthony.b.kelly@hkjc.org.hk
UNITED KINGDOM
NICK SMITH
Director of Racing & Communications
Ascot Racecourse Ltd.
PHONE +44 (0) 1344 878 524
EMAIL nick.smith@ascot.co.uk
MICHAEL PROSSER
Director of Racing
Newmarket Racecourses
PHONE +44 (0) 1638 675 504
EMAIL michael.prosser@thejockeyclub.co.uk
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Champion jockey Joao Moreira celebrates after his victory on local star Peniaphobia in the 2015 Longines Hong Kong Sprint
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