Hong Kong Mile

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Longines Hong Kong Mile
Group 1 race
HKIR 20231210 Golden Sixty.jpg
Golden Sixty won the Hong Kong Mile race at the Hong Kong International Races 2023 raceday on 10 December 2023.
Location Sha Tin Racecourse
Hong Kong
Inaugurated1991
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Longines
Website Hong Kong Jockey Club
Race information
Distance1,600 metres (1 mile)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight125 lb (3y); 126 lb (4y+)
Allowances
4 lb for fillies and mares
Purse HK$32,000,000 (2023) [1]
1st: HK$17,920,000

The Hong Kong Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December.

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The race was first run in 1991, and it was originally titled the Hong Kong International Bowl. Its distance was initially set at 1,400 metres. The event's present title and distance were both introduced in 1999, and the following year it was promoted to Group 1 status.

The Hong Kong Mile is one of the four Hong Kong International Races, and it presently offers a purse of HK$32,000,000 (approximately US$4 million).

Records

Trophy of the Hong Kong Mile HKIR 20231210 Hong Kong Mile (trophy).jpg
Trophy of the Hong Kong Mile

Speed record: (at present distance of 1,600 metres)

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
(Trained In)
Owner
Time
1991 Additional Risk 3 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld (Ireland) Moyglare Stud Farm 1:21.90
1992 Glen Kate [1] 6 Corey Black Bill Shoemaker (USA) McNall / Gretzky 1:22.20
1993 Winning Partners 5 Michael Kinane Neville Begg (Hong Kong)Justin Yue Kwok Hung et al.1:22.60
1994 Soviet Line 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute (Great Britain) Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:22.00
1995 Monopolize 5 Wayne Harris Grahame Begg (Australia)Neville Begg & Partners1:21.50
1996 Monopolize 6 Darren Beadman Grahame Begg (Australia)Neville Begg & Partners1:22.00
1997 Catalan Opening 5 Darren Beadman Bart Cummings (Australia) Dato Tan Chin Nam 1:22.00
1998 Jim and Tonic 4 Gérald Mossé François Doumen (France)Martin / Barby1:21.70
1999 Docksider 4 Olivier Peslier John Hills (Great Britain) Gary A. Tanaka 1:34.70
2000 Sunline 5 Greg Childs Trevor McKee (New Zealand) Trevor McKee et al.1:34.20
2001 Eishin Preston 4 Yuichi Fukunaga Shuji Kitahashi (Japan)Toyomitsu Hirai1:34.80
2002 Olympic Express 4 Weichong Marwing Ivan Allan (Hong Kong) Larry Yung Chi Kin 1:34.90
2003 Lucky Owners 3 Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz (Hong Kong)Mr & Mrs Leung Kai Fai1:34.30
2004 Firebreak 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Godolphin 1:34.60
2005 Hat Trick 4 Olivier Peslier Katsuhiko Sumii (Japan)Carrot Farm1:34.80
2006 The Duke 6 Olivier Doleuze Caspar Fownes (Hong Kong)Eddie Yau Jr.1:33.40
2007 Good Ba Ba 5 Olivier Doleuze Andreas Schütz (Hong Kong)John Yuen Se Kit1:34.50
2008 Good Ba Ba 6 Christophe Soumillon Andreas Schütz (Hong Kong)John Yuen Se Kit1:32.71
2009 Good Ba Ba 7 Olivier Doleuze Derek Cruz (Hong Kong)John Yuen Se Kit1:34.60
2010 Beauty Flash 5 Gérald Mossé Tony Cruz (Hong Kong) Simon Kwok Siu Ming 1:34.79
2011 Able One 9 Jeff Lloyd John Moore (Hong Kong)Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan1:33.98
2012 Ambitious Dragon 6 Zac Purton Anthony T. Millard (Hong Kong)Johnson Lam Pui Hung & Anderson Lam Hin Yue1:34.12
2013 Glorious Days 6 Douglas Whyte John Size (Hong Kong)Tom Brown's Syndicate1:33.60
2014 Able Friend 5 João Moreira John Moore (Hong Kong)Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan1:33.49
2015 Maurice 4 Ryan Moore Noriyuki Hori (Japan) Kazumi Yoshida 1:33.92
2016Beauty Only5 Zac Purton Tony Cruz (Hong Kong)Eleanor Kwok Law Kwai Chun & Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen1:33.48
2017 Beauty Generation 5 Derek Leung Ka-chun John Moore (Hong Kong)Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen1:33.72
2018 Beauty Generation 6 Zac Purton John Moore (Hong Kong)Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen1:33.52
2019 Admire Mars 3 Christophe Soumillon Yasuo Tomomichi (Japan)Riichi Kondo1:33.25
2020 Golden Sixty 5 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Francis Lui Kin-wai (Hong Kong)Stanley Chan Ka Leung1:33.45
2021 Golden Sixty 6 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Francis Lui Kin-wai (Hong Kong)Stanley Chan Ka Leung1:33.86
2022 California Spangle 4 Zac Purton Tony Cruz (Hong Kong)Howard Liang Yum Shing1:33.41
2023 Golden Sixty 8 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Francis Lui Kin-wai (Hong Kong)Stanley Chan Ka Leung1:34.14

1 The "1992" race actually took place in April 1993 – it had been postponed in December due to an equine virus.

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References

  1. "Race Info – LONGINES Hong Kong Mile - LONGINES Hong Kong International Races 2023 - The Hong Kong Jockey Club" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-12-10.