Jockey Club Sprint

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The Jockey Club Sprint is a Group 2 set weights Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong, run over 1200 metres. In the 2003/2004 racing season, this race was upgraded to a domestic Group 2 event. The race was promoted to International Group 2 status in 2010. The prize money in season 2011/12 is HK$3,000,000, which was increased to HK$3,875,000 in season 2014/15.

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YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
2010
(dh)
Rocket Man
One World
5
6
Felix Coetzee
Darren Beadman
Patrick Shaw
John Moore
1:08.82
2011 Little Bridge 5 Gérald Mossé C S Shum1:08.67
2012Lucky Nine5 Brett Prebble Caspar Fownes 1:08.83
2013Charles The Great4 Douglas Whyte John Moore 1:09.58
2014Peniaphobia3 Douglas Whyte Tony Cruz 1:08.08
2015Gold-Fun6 Christophe Soumillon Richard Gibson1:08.31
2016Not Listenin'tome6Hugh Bowman John Moore 1:08.26
2017Mr Stunning5 Nash Rawiller John Size 1:09.33
2018Hot King Prawn4 João Moreira John Size 1:08.59
2019Aethero3 Karis Teetan John Moore 1:07.58
2020Hot King Prawn6 João Moreira John Size 1:08.00
2021Lucky Patch5Jerry Chau Chun-lokFrancis Lui Kin-wai1:07.98
2022Lucky Sweynesse4 Zac Purton Manfred Man Ka-leung 1:07.55
2023Lucky Sweynesse5 Zac Purton Manfred Man Ka-leung 1:08.42

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