Hong Kong Mile

The Hong Kong Mile is a Group 1 race for 3yo & upward thoroughbreds that takes place each December at Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong. The race itself is run over a distance of 1600 metres with prizemoney of HK$16,000,000 and is one of the four major races held on Hong Kong International Race Day.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club governs racing in Hong Kong and has two racing tracks, Sha Tin and Happy Valley. The Hong Kong Mile is run at the Sha Tin Racecourse which was first built in 1978. For more information about the HKJC and the Sha Tin track please take the time to visit our Sha Tin Racecourse page.

The 2009 Hong Kong Mile result was a clean sweep for Hong Kong gallopers when the brilliant miler Good Ba Ba scored his third consecutive win in this race defeating fellow locals Happy Hero second and Fellowship third.

The Hong Kong Mile was first introduced in 1991 as the 'Hong Kong International Bowl' with an original race distance of 1400 metres. In 1999, with an increase in distance to 1600 metres the race became the Hong Kong Mile with Group One status reached in the year 2000.

Currently sponsored by Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong Mile attracts quality gallopers from all around the world and provides a top support act to the highly rated feature, the Hong Kong Cup, on International Race Day in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong International Race Day
Hong Kong International Race day has become one of the major days of racing in Asia and around the world. International Race Day takes place yearly each December and offers prizemoney in excess of HK$54,000,000, which is approximately $7.8M Australian.

International Race Day features the four following races:

• Hong Kong Mile - 1600m
• Hong Kong Cup - 2000m
• Hong Kong Sprint - 1200m
• Hong Kong Vase - 2400m

Australian horses have won the Hong Kong Mile multiple times with Monopolize ridden by Wayne Harris and trained by Grahame Begg winning in consecutive years in 1995-96, while the Bart Cumming's galloper Catalan Opening scoring in 1997 with Darren Beadman aboard. In the year 2000, Greg Childs rode champion mare Sunline to victory for trainer Trevor McKee.

Racing To Win represented Australia in the 2009 Hong Kong Mile and ran down the track after not enjoying a great deal of luck.

2009 Hong Kong Mile result
1. Good Ba Ba - O Doleuze
2. Happy Zero - D Beadman
3. Fellowship - Z Purton

then followed:
4. Egyptian Ra - F Coetzee
5. Ferneley - K Fallon
6. Confront - R Moore
7. Alexandros - L Dettori
8. Able One - B Prebble
9. Sweet Hearth - G Mosse
10. Gris De Gris - T Thulliez
11. Sight Winner - D Whyte
12. Duff - F Berry
13. Racing To Win - H Bowman
14. Pressing - N Callan

Margins: 1/2 len, 3/4 len
Time: 1.34.60

2009 Hong Kong Mile: Good Ba Ba had little luck in running but still proved too good when he came home down the middle of the track to score a convincing win for the third year in a row. Happy Hero ran a gallant second after making his run with the winner but unable to match that horse's big finish. Fellowship finished in third place after racing on the pace. Aussie entrant Racing To Win made a brief run in the straight before weakening to finish well back.

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* The 1992 Hong Kong Cup was postponed in December of that year due to an equine virus outbreak and the race was held the in April of 1993.