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 2011 Hong Kong Mile was taken out by local galloper Able One who was ridden a treat to score from Great Britain miler Citiscape, while the winner's stablemate Xtension finished in third place.
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 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.
1. $21.00 Able One 57.0 J Lloyd
2. $14.00 Cityscape 57.0 S Drowne
3. $4.00 Xtension 57.0 D Beadman
then followed
4. $21.00 Dubawi Gold 55.0 R Hughes
5. $8.50 Sichuan Success 57.0 D Whyte
6. $14.00 Beauty Flash 57.0 G Mosse
7. $16.00 Rajsaman 57.0 T Jarnet
8. $7.00 Sahpresa 55.5 C Lemaire
9. $4.50 Jimmy Choux 57.0 J Riddell
10. $151.00 Outdoor Pegasus 57.0 J Murtagh
11. $126.00 Fat Choy Oohlala 57.0 M Guyon
12. $11.00 Destined For Glory 57.0 T Clark
13. $17.00 Apapane 55.5 M Ebina
14. $19.00 Flying Blue 57.0 O Doleuze * Fixed Priced odds courtesy of IASbet
Margins: Nose, Nose Time: 1.33.98
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Hong Kong International Race day is the major race day of Hong Kong horse racing and the day itself has become one of the major days of racing in Asia and around the world. Held in December annually, International Race Day takes place offers total prizemoney in excess of HK$64,000,000, which is around $8.2M Australian.
International Race Day features the four following races:
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 finished down the track in the 2009 Hong Kong Mile after enjoying little luck and he was the last galloper to represent Australia in this race.
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