Hong Kong Vase

The Hong Kong Vase is a Group 1 race for 3yo & upward staying thoroughbreds over a distance of 2400m and held in December each year at Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong. The race has prizemoney of HK$14,000,000 and is one of the four major races to take place 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. Visit our Sha Tin Racecourse page for more information about the HKJC and the Sha Tin track.

The 2009 Hong Kong Vase result seen a barnstorming win by French filly Daryakana who proved too good when she beat UK galloper Spanish Moon with Kasbah Bliss from France in third place.

The Hong Kong Vase is the major staying event on International Race Day and was first run in 1994. The race was elevated to Group One level in the year 2000 and and with a purse of HK$14M it has become a prestigious distance event on the Hong Kong racing calendar. Cathay Pacific sponsors the race and it forms an integral part of a quality days racing in December each year.

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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 annually in December and has total prizemoney in excess of HK$54,000,000, which is approximately $7.8M Australian.

International Race Day features the four following races:

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

Australian racehorses do not figure too prominently on the Hong Kong Vase honour roll and it is a race that is taken out by a quality international galloper.

No Australian horse ran in the 2009 Hong Kong Vase.

2009 Hong Kong Vase result
1. Daryakana - G Mosse
2. Spanish Moon - R Moore
3. Kasbah Bliss - T Thulliez

then followed;
4. Jaguar Mail - C Soumillon
5. Cirrus Des Aigles - F Blondel
6. Viva Pataca - D Beadman
7. Thumbs Up - B Prebble
8. Jamesina - J Lloyd
9. Buccellati - W Buick
10. Youmzain - K Fallon
11. Packing Winner - B Doyle
12. Jackpot Delight - J Winks
13. Black Mamba - O Doleuze

Margins: 1/2 hd, 1/2 len
Time: 2:27.51

2009 Hong Kong Vase: Daryakana staged a big finish to gather in the field close to home in an outstanding win. Spanish Moon finished second after looking the winner until overtaken close to the line, while Kasbah Bliss battled on well for third.

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