Hong Kong Mile

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Longines Hong Kong Mile
Group 1 race
LocationSha Tin Racecourse
Hong Kong
Inaugurated1991
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorLongines
WebsiteHong 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
PurseHK$25,000,000 (2018)
1st: HK$14,250,000

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.

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$23,000,000 (approximately US$2.9 million).

Records[]

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:

  • 3 – John Yuen Se Kit (2007, 2008, 2009)

Winners[]

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
(Trained In)
Owner
Time
1991 3 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld (Ireland) Moyglare Stud Farm 1:21.90
1992 [1] 6 Corey Black Bill Shoemaker (USA) McNall / Gretzky 1:22.20
1993 5 Michael Kinane (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 5 Wayne Harris (Australia) Neville Begg & Partners 1:21.50
1996 6 Darren Beadman (Australia) Neville Begg & Partners 1:22.00
1997 5 Darren Beadman Bart Cummings (Australia) Dato Tan Chin Nam 1:22.00
1998 Jim and Tonic 4 Gérald Mossé François Doumen (France) Martin / Barby 1:21.70
1999 4 Olivier Peslier John Hills (Great Britain) Gary A. Tanaka 1:34.70
2000 Sunline 5 Trevor McKee (New Zealand) Trevor McKee et al. 1:34.20
2001 Eishin Preston 4 Yuichi Fukunaga (Japan) Toyomitsu Hirai 1:34.80
2002 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 Fai 1:34.30
2004 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Godolphin 1:34.60
2005 4 Olivier Peslier Katsuhiko Sumii (Japan) Carrot Farm 1:34.80
2006 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 Kit 1:34.50
2008 Good Ba Ba 6 Christophe Soumillon Andreas Schütz (Hong Kong) John Yuen Se Kit 1:32.71
2009 Good Ba Ba 7 Olivier Doleuze Derek Cruz (Hong Kong) John Yuen Se Kit 1:34.60
2010 Beauty Flash 5 Gerald Mosse Tony Cruz (Hong Kong) 1:34.79
2011 Able One 9 Jeff Lloyd John Moore (Hong Kong) Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan 1:33.98
2012 Ambitious Dragon 6 Zac Purton Anthony T. Millard (Hong Kong) Johnson Lam Pui Hung & Anderson Lam Hin Yue 1:34.12
2013 Glorious Days 6 Douglas Whyte John Size (Hong Kong) Tom Brown's Syndicate 1:33.60
2014 Able Friend 5 João Moreira John Moore (Hong Kong) Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan 1:33.49
2015 Maurice 4 Ryan Moore (Japan) Kazumi Yoshida 1:33.92
2016 Beauty Only 5 Zac Purton Tony Cruz (Hong Kong) Eleanor Kwok Law Kwai Chun & Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen 1:33.48
2017 Beauty Generation 5 Derek Leung John Moore (Hong Kong) Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen 1:33.72
2018 Beauty Generation 6 Zac Purton John Moore (Hong Kong) Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen 1:33.52
2019 Admire Mars 3 Christophe Soumillon Yasuo Tomomichi (Japan) Riichi Kondo 1:33.25
2020 Golden Sixty 5 Vincent Ho Francis Lui Kin-wai (Hong Kong) Stanley Chan Ka Leung 1.33.45
2021 Golden Sixty 6 Vincent Ho Francis Lui Kin-wai (Hong Kong) Stanley Chan Ka Leung 1:33.86

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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