Hong Kong Vase

Group 1 race
Hong Kong Vase

Location	Sha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong, China
Inaugurated	1994
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Cathay Pacific
Website	Hong Kong Jockey Club
Race information
Distance	2,400 metres (1½ miles)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	121 lb (3y); 126 lb (4y+) Allowances 4 lb for fillies and mares
Purse	HK$14,000,000 (2009) 1st: HK$7,980,000

The Hong Kong Vase 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 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December.

The race was first run in 1994, and it was promoted to Group 1 status in 2000. It is one of the four Hong Kong International Races, and it presently offers a purse of HK$14,000,000 (approximately US$1.8 million).

Records

Speed record:

• 2:25.10 – Red Bishop

Most wins:

• 2 – Luso (1996, 1997)
• 2 – Doctor Dino (2007, 2008)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 – Olivier Peslier (1995, 1999, 2007, 2008)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 2 – Elie Lellouche (1995, 2003)
• 2 – Clive Brittain (1996, 1997)
• 2 – Richard Gibson (2007, 2008)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 – Saeed Manana (1996, 1997)
• 2 – Javier Martinez Salmean (2007, 2008)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1994	Red Bishop	6	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	Ali Saeed	2:25.10
1995	Partipral	6	Olivier Peslier	Elie Lellouche	Enrique Sarasola	2:25.70
1996	Luso	4	Frankie Dettori	Clive Brittain	Saeed Manana	2:26.10
1997	Luso	5	Michael Kinane	Clive Brittain	Saeed Manana	2:26.30
1998	Indigenous	5	Douglas Whyte	Ivan W. Allan	Pang Yuen Hing	2:27.40
1999	Borgia	5	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Gestüt Ammerland	2:30.10
2000	Daliapour	4	Johnny Murtagh	Sir Michael Stoute	Lucky Stable	2:28.20
2001	Stay Gold	7	Yutaka Take	Yasuo Ikee	Shadai Racehorse Co.	2:27.80
2002	Ange Gabriel	4	Thierry Jarnet	Eric Libaud	Antonia Devin	2:28.40
2003	Vallee Enchantee	3	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	2:28.20
2004	Phoenix Reach	4	Martin Dwyer	Andrew Balding	Winterbeck Manor Stud	2:29.80
2005	Ouija Board	4	Kieren Fallon	Ed Dunlop	19th Earl of Derby	2:28.90
2006	Collier Hill	8	Dean McKeown	Alan Swinbank	Russell Hall et al.	2:27.10
2007	Doctor Dino	5	Olivier Peslier	Richard Gibson	Javier Martinez Salmean	2:28.20
2008	Doctor Dino	6	Olivier Peslier	Richard Gibson	Javier Martinez Salmean	2:29.14
2009	Daryakana	3	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:27.51
2010	Mastery	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:27.69
2011	Dunaden	6	Craig Williams	Mikel Delzangles	Pearl Bloodstock	2:27.50

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  • 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• Racing Information of Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (2011/12)
• Website of Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (2011/12)
• The Hong Kong Jockey Club [1]
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Hong Kong Vase (2009).
• pedigreequery.com – Hong Kong Vase – Sha Tin.