Hong Kong Vase

Longines Hong Kong Vase

Group 1 race
Location	Sha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong, China
Inaugurated	1994
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Longines
Website	Hong Kong Jockey Club
Race information
Distance	2,400 metres (1.5 miles)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	121 lb (3y); 126 lb (4y+) Allowances 4 lb for fillies and mares
Purse	HK$20,000,000 (2018)

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 1+1⁄2 miles or 12 furlongs) 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$18,000,000 (approximately US$2.3 million).

Records

Speed record:

• 2:24.77 – Glory Vase (2019)

Most wins:

• 2 – Luso (1996, 1997)
• 2 – Doctor Dino (2007, 2008)
• 2 – Highland Reel (2015, 2017)

Most wins by a jockey:

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

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 – Aidan O'Brien (2015, 2017, 2020)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 – Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor (2015, 2017, 2020)

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	Élie 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	Élie 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
2012	Red Cadeaux	6	Gerald Mosse	Ed Dunlop	R J Arculli	2:28.73
2013	Dominant	6	Zac Purton	John Moore	10/11 John Moore Trainer Syndicate	2:27.29
2014	Flintshire	4	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:29.83
2015	Highland Reel	3	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Smith, Magnier & Tabor	2:28.43
2016	Satono Crown	4	João Moreira	Noriyuko Hori	Hajiime Satomi	2:26.22
2017	Highland Reel	5	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Smith, Magnier & Tabor	2:26.23
2018	Exultant	4	Zac Purton	Tony Cruz	Eddie Wong Ming Chak & Wong Leung Sau Hing	2:26.56
2019	Glory Vase	4	João Moreira	Tomohito Ozeki	Silk Racing Co Ltd	2:24.77
2020	Mogul	3	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier	2:27.21

See also

• List of Hong Kong horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  • 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• 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 (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Hong Kong Vase – Sha Tin.