Speaker : Ciaran KennellyHead of Handicapping, Race Planning & International Racing Department

2002 / 2003

Hong Kong Pattern Races

Group Races

2001/2002 - 24

2002/2003 - 27

Group Races

International Group 1 5

Hong Kong Group 1 9

Hong Kong Group 2 4

Hong Kong Group 3 9

Total 27

Total Prize Money

HK$166.7 millionHK$166.7 millionHK$166.7 millionHK$166.7 million

Three Three New Group 3Weight-for-Age Races in November

• 1000 m

• 1600 m

• 2000 m

Road to Hong Kong International Races

From September to NovemberFrom September to November

• 5 Group 3 Races

• 3 Premier Handicaps

Nominations close on

8th October 2002

for all horses trained

bothboth overseas and in Hong Kong overseas and in Hong Kong

Announcement of selected horses -

both overseas & Hong Kong on

27th November 200227th November 2002

Fillies & Mares -

4 lbs allowance

In HKIR races and all Hong Kong In HKIR races and all Hong Kong

WFA Pattern RacesWFA Pattern Races

Champion Sprint Series

1st leg - Bauhinia Sprint TrophyBauhinia Sprint Trophy

• 3rd February 2003

• 11 days earlier than last season

Champion Sprint Series

2nd leg - Centenary Sprint CupCentenary Sprint Cup

• 23 March 2003

• one week later compared to last season

Champion Sprint Series

3rd leg - Chairman's Sprint PrizeChairman's Sprint Prize

• 27 April 2003 (AP QEII Cup day)

• one week later compared to last season

Hong Kong Gold Cup

• 23 February 2003

• same time as last year

Hong Kong Derby

• 23 March 2003

• a week later than last year

AP QE II Cup

• 27 April 2003

• a week later than last year

Queen Mother's Memorial Cup

• 10 May 2003

• previously run in June

• now a lead up race for the ING

HK Champions & Chater Cup

ING Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup

• 1 June 2003

• 2 weeks later than last year

(avoid clash with Singapore

Airlines International Cup)

Sha Tin Vase

• 7 June 2003

• 6 weeks after Chairman's Sprint

Prize

• 3 weeks following KrisFlyer Sprint

in Singapore

Juvenile Sprint Trophy

NowNow confined to :

• NH 3yos

• SH 2yos

Eligible to run in

current season

Griffin races.

Sha Tin Futurity Trophy

Confined to horses imported in the current and previous season

Now open to all 3yos

and up which have

not won an

International or H K

Group 1 race this

season.

Compulsory Retirement Age?

Any horsesrated 27 or below

Weight-for-Age Allowance

in ALLALL HandicapsHandicaps

• Southern Hemisphere

2yos

• Northern Hemisphere

2yos (3yos from 1 Jan 2003)

5 5 lbslbs

Recent PP Imports

P P s imported from 1 July to 30 August

Int'l Rating 2002 2001 2000

105+ 3 3 1100 – 104 9 2 190 – 99 8 5 680 – 89 7 6 6Below 80 3 3 5

Total 30 19 19

Late

2001 / 2002 Season

Imports

Green Vacation 105 (2 wins)Shinnecock (NZ)Shinnecock (NZ)

2nd G1 1600m Bayer Classic - NZ

Insociable 105 (3 Wins)Insociable (ARG)Insociable (ARG)

1st G1 2000m Miguel Alfredo Martinez de Hoz - ARG

Thunder 100 (2 wins)Troubles (NZ)Troubles (NZ)

1st G2 1200m Yallambee Classic - AUS

All Done 99 (5 Wins)Copper Mountain (NZ)Copper Mountain (NZ)

1st G3 1200m Sunline Stakes - NZ

New

2002 / 2003 Season

Imports

(Unnamed) 110 (2 wins)Diaghilev (IRE)Diaghilev (IRE)

1st G3 2000m Prix la Force - FR

(Unnamed) 108 (1 Win)Maderno (USA)Maderno (USA)

3rd G3 1400m Greenham Stakes - GB

4th G3 1200m Greenlands Stakes - IRE

(Unnamed) 106 (3 wins)Timber Trader (NZ)Timber Trader (NZ)

1st G1 2450m South African Derby - SAF

(Unnamed) 104 (3 Wins)Prize Winner (GB)Prize Winner (GB)

(Unnamed) 104 (2 wins)Angelus Sunset (USA)Angelus Sunset (USA)

(Unnamed) 103 (1 Win)Keramani (FR)Keramani (FR)

3rd G3 1400m Prix de la Porte Maillot

(Unnamed) 102 (2 wins)Mariinsky (GB)Mariinsky (GB)

(Unnamed) 102 (4 Wins)Algallarens (IRE)Algallarens (IRE)

(Unnamed) 101 (4 wins)Grout (NZ)Grout (NZ)

Champion 2yo in New Zealand1st G1 1400m Manawatu Sires Produce - NZ1st G1 1400m Ellerslie Sires Produce - NZ

(Unnamed) 101 (1 Win)High Sierra (IRE)High Sierra (IRE)

(Unnamed) 101 (4 wins)Pillaging (AUS)Pillaging (AUS)

1st G1 1400m VRC Sires Produce - AUS3rd G1 1200m Blue Diamond Stakes

(Unnamed) 96 (4 Wins)Confront (AUS)Confront (AUS)

1st G2 1200m Karrakatta Plate - AUS

3rd G3 1400m Sires Produce Stakes - AUS

Replacement Permits

Replacement Permits

No. of Replacement Permits issued 57

No. of Horses replaced to-date 25

Average HK rating of Retired Horses 52

Average HK rating of ReplacementHorses

98

Notable Horses imported under the Replacement PermitReplacement

• Firebolt• Goggles• Green Vacation• Insociable• All Done• Thunder• Grout• Keramani

Replaced

• Galapagos 50• Joker 90• Green Charm 11• Viking Dancer 54• Flying Magic 9• Furioso 15• Indian Road 73• Ningbo Warrior 13

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