Hong Kong Classic Mile
Hong Kong Classic Mile
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| Date: | February 4, 2024 |
| Location: | Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Prize Money: | HK$13,000,000 |
The Hong Kong Classic Mile is a Group 1 race restricted to four-year-olds, held over 1600m in late January each year.
This is the first and shortest race in the infamous Four-Year-Old Classic Series in Hong Kong, with the Hong Kong Classic Cup and the BMW Hong Kong Derby the two proceeding legs.
Owners and trainers alike will be seeking victory in the Hong Kong Classic Mile as it will book them a coveted place in the BMW Hong Kong Derby.
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2024 Hong Kong Classic Mile Field
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Previous Hong Kong Classic Mile Fields
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Cordyceps Six Richard Gibson Alexis Badel 13 126lb 2 Keefy Frankie Lor Silvestre De Sousa 7 126lb 3 Packing Treadmill Francis Lui Zac Purton 8 126lb 4 Beautyverse Tony Cruz James McDonald 1 126lb 5 Sweet Encounter John Size Ryan Moore 2 126lb 6 Flagship Warrior David Hayes Karis Teetan 14 126lb 7 Galaxy Witness Caspar Fownes Vincent Ho 3 126lb 8 Sword Point Frankie Lor Derek Leung 4 126lb 9 Viva Chaleur Caspar Fownes Hugh Bowman 9 126lb 10 Tuchel John Size Luke Currie 6 126lb 11 Voyage Bubble Ricky Yiu Jamie Kah 5 126lb 12 La City Blanche Tony Cruz Luke Ferraris 10 126lb 13 Ivy League Douglas Whyte Vagner Borges 12 126lb 14 Bon’s A Pearla David Hayes Lyle Hewitson 11 122lb
2023 Hong Kong Classic Mile result
1st – Voyage Bubble (+1000)
2nd – Tuchel (+425)
3rd – Packing Treadmill (-142.86)
Previous Hong Kong Classic Mile runnings
- Jamie Kah savoured sweet victory at Sha Tin aboard Voyage Bubble in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) for trainer Ricky Yiu. Rated beautifully in the lead by Kah, the 26-year-old found the front and that was where she remained aboard the Deep Field gelding – extending over the closing stages to prevail in the first leg of Hong Kong’s three-race Four-Year-Old Classic Series ahead of Tuchel and Packing Treadmill, clocking a winning time of 1m 34.58s. Challenged late by Tuchel and Luke Currie over the concluding stages, Voyage Bubble dug deep under the Australian’s urgings to post an official margin of one and a quarter lengths.
- Romantic Warrior repaid Danny Shum’s eye for talent and owner Peter Lau’s faith with a brilliant win under Karis Teetan in the 2022 Hong Kong Classic Mile. Teetan capitalised fully on barrier one to sit just off the speed before angling out to overtake California Spangle, who was brave in attempting to lead virtually all of the way from gate 13. The Irishman was an encouraging third, while Turin Redsun swept home late in eye-catching fashion. Romantic Warrior had progressed through the rankings with stunning efficiency since debuting on 20 October, 2021, winning twice at Happy Valley before adding three successive victories at Sha Tin.
- Excellent Proposal rose to the top of Hong Kong’s four-year-old pecking order with an impressive win in the Hong Kong Classic Mile. The son of Exceed And Excel managed to get the better of his more fancied stablemate Lucky Express, to hand John Size the quinella in the race and further strengthening his hand throughout the four-year-old classic series. The Australian-bred chestnut arrived in Hong Kong with a rating of 75, but following his win in the Hong Kong Classic Mile will see him spend the remainder of his career with a rating of 100+.
- Golden Sixty took his career record to eight wins from nine starts when taking out the Hong Kong Classic Mile. Golden Sixty positioned third-last on the fence in the nine-runner contest, switched wide entering the straight and quickened decisively from 350m out to clock a closing 400m split of 22.24s. He did plenty wrong in the running having raced keenly throughout and wanted to lay in when sprinting for home, but Golden Sixty’s class prevailed defeating stablemate More Than This by just over a length.
- Frankie Lor and Hugh Bowman made their presence known in Hong Kong when Furore smashed his rivals by 2.25 lengths in the Hong Kong Classic Mile. The four-year-old son of Pierro stormed home in a final 400m split of 22.25s with the $5.40 chance proving too strong for his rivals late and stamping his claim as the horse to beat throughout the four-year-old classic series.
- Joao Moreira made it consecutive wins in the Hong Kong Classic when the $1.60 favourite Nothingilike more took out the 2018 edition. Having made his move approaching the home turn, the John Size-trained son of Husson showed his class when going on to defeat Singapore Sling by just over a length.
- Punter’s elect Rapper Dragon was far too good for his rivals in the 2017 Hong Kong Classic Mile. The four-year-old son of Street Boss used the Hong Kong Classic Mile as a catapult to go on and clean sweep the Four-Year-Old Classic Series and claiming the Hong Kong Classic Cup and BMW Hong Kong Derby.
Previous Hong Kong Classic Mile winners
| Hong Kong Classic MilePast Winners | |||
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| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2023 | Voyage Bubble | Jamie Kah | Ricky Yiu |
| 2022 | Romantic Warrior | Karis Teetan | Danny Shum |
| 2021 | Excellent Proposal | Blake Shinn | John Size |
| 2020 | Golden Sixty | Vincent Ho | Francis Lui |
| 2019 | Furore | Hugh Bowman | Frankie Lor |
| 2018 | Nothingilikemore | Joao Moreira | John Size |
| 2017 | Rapper Dragon | Joao Moreira | John Moore |
| 2016 | Sun Jewellery | Ryan Moore | John Size |
| 2015 | Beauty Only | Neil Callan | Tony Cruz |
| 2014 | Able Friend | Joao Moreira | John Moore |
| 2013 | Gold-Fun | Douglas Whyte | Richard Gibson |
| 2012 | Sweet Orange | Weichong Marwing | David Ferraris |
| 2011 | Lucky Nine | Brett Prebble | Caspar Fownes |
| 2010 | Beauty Flash | Christophe Soumillon | Tony Cruz |
| 2009 | Thumbs Up | Christophe Soumillon | Danny Shum |
| 2008 | Helene Mascot | Felix Coetzee | Tony Cruz |
| 2007 | Floral Pegasus | Gerald Mosse | Tony Cruz |
| 2006 | Sunny Sing | Eric Saint-Martin | John Moore |
| 2005 | Scintillation | Gerald Mosse | Danny Shum |
| 2004 | Tiber | Douglas Whyte | John Moore |
| 2003 | Self Flit | Eddy Lai | Ivan Allan |
| 2002 | Olympic Express | Weichong Marwing | Ivan Allan |
| 2001 | Charming City | Shane Dye | David Hayes |
| 2000 | Industrialist | Jimmy Ting | Brian Kan |
Winners of the Hong Kong Classic Mile Pre 2000
| Hong Kong Classic Mile Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
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| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Resfa | ||
| 1998 | Johan Cruyff | ||
| 1997 | Smart Kid | ||
| 1996 | Mr Vitality | ||
| 1995 | Bogie’s Pride | ||
| 1994 | Sterling Town | ||
| 1993 | Happy Guy | ||
| 1992 | Sound Print | ||
| 1991 | Greenmail | ||
| 1990 | Zaitech | ||
| 1989 | Gerrnas | ||
| 1988 | Royal Sovereign | ||
| 1987 | Gold Belt | ||
| 1986 | Distinction | ||
| 1985 | Gay Hundred | ||
| 1983 | Silver Surf | ||
| 1983 | Gay Eighty | ||
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