Group1 HONG KONG CUP – 2000M (12 Dec)
 

No. Horse Weight Trainer Age Jockey Draw

1 RAKTI 126 M A Jarvis 5 P Robinson 7
2 POWERSCOURT 126 A P O'Brien 4 J Spencer 1
3 ANCIENT WORLD 126 S bin Suroor 4 L Dettori 13
4 TOUCH OF LAND 126 H-A Pantall 4 C Lemaire 4
5 FIELDS OF OMAGH 126 T McEvoy 7 D Nikolic 3
6 SOLDIER HOLLOW 126 P Schiergen 4 W Mongil 5
7 BOWMAN'S CROSSING 126 D Oughton 5 M Kinane 2
8 BULLISH LUCK 126 A S Cruz 5 F Coetzee 10
9 AIN'T HERE 126 D A Hayes 5 B Prebble 9
10 ELEGANT FASHION 122 D A Hayes 6 G Mosse 11
11 WALKAMIA 122 A Fabre 4 E Legrix 14
12 LATICE 119 J-M Beguigne 3 C Soumillon 6
13 ALEXANDER GOLDRUN 119 J S Bolger 3 K Manning 12
14 DANCE IN THE MOOD 119 K Fujisawa 3 O Peslier 8

World's Richest 2000M Turf Race
 

Courtesy HKJC:


Few racing events in the world match the prominence and prestige accorded the HK$18-million Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (G1). Contested at Hong Kong’s Sha Tin Racecourse, the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup is the world’s richest 2000-metre turf race. It is the final event of the World Series Racing Championship, and will run this year on Sunday, 12 December.

The Hong Kong Cup was initially run as the Hong Kong Invitation Cup in January 1988 when the overseas entries were confined to Malaysia and Singapore. The race was granted Group 3 status in 1993, Group 2 in 1994, and it became the first race in Hong Kong with full international Group 1 ranking in 1999 - when it also became the final leg of the Emirates World Series. The Cup's distance was increased to 2000m from 1800m in 1999.


Prize Money
Place Prize (HK$) Prize (US$)
1st 10,200,000 (approx. 1,308,000)
2nd 4,000,000 (approx. 513,000)
3rd 1,800,000 (approx. 231,000)
4th 1,000,000 (approx. 128,000)
5th 600,000 (approx. 77,000)
6th 400,000 (approx. 51,000)

Tough race. 1.Rakti, with a timeform rating of 124, deserves to be top pick from 14.Dance in the Mood, 2.Powerscourt and 13.Alexander Goldrum.

5 FIELDS OF OMAGH
1 RAKTI
10 ELEGANT FASHION
13 ALEXANDER GOLDRUN

2) POWERSCOURT
1) RAKTI
14) DANCE IN THE MOOD
3) ANCIENT WORLD

(14) DANCE IN THE MOOD
(10) ELEGANT FASHION
(1) RAKTI
(13) ALEXANDER GOLDRUN

1 RAKTI
2 POWERSCOURT
12 LATICE
13 ALEXANDER GOLDRUN

ELEGANT FASHION
BULLISH LUCK
AIN'T HERE
RAKTI

<14> Dance In The Mood
<1> Rakti
<13> Alexander Goldrun
<12> Latice

Track good, scratched 15 - High Intelligent