Group1 HONG KONG SPRINT – 1000M (12 Dec)
 

No. Horse Weight Trainer Age Jockey Draw

1 SILENT WITNESS 126 A S Cruz 5 F Coetzee 6
2 VAR 126 C E Brittain 5 L Dettori 13
3 CALSTONE LIGHT O 126 H Oneda 6 N Onishi 2
4 OSTERHASE 126 J Mulhern 5 F Berry 11
5 PIVOTAL POINT 126 P Makin 4 S Sanders 1
6 SUNNINGDALE 126 T Setoguchi 5 Y Fukunaga 4
7 THE TATLING 126 J M Bradley 7 R Moore 9
8 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 126 D Oughton 6 M Kinane 7
9 ROYAL MILLENNIUM 126 M R Channon 6 T Durcan 8
10 YELL 126 J Hawkes 5 D Whyte 3
11 ABLE PRINCE 126 J Moore 4 C Soumillon 12
12 BATTLE WON 126 C Simon 4 K Fallon 5
13 MULTIDANDY 126 A S Cruz 6 W M Lai 14
14 NATURAL BLITZ 126 M P Thwaites 4 J Didham 10

SILENT WITNESS by the length of the straight!

Are the others going to stay in the barrier Chuck??? I think they run the sprint race down a 1000m straight track. :)

heard a few whispers there may be a few chinks in the armour of silent witness, interesting to see what price yell.

World's Richest 1000M Sprint
 

Courtesy HKJC:


With a heritage that spans just five years, the HK$10-million Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (G1) has already established a niche as a premier race for world-class speedsters. Offering the highest purse anywhere on the globe for a 1000-metre turf event, the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint will be run this year on Sunday, 12 December, as part of the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races programme at Sha Tin Racecourse.

The Hong Kong Sprint was added to the Hong Kong International Races roster in 1999 and the inaugural running - a Listed race, and even then richest 1000m dash in the world - was won by Fairy King Prawn at 13 to 1. Sha Tin hasn't seen a price for the dual Horse of the Year like that since. The International Cataloguing Standards Committee upgraded the Sprint to Group 1 status in 2002 and the prize money was increased to HK$10 million since then.

The richest race over 1000m in the world. Hong Kong horses have won three of five editions to date, with Falvelon winning twice for Australia.

The eyes of the world will focus on the living legend that is Silent Witness when the exceptional five-year-old seeks to defend the race he won last year and become the first Hong Kong horse to win consecutive international titles. Undefeated in 12 starts, Hong Kong's Horse of the Year is also the world's highest-ranked sprinter and in his first start after a seven-month break last weekend, he posted a one-length success in the Cathay Pacific International Sprint Trial (HKGr.2-1000m).

The opposition, however, is particularly strong this year, with the best sprinters from Europe, Japan and the United States on a mission to dethrone the champ.



Prize Money
Place Prize (HK$) Prize (US$)
1st 5,700,000 (approx. 731,000)
2nd 2,200,000 (approx. 282,000)
3rd 1,000,000 (approx. 128,000)
4th 570,000 (approx. 73,000)
5th 330,000 (approx. 42,000)
6th 200,000 (approx. 26,000)

1. Silent Witness looks to have it in the bag, with only dangers being 2. Var and 3. Calstone Light.

In answer to a query above, Yell will be well into double-figure odds (except on our local TABs!)

1 SILENT WITNESS
2 VAR
13 MULTIDANDY
4 OSTERHASE

1) SILENT WITNESS
3) CALSTONE LIGHT
9) ROYAL MILLENNIUM
10) YELL

(1) SILENT WITNESS
(3) CALSTONE LIGHT O
(2) VAR
(11) ABLE PRINCE

1 SILENT WITNESS
6 SUNNINGDALE
4 OSTERHASE
3 CALSTONE LIGHT O