CHAMPIONS DAY HK RACING: PAKISTAN STAR, WIN BRIGHT & JOAO MOREIRA BEST QEII CUP WINS

The pinnacle of Hong Kong horse racing, the HK Jockey Club hosts their annual Champions Day at Sha Tin Racecourse each year.

The racecard stages three Group 1 contests, the highest accolade in thoroughbred horse racing.

Jockeys, trainers and owners from around the globe flock clamor to compete on one of the biggest stages and claim the Champions Mile, Chairman’s Sprint Prize or Queen Elizabeth II Cup.

The QEII Cup boasts Jim And Tonic, Rulership, Designs On Rome, Irridescence and Eishin Preston among the names on the honour roll.

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2015 - Blazing Speed
Tony Cruz / Neil Callan
Notable Group 1 wins:
1st Champions & Chater Cup

2016 – Werther
John Moore / Hugh Bowman
Notable Group 1 wins:
1st Champions & Chater Cup
1st Hong Kong Gold Cup

2017 – Neorealism
Noriyuki Hori / Joao Moreira

2018 - Pakistan Star
Tony Cruz / William Buick
Notable Group 1 wins:
1st Champions & Chater Cup

2019 - Win Bright
Yoshihiro Hatakeyama / Masami Matsuoka
Notable Group 1 wins:
1st Hong Kong Cup

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