TOP 10 BEST TURF SPRINTERS | LORD KANALOA & LOCHSONG

There's something special about fast racehorses, who can light up racetracks with their bursts of scintillating speed, leaving the crowd speechless.

We've been captivated over the years by a number of famous turf sprinters, including the likes of Black Caviar, Lord Kanaloa, Battaash, Sole Power, Silent Witness, Takeover Target, Lady Aurelia, Blue Point, Lochsong and many more.

Lord Kanaloa #ロードカナロア
Jockey: Yasunari Iwata
Trainer: Takayuki Yasuda
Keihan Hai (2011)
Silk Road Stakes (2012)
Sprinters Stakes (2012, 2013)
Hong Kong Sprint (2012, 2013)
Hankyu Hai (2013)
Takamatsunomiya Kinen (2013)
Yasuda Kinen (2013)

Dayjur
Jockey: Willie Carson
Trainer: Dick Hern
Temple Stakes (1990)
King's Stand Stakes (1990)
Nunthorpe Stakes (1990)
Ladbroke Sprint Cup (1990)
Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (1990)

Black Caviar
Jockey: Luke Nolen
Trainer: Peter Moody
Diamond Jubilee Stakes (2012)
Newmarket Handicap (2011)
Lightning Stakes (2011, 2012, 2013)
Patinack Farm Classic (2010, 2011)
T J Smith Stakes (2011, 2013)
William Reid Stakes (2011, 2013)
BTC Cup (2011)
C F Orr Stakes (2012)
Australia Stakes (2010, 2012)
Schillaci Stakes (2010, 2011)
Schweppes Stakes (2010, 2011)
Danehill Stakes (2009)

Sole Power
Jockey: Pat Smullen / Richard Hughes
Trainer: Edward Lynam
Nunthorpe Stakes (2010, 2014)
Temple Stakes (2012)
Scarbrough Stakes (2012)
Palace House Stakes (2013, 2014)
King's Stand Stakes (2013, 2014)
Al Quoz Sprint (2015)
Flying Five (2015)

Choisir
Jockey: Johnny Murtagh / Glen Boss
Trainer: Paul Perry
2003 Ascot Golden Jubilee Stakes
2003 Lightning Stakes
2003 King's Stand Stakes

Silent Witness
Jockey: Felix Coetzee
Trainer: Tony Cruz
2003 & 2004 Hong Kong Sprint
2003 & 2004 International Sprint Trial
2004 HK Bauhinia Sprint Trophy
2004 HK Centenary Sprint Cup
2004 HK Chairman's Sprint Prize
2005 Sprinters Stakes

Muhaarar
Jockey: Paul Hanagan
Trainer: Charlie Hills
Gimcrack Stakes (2014)
Greenham Stakes (2015)
Commonwealth Cup (2015)
July Cup (2015)
Prix Maurice de Gheest (2015)
British Champions Sprint Stakes (2015)

Battaash
Jockey: Jim Crowley
Trainer: Charlie Hills
Scurry Stakes (2017)
Coral Charge (2017)
King George Stakes (2017, 2018, 2019)
Prix de l'Abbaye (2017)
Temple Stakes (2018, 2019)
Nunthorpe Stakes (2019)

Lochsong
Jockey: Frankie Dettori
Trainer: Ian Balding
Stewards' Cup (1992)
Portland Handicap (1992)
Ayr Gold Cup (1992)
Sprint Stakes (1993)
King George Stakes (1993 & 1994)
Nunthorpe Stakes (1993)
Prix de l'Abbaye (1993 & 1994)
Palace House Stakes (1994)
Temple Stakes (1994)
King's Stand Stakes (1994)

Blue Point:
Trainer: Charlie Appleby
Jockeys: William Buick | James Doyle | James McDonald
Owner: Godolphin (Sheikh Mohammed)
King's Stand Stakes (2019)
Diamond Jubilee Stakes (2019)
Al Quoz Sprint (2019)
Meydan Sprint (2019)
Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint (2019)
King's Stand Stakes (2018)
Pavilion Stakes (2017)
Bengough Stakes (2017)
Gimcrack Stakes (2016)

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