With little more than 800 races per year, Hong Kong is nonetheless home to 12 Group 1 races. Of these, ten featured in the World’s Top 100 Group/Grade 1 Races for 2022.
The most prestigious Group 1s in Hong Kong are the Hong Kong Cup, Mile, Sprint and Vase, which are all held on a single day each December — the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR). Widely recognised as the Turf World Championships, the HKIR attracts horses from across the globe to compete for some of the most attractive prize money in racing.
They are the culmination of a week-long festival of racing, which includes the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship, now one of the top jockeys’ contests in the world.
A second international race day, FWD Champions Day, brings together three of Hong Kong’s top spring races – the FWD QEII Cup, FWD Champions Mile and Chairman’s Sprint Prize.
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