Hong Kong Mile

The Hong Kong Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Sha Tin, taking place each year in mid-December.

The race was first run in 1991, and was originally titled the Hong Kong International Bowl. Its distance was initially set at 1,400 metres. The event's present title and distance were both introduced in 1999, and the following year it was promoted to Group 1 status.

The Hong Kong Mile is one of the four Hong Kong International Races, and it presently offers a purse of HK$32,000,000 (approximately US$4 million).

Records

Speed record: (at present distance of 1,600 metres) 1:32.71 – Good Ba Ba (2008)

Most wins: 3 – Good Ba Ba (2007, 2008, 2009) 3 – Golden Sixty (2020, 2021, 2023)

Most wins by a jockey: 4 - Zac Purton (2012, 2016, 2018, 2022) 3 – Olivier Doleuze (2006, 2007, 2009) 3 - Vincent Ho Chak-yiu (2020, 2021, 2023)

Most wins by a trainer: 4 - John Moore (2011, 2014, 2017, 2018) 4 - Tony Cruz (2003, 2010, 2016, 2022)

Most wins by an owner: 3 – John Yuen Se Kit (2007, 2008, 2009) 3 – Stanley Chan Ka Leung (2020, 2021, 2023)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer (Trained In) Owner Time 1991 Additional Risk 3 Michael Kinane Dermot Weld (Ireland) Moyglare Stud Farm 1:21.90 1992 Glen Kate 6 Corey Black Bill Shoemaker (USA) McNall / Gretzky 1:22.20 1993 Winning Partners 5 Michael Kinane Neville Begg (Hong Kong) Justin Yue Kwok Hung et al. 1:22.60 1994 Soviet Line 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute (Great Britain) Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:22.00 1995 Monopolize 5 Wayne Harris Grahame Begg (Australia) Neville Begg & Partners 1:21.50 1996 Monopolize 6 Darren Beadman Grahame Begg (Australia) Neville Begg & Partners 1:22.00 1997 Catalan Opening 5 Darren Beadman Bart Cummings (Australia) Dato Tan Chin Nam 1:22.00 1998 Jim and Tonic 4 Gérald Mossé François Doumen (France) Martin / Barby 1:21.70 1999 Docksider 4 Olivier Peslier John Hills (Great Britain) Gary A. Tanaka 1:34.70 2000 Sunline 5 Greg Childs Trevor McKee (New Zealand) Trevor McKee et al. 1:34.20 2001 Eishin Preston 4 Yuichi Fukunaga Shuji Kitahashi (Japan) Toyomitsu Hirai 1:34.80 2002 Olympic Express 4 Weichong Marwing Ivan Allan (Hong Kong) Larry Yung Chi Kin 1:34.90 2003 Lucky Owners 3 Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz (Hong Kong) Mr & Mrs Leung Kai Fai 1:34.30 2004 Firebreak 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Godolphin 1:34.60 2005 Hat Trick 4 Olivier Peslier Katsuhiko Sumii (Japan) Carrot Farm 1:34.80 2006 The Duke 6 Olivier Doleuze Caspar Fownes (Hong Kong) Eddie Yau Jr. 1:33.40 2007 Good Ba Ba 5 Olivier Doleuze Andreas Schütz (Hong Kong) John Yuen Se Kit 1:34.50 2008 Good Ba Ba 6 Christophe Soumillon Andreas Schütz (Hong Kong) John Yuen Se Kit 1:32.71 2009 Good Ba Ba 7 Olivier Doleuze Derek Cruz (Hong Kong) John Yuen Se Kit 1:34.60 2010 Beauty Flash 5 Gérald Mossé Tony Cruz (Hong Kong) Simon Kwok Siu Ming 1:34.79 2011 Able One 9 Jeff Lloyd John Moore (Hong Kong) Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan 1:33.98 2012 Ambitious Dragon 6 Zac Purton Anthony T. Millard (Hong Kong) Johnson Lam Pui Hung & Anderson Lam Hin Yue 1:34.122013 Glorious Days 6 Douglas Whyte John Size (Hong Kong) Tom Brown's Syndicate 1:33.602014 Able Friend 5 João Moreira John Moore (Hong Kong) Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan 1:33.492015 Maurice 4 Ryan Moore Noriyuki Hori (Japan) Kazumi Yoshida 1:33.92 2016 Beauty Only 5 Zac Purton Tony Cruz (Hong Kong) Eleanor Kwok Law Kwai Chun & Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen 1:33.48 2017 Beauty Generation 5 Derek Leung Ka-chun John Moore (Hong Kong) Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen 1:33.72 2018 Beauty Generation 6 Zac Purton John Moore (Hong Kong) Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen 1:33.52 2019 Admire Mars 3 Christophe Soumillon Yasuo Tomomichi (Japan) Riichi Kondo 1:33.25 2020 Golden Sixty 5 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Francis Lui Kin-wai (Hong Kong) Stanley Chan Ka Leung 1:33.45 2021 Golden Sixty 6 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Francis Lui Kin-wai (Hong Kong) Stanley Chan Ka Leung 1:33.86 2022 California Spangle 4 Zac Purton Tony Cruz (Hong Kong) Howard Liang Yum Shing 1:33.412023Golden Sixty8Vincent Ho Chak-yiuFrancis Lui Kin-wai (Hong Kong)Stanley Chan Ka Leung1:34.142024Voyage Bubble6James MacDonaldRicky Yiu Poon-fai (Hong Kong)Sunshine And Moonlight Syndicate1:33.342025Voyage Bubble7Zac PurtonRicky Yiu Poon-fai (Hong Kong)Sunshine And Moonlight Syndicate1:33.47

The "1992" race actually took place in April 1993 – it had been postponed in December due to an equine virus.

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