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 Ramonti wins the 2007 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup over Viva Pataca. |
The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (G1) will kick off the day's stakes action at 2:00PM (1:00AM ET.) The race drew 13 entrants and will be run over the classic distance of 2400 meters (about 1 1/2 miles). Last year's winner Doctor Dino is back and will face Breeders' Cup Marathon winner Muhannak. The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (G1) is the next race at a distance of 1200 meters (about 6 furlongs) around one turn, and a field of 13 goes to post at 2:40PM local time (1:40AM ET). This race is headed by Australian multiple Group 1 winner Apache Cat and French multiple Group 1 winner Marchand d'Or. The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (G1) drew a full field of 14 and will run at 3:50PM (2:50AM ET.) Here last year's winner Good Ba Ba will do against top American miler Kip Deville. The highlight race of the day is the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (G1), a 2000-meter (about 1 1/4 mile) trip around two turns, where a full field of 14 will go to post at 4:30PM local time (3:30AM ET). Local hero Viva Pataca, second in the race last year to Ramonti, will face British invader Eagle Mountain who was second in the Breeders' Cup Turf last out.
 Trainer Greg Eurell celebrates after drawing post 2 for Apache Cat in the Sprint. |
The draw had an interesting format, a bit different from last year. Each entrant had a representative on stage in the huge covered paddock at Sha Tin. The first representative to select was drawn at random by a Hong Kong Jockey Club representative. That person then picked a "boarding pass" from the Cathay Pacific check-in kiosk which had a random post position number hidden on it. The cover was peeled back to reveal that horse's post position, then the horse's representative delected a card from the airplane engine which revealed the next horse to select a post.
Past performances are available for all the races in PDF format in their form guide. These are not traditional North American type past performances, but you should be able to understand them pretty well. Lots of other info like past winners and photos is also provided in the form guide. Click the race numbers below for a race card with trainers, jockeys, weights, and the silks of each horse.
 The horse representatives with their post position "boarding passes" after the draw for the 2008 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup. |
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (Group 1) – 2400m
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| Program Number | Post Position | Horse (bred) | Country Representing | Age | Sex | Wt. | Trainer | Jockey |
| 1 | 12 | Doctor Dino (FR) | FR | 6 | h | 126 | R. Gibson | O. Peslier |
| 2 | 13 | Douro Valley (AUS) | AUS | 7 | g | 126 | D. O'Brien | D. Beadman |
| 3 | 10 | Mores Wells (GB) | IRE | 4 | c | 126 | K. Prendergast | D. McDonogh |
| 4 | 7 | Packing Winner (NZ) | HK | 6 | g | 126 | P. Ho | D. Whyte |
| 5 | 4 | Muhannak (IRE)GB | 4 | g | 126 | R. Beckett | P. Smullen | |
| 6 | 6 | Purple Moon (IRE) | GB | 5 | g | 126 | L. Cumani | J. Spencer |
| 7 | 9 | Jackpot Delight (NZ) | HK | 5 | g | 126 | C. Fownes | G. Mosse |
| 8 | 3 | Poseidon Adventure (IRE) | GER | 5 | h | 126 | W. Figge | A. Suborics |
| 9 | 1 | Mourilyan (IRE) | SAF | 4 | c | 126 | H. Brown | R. Moore |
| 10 | 11 | Buccellati (GB) | GB | 4 | c | 126 | A. Balding | W. Buick |
| 11 | 2 | Jaguar Mail (JPN) | JPN | 4 | c | 126 | N. Hori | M. Kinane |
| 12 | 8 | Ambitious General (AUS) | HK | 5 | h | 126 | D. Hall | E. Saint-Martin |
| 13 | 5 | The Bogmerry (USA) | FR | 3 | c | 121 | A. de Royer-Dupre | C. Soumillon |
| Program Number | Post Position | Horse (bred) | Country Representing | Age | Sex | Wt. | Trainer | Jockey |
| 1 | 2 | Apache Cat (AUS) | AUS | 6 | g | 126 | G. Eurell | C. Brown |
| 2 | 4 | Marchand D'Or (FR) | FR | 5 | g | 126 | F. Head | D. Bonilla |
| 3 | 8 | Mythical Flight (SAF) | SAF | 4 | g | 126 | S. Tarry | K. Shea |
| 4 | 13 | Enthused (NZ) | HK | 5 | g | 126 | J. Size | D. Whyte |
| 5 | 12 | Sunny Power (AUS) | HK | 6 | g | 126 | F. Lui | B. Prebble |
| 6 | 5 | Green Birdie (NZ) | HK | 5 | g | 126 | C. Fownes | O. Doleuze |
| 7 | 3 | Laurel Guerreiro (JPN) | JPN | 4 | c | 126 | M. Kon | H. Shii |
| 8 | 6 | Waikato (NZ) | SIN | 5 | g | 126 | L. Laxon | J. Salmee |
| 9 | 7 | Abbadjinn (GER) | GER | 4 | g | 126 | P. Rau | T. Hellier |
| 10 | 1 | Moorhouse Lad (GB) | GB | 5 | g | 126 | B. Smart | J. Crowley |
| 11 | 10 | Tosho Courage (JPN) | JPN | 6 | h | 126 | K. Ikezoe | K. Ikezoe |
| 12 | 9 | Inspiration (AUS) | HK | 5 | g | 126 | J. Moore | D. Beadman |
| 13 | 11 | Nightlign (NZ) | HK | 4 | g | 126 | A. Lee | G. Mosse |
| Program Number | Post Position | Horse (bred) | Country Representing | Age | Sex | Wt. | Trainer | Jockey |
| 1 | 7 | Good Ba Ba (USA) | HK | 6 | g | 126 | A. Schutz | C. Soumillon |
| 2 | 12 | Kip Deville (USA) | USA | 5 | h | 126 | R. Dutrow | C. Velasquez |
| 3 | 4 | Armada (NZ) | HK | 7 | g | 126 | J. Size | D. Whyte |
| 4 | 2 | Super Hornet (JPN) | JPN | 5 | h | 126 | Y. Yahagi | Y. Fujioka |
| 5 | 11 | Pressing (IRE) | GB | 5 | h | 126 | M. Jarvis | N. Callan |
| 6 | 9 | Spirito del Vento (FR) | FR | 5 | g | 126 | J-M. Beguigne | O. Peslier |
| 7 | 13 | Egyptian Ra (NZ) | HK | 7 | g | 126 | T. Cruz | F. Coetzee |
| 8 | 5 | Able One (NZ) | HK | 6 | g | 126 | J. Moore | D. Beadman |
| 9 | 3 | Awesome Gem (USA) | USA | 5 | g | 126 | C. Dollase | G. Gomez |
| 10 | 8 | Laa Rayb (USA) | GB | 4 | g | 126 | M. Johnston | R. Ffrench |
| 11 | 1 | Major Cadeaux (GB) | GB | 4 | c | 126 | R. Hannon | R. Hughes |
| 12 | 6 | Bullish Cash (NZ) | HK | 6 | g | 126 | A. Cruz | M. Kinane |
| 13 | 14 | Joy And Fun (NZ) | HK | 5 | g | 126 | D. Cruz | W. Marwing |
| 14 | 10 | Natagora (FR) | FR | 3 | f | 121 | P. Bary | C. Lemaire |
| Program Number | Post Position | Horse (bred) | Country Representing | Age | Sex | Wt. | Trainer | Jockey |
| 1 | 5 | Eagle Mountain (GB) | SAF | 4 | c | 126 | M. de Kock | K. Shea |
| 2 | 6 | Viva Pataca (GB) | HK | 6 | g | 126 | J. Moore | D. Beadman |
| 3 | 12 | Linngari (IRE) | GB | 6 | h | 126 | Sir M. Stoute | R. Moore |
| 4 | 7 | Loup Breton (IRE) | FR | 4 | c | 126 | E. Lellouche | A. Crastus |
| 5 | 13 | Balius (IRE) | FR | 5 | h | 126 | C. Laffon-Parias | G. Mosse |
| 6 | 14 | Out Of Control (BRZ) | USA | 5 | h | 126 | R. Frankel | G. Gomez |
| 7 | 2 | Artiste Royal (IRE) | USA | 7 | h | 126 | N. Drysdale | O. Peslier |
| 8 | 9 | Estejo (GER) | GER | 4 | c | 126 | R. Rohne | D. Porcu |
| 9 | 4 | Bullish Luck (USA) | HK | 9 | g | 126 | A. Cruz | C. Soumillon |
| 10 | 1 | Hawkes Bay (GB) | HK | 6 | g | 126 | D. Hall | B. Prebble |
| 11 | 11 | Viva Macau (FR) | HK | 5 | h | 126 | J. Moore | Z. Purton |
| 12 | 3 | Sight Winner (NZ) | HK | 5 | g | 126 | J. Size | D. Whyte |
| 13 | 8 | Trincot (FR) | FR | 3 | c | 123 | P. Demercastel | I. Mendizabal |
| 14 | 10 | Lush Lashes (GB) | IRE | 3 | f | 119 | J. Bolger | K. Manning |
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