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2010 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races Entries

Vision d'Etat wins the 2009 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup. He is back again this year.

The last big event of the year on the international horse racing calendar is the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races. The four Group 1 events will be contested over the right-handed 1 3/16 mile turf course at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon (late Saturday/early Sunday morning in America), all of which are under weight-for-age conditions. North American racing fans can watch the races on HPI-TV in Canada and at selected simulcast locations starting shortly after midnight Eastern time.

Owner John Yuen Se Kit seemed happy with post 7 for his returning Mile three-time winner Good Ba Ba.

The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (G1) will kick off the day's stakes action at 2:00PM local time (1:00AM ET) The race drew 14 entrants and will be run over the classic distance of 2400 meters (about 1 1/2 miles). Melbourne Cup winner Americain takes on the lone American-ttrained participant in Hong Kong, Joe Hirsh Turf Classic winner Winchester, and Canadian International winner Joshua Tree. 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 14 goes to post at 2:40PM (1:40AM ET). Defending champ Sacred Kingdom is back and faces Rocket Man and One World who dead-heated for the win in the local prep. The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (G1) drew a full field of 14 and will run at 3:50PM (2:50AM ET), at 1600 meters (about 1 mile) around one turn. Good Ba Ba, winner of the last 3 runnings, is back looking to extend the streak to 4 and faces Paco Boy, A Shin Forward, and Sahpresa. 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 field of 13 will go to post at 4:30PM (3:30AM ET). Defending champion Vision D'Etat is back off a second place finish in the Champion Stakes, and takes on three fillies, Stacelita and Reggane from France and Snow Fairy from England.

Assistant trainer Christophe Lorieul drew post 3 for Winchester in the Vase.

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. There were four "jet engines" on stage with cards in the turbine blades. An official would draw the horse names randomly from a bin, and then a representative for that horse would go up to the engine and randomly draw a card, a creative way to conduct the usual "double blind" draw. The representative (usually owner or trainer) would then peel the cover off the card to reveal the post position.

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 enjoy a champagne toast after the draw for the 2010 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup.

Trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre drew post 9 for Melbourne Cup winner Americain in the Vase.

For more info:

• 2010 Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship - Ryan Moore was the winner
  
• Free 2010 Form Guide - past performances for all four races
  
• 2010 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races - official site
  
• Hong Kong Jockey Club
• 2009 Hong Kong International Races - results and photos
• 2008 Hong Kong International Races - results and photos
• 2007 Hong Kong International Races - results and photos
• 2006 Hong Kong International Races - results and photos

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