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2011 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races Entries

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Snow Fairy wins the 2010 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup.
Date: 12/08/2011

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.

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The connections and media gathered in the walking ring at Sha Tin for the barrier draw.
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 13 entrants and will be run over the classic distance of 2400 meters (about 1 1/2 miles). Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden and runner-up Red Cadeaux who were separated by just a nose in Australia will renew their rivalry here. 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). 2009 winner Sacred Kingdom who was 3rd last year is back and faces Rocket Man who was 2nd last year. 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. Last year's winner Beauty Flash is back and will face a very competitive field including Group 1 winning French runner Sahpresa who was 3rd in the Mile Championship in Japan last out. 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 10 will go to post at 4:30PM (3:30AM ET). The favorite here will most likely be Cirrus des Aigles who won the Group 1 Champion Stakes at Ascot last out.
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The connections with their post positions for the Kong Kong Cup.

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.

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (Group 1) – 2000m
HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) Race 8
Program
Number

Horse Name

Country
Post
Position
1CIRRUS DES AIGLESFR2
2AMBITIOUS DRAGONHK5
3BYWORDFR6
4DURBAN THUNDERGER7
5IRIANHK10
6CALIFORNIA MEMORYHK1
7ZAZOUGER8
8RANSOM NOTEGB4
9PURE CHAMPIONHK3
10JACOBEEHK9

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (Group 1) – 1600m
HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) Race 7
Program
Number

Horse Name

Country
Post
Position
1CITYSCAPEGB12
2JIMMY CHOUXNZ2
3RAJSAMANFR4
4BEAUTY FLASHHK10
5XTENSIONHK5
6ABLE ONEHK7
7FLYING BLUEHK6
8DESTINED FOR GLORYHK1
9FAIR TRADEHK3
10SICHUAN SUCCESSHK13
11FAT CHOY OOHLALAHK11
12DUBAWI GOLDGB14
13SAHPRESAFR8
14APAPANEJPN9

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (Group 1) – 2400m
HK$14 million (US$1.8 million) Race 4
Program
Number

Horse Name

Country
Post
Position
1TRAILBLAZERJPN8
2JAKKALBERRYGB13
3SILVER PONDFR2
4CAMPANOLOGISTUAE6
5DUNADENFR3
6MIGHTY HIGHHK11
7MR MEDICIHK5
8REDWOODGB12
9THUMBS UPHK1
10RED CADEAUXGB7
11SUPER SATINHK9
12SARAH LYNXFR4
13VADAMARFR10

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (Group 1) – 1200m
HK$12 million (US$1.6 million) Race 5
Program
Number

Horse Name

Country
Post
Position
1ROCKET MANSIN13
2SACRED KINGDOMHK14
3BATED BREATHGB12
4LUCKY NINEHK6
5SOCIETY ROCKGB2
6LITTLE BRIDGEHK3
7ENTRAPMENTHK5
8SOLE POWERIRE8
9GREEN BIRDIEHK4
10ADMIRATIONHK10
11PAS DE TROISJPN1
12RICH UNICORNHK9
13JOY AND FUNHK7
14CURREN CHANJPN11

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