Speaker : Ciaran Kennelly Head of Handicapping, Race Planning & International Racing Department 2002 / 2003 Hong Kong Pattern Races

Group Races 2001/ /

Group Races

Total Prize Money HK$166.7 million

Three Three New Group 3 Weight-for-Age Races in November 1000 m 1600 m 2000 m

Road to Hong Kong International Races From September to November 5 Group 3 Races 3 Premier Handicaps

Nominations close on 8th October 2002 for all horses trained both overseas and in Hong Kong

Announcement of selected horses - both overseas & Hong Kong on 27th November 2002

Fillies & Mares - 4 lbs allowance In HKIR races and all Hong Kong WFA Pattern Races

Champion Sprint Series Bauhinia Sprint Trophy 1st leg - Bauhinia Sprint Trophy 3rd February days earlier than last season

Champion Sprint Series Centenary Sprint Cup 2nd leg - Centenary Sprint Cup 23 March 2003 one week later compared to last season

Champion Sprint Series Chairman's Sprint Prize 3rd leg - Chairman's Sprint Prize 27 April 2003 (AP QEII Cup day) one week later compared to last season

Hong Kong Gold Cup 23 February 2003 same time as last year

Hong Kong Derby 23 March 2003 a week later than last year

AP QE II Cup 27 April 2003 a week later than last year

Queen Mother's Memorial Cup 10 May 2003 previously run in June now a lead up race for the ING HK Champions & Chater Cup

ING Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup 1 June weeks later than last year (avoid clash with Singapore Airlines International Cup)

Sha Tin Vase 7 June weeks after Chairman's Sprint Prize 3 weeks following KrisFlyer Sprint in Singapore

Juvenile Sprint Trophy Now Now confined to : NH 3yos SH 2yos Eligible to run in current season Griffin races.

Sha Tin Futurity Trophy Confined to horses imported in the current and previous season Now open to all 3yos and up which have not won an International or H K Group 1 race this season.

Compulsory Retirement Age? Any horses rated 27 or below

Weight-for-Age Allowance ALL Handicaps in ALL Handicaps Southern Hemisphere 2yos Northern Hemisphere 2yos (3yos from 1 Jan 2003) 5 lbs

Recent PP Imports

P P s imported from 1 July to 30 August

Late 2001 / 2002 Season Imports

Shinnecock (NZ) Green Vacation 105 (2 wins) Shinnecock (NZ) 2nd G1 1600m Bayer Classic - NZ Insociable105 (3 Wins) Insociable (ARG) 1st G1 2000m Miguel Alfredo Martinez de Hoz - ARG

Troubles (NZ) Thunder 100 (2 wins) Troubles (NZ) 1st G2 1200m Yallambee Classic - AUS All Done 99 (5 Wins) Copper Mountain (NZ) 1st G3 1200m Sunline Stakes - NZ

New 2002 / 2003 Season Imports

Diaghilev (IRE) (Unnamed) 110 (2 wins) Diaghilev (IRE) 1st G3 2000m Prix la Force - FR (Unnamed) 108 (1 Win) Maderno (USA) 3rd G3 1400m Greenham Stakes - GB 4th G3 1200m Greenlands Stakes - IRE

Timber Trader (NZ) (Unnamed) 106 (3 wins) Timber Trader (NZ) 1st G1 2450m South African Derby - SAF (Unnamed) 104 (3 Wins) Prize Winner (GB)

Angelus Sunset (USA) (Unnamed) 104 (2 wins) Angelus Sunset (USA) (Unnamed) 103 (1 Win) Keramani (FR) 3rd G3 1400m Prix de la Porte Maillot

Mariinsky (GB) (Unnamed) 102 (2 wins) Mariinsky (GB) (Unnamed)102 (4 Wins) Algallarens (IRE)

Grout (NZ) (Unnamed) 101 (4 wins) Grout (NZ) Champion 2yo in New Zealand 1st G1 1400m Manawatu Sires Produce - NZ 1st G1 1400m Ellerslie Sires Produce - NZ (Unnamed) 101 (1 Win) High Sierra (IRE)

Pillaging (AUS) (Unnamed) 101 (4 wins) Pillaging (AUS) 1st G1 1400m VRC Sires Produce - AUS 3rd G1 1200m Blue Diamond Stakes (Unnamed) 96 (4 Wins) Confront (AUS) 1st G2 1200m Karrakatta Plate - AUS 3rd G3 1400m Sires Produce Stakes - AUS

Replacement Permits

Notable Horses imported under the Replacement Permit Replacement Firebolt Goggles Green Vacation Insociable All Done Thunder Grout Keramani Replaced Galapagos50 Joker90 Green Charm11 Viking Dancer54 Flying Magic 9 Furioso15 Indian Road73 Ningbo Warrior13

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