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

2. Group Races 2001/2002-24 2002/2003-27

3. Group Races

4. Total Prize Money HK$166.7 million

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

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

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

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

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

10. Champion Sprint Series Bauhinia Sprint Trophy 1st leg - Bauhinia Sprint Trophy 3rd February 2003 11 days earlier than last season

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

12. 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

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

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

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

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

17. ING Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup 1 June 2003 2 weeks later than last year (avoid clash with Singapore Airlines International Cup)

18. Sha Tin Vase 7 June 2003 6 weeks after Chairman's Sprint Prize 3 weeks following KrisFlyer Sprint in Singapore

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

20. 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.

21. Compulsory Retirement Age? Any horses rated 27 or below

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

23. Recent PP Imports

24. P P s imported from 1 July to 30 August

25. Late 2001 / 2002 Season Imports

26. 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

27. 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

28. New 2002 / 2003 Season Imports

29. 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

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

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

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

33. 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)

34. 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

35. Replacement Permits

37. 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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