6-470: The Hong Kong Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2000 metres (about 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles or 10 furlongs) at Sha Tin , and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December. The race was first run on 24 January 1988, and its distance was initially set at 1800 metres. The inaugural running
12-509: A jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Most wins by an owner: The "1992" race actually took place in April 1993 – it had been postponed in December due to an equine virus. Conditions races Conditions races are horse races in which the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to the sex of
18-400: The runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving weight from older runners to allow for relative maturity, referred to as weight for age ; and the quality of the runners, with horses that have won certain values of races giving weight to less successful entrants. Conditions races are distinct from handicap races , for which
24-545: The weights carried are laid down by an official handicapper to equalise the difference in ability between the runners. In Great Britain, for example, the British Horseracing Authority 's rules define a conditions race as being one "which is none of the following; a Handicap Race or a Novice Race, a race restricted to Maiden Horses, or a race governed by Selling or Claiming provisions." Conditions races are staged at all levels of horse racing. As all of
30-531: Was increased to its present length, 2,000 metres, in 1999. Also at this time the race was promoted to Group 1 status. The Hong Kong Cup is one of the four Hong Kong International Races , and it presently offers a purse of HK$ 36,000,000 in 2023-24 (approximately US$ 4.6 million), making it not just the richest race in Hong Kong but also the richest 2000 metre Turf race in the world. Speed record: (at present distance of 2,000 metres) Most wins: Most wins by
36-528: Was restricted to horses trained in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore . Added to this list for the following season were horses from Australia and New Zealand . The race was switched to December for its third running, therefore taking place twice within 1989. Horses trained in Europe were admitted in 1990, followed by those from the United States in 1991, and Canada and Japan in 1992. The distance
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