Changes to
2004/2005 Major Racedays &
HK Pattern Race Programme
Speaker : Ciaran
Kennelly
Head of Handicapping, Race Planning & International
Racing Department
Changes to
2004/2005 Major Racedays
National Day Meeting
Sunday 3 October 2004
National Day – Fri 1 Oct
Mid-Autumn Festival fixture – Wed 29 Sept
Ladies' Purse Day Meeting
Sunday 17 October 2004
Used to be in November
Last Season new marketing initiative – several
sponsors on the Ladies' Purse Day
Ladies' Purse Day Meeting
This season :
Panasonic Cup – 6 Nov
Cathay Pacific Cup Trial – 14 Nov
Cathay Pacific Mile / Sprint Trial – 21 Nov
Chevalier Cup – 28 Nov
Ladies' Purse Day Meeting
To ensure the day can be marketed in a similar
fashion as last year,
hence changed to
October
Changes to
HK Pattern Race Programme
Champion Sprint Series
In the past, several legs been run in conjunction
with other feature races, e.g.
02/03 Centenary Sprint Cup – HK Derby
03/04 Chairman's Sprint Prize – APQEII Cup
Champion Sprint Series
This season each leg running on its own :
Bauhinia Sprint Trophy – 23 January (1 Feb)
Centenary Sprint Cup – 27 February (13 Mar)
Chairman's Sprint Prize – 3 April (25 Apr)
Champion Sprint Series
Advantages :
To better identify the Series, and
To enable Club to obtain sponsorship for the
Series
4 Year Old Classic Races
Mercedes-Benz HK Classic Mile – 11 February
Mercedes-Benz HK Derby – 13 March (21 March)
Avoid clash with Rugby World Cup Sevens (18 – 20 Mar)
Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup
(1600 m)
1400 m
run on APQEII Cup Day – 24 April (22 May)
5 weeks after Chairman's Trophy
3 weeks before Champions Mile
Champions Mile
To be run on 14 May (1 May)
3 weeks after APQEII Cup / Queen's Silver
Jubilee Cup
3 weeks before Yasuda Kinen in Japan
Sha Tin Vase
(1000 m)
1200 m
To be run on 21 May (6 June)
7 weeks after Chairman's Sprint Prize
4 weeks after Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup
Sha Tin Mile Trophy
Not supported over the years
8 runners last season
(Group 3)
Class 1 Handicap on final day
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Last season, generally well received. Benefits observed :
Well covered by the media, more talking points
e.g. the yellow saddle cloth
the leading table
horses running with points earned
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Quite a number of leading horses ran
repeatedly at HV during the HVMC period
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Dashing Champion
6 times
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Reward
7 times
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Amo
6 times
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Enhance betting interest of runners having
a chance in the Challenge
With wide coverage by media, did draw
customer's attention to Happy Valley racing
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While the major races as well as Trainers
Championship, in general dominated by big
stables, the HVMC did give a chance to
others as last season's results suggested.
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2003/2004
Points Scored
Trainer
1st
2nd
Dashing Champion
Splendid Patrol
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36
Peter Ng
Tony Millard
2nd
Fighting Mascot
36
David Ferraris
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No change to the following :
The Points System –
The Race Class – Class 3 and above
1st - 12
2nd - 6
3rd - 4
4th - 3
5th - 2
The Award – HK$1,000,000
1st - $650,000
2nd - $250,000
3rd - $100,000
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1. The Challenge Period
Last Season -
This Season -
September to December October to February
(4 months)
(5 months)
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Advantages
Horses are better prepared or running into form when
the Challenge starts, now that it starts a month later.
Horses are having more opportunities of running.
17 meetings at Happy Valley (last season 13).
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Advantages
With a five month span, horses are having a better
chance to catch those on top of table.
By concluding the HVMC at end of February, it will
not affect the publicity of the HKIR.
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2. For horses of equal status at time of entry,
priority of running given to the leading ten
contenders in the last 5 HV meetings
instead of 3 last season
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Advantages
to ensure the leading horses have more chances to
find a suitable race
to create a more interesting and exciting finish to
the HVMC.
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3. The trainer of the winner will receive a
memento.
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PP Overseas Form
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Club's Website
PP Overseas Form
Recent survey revealed customers are less interested
in new PPs – unfamiliarity with the horse.
"PP Overseas Performance" section added on HKJC
Website on 20 August 2004.
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racinginfo/ 04_ppo_performance.asp
PP Overseas Form
This section includes :
Overseas form of each PP.
A background story about one or two leading horses
in each shipment.
http://www.hkjc.com/english/racinginfo/ 04_ppo_performance.asp
PP Overseas Performance
Notes of E019
2004 / 2005 Season
Number of Races per meeting
Day - 9 or 10
Night - 7 or 8
End of Presentation
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