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2002 / 2003 Hong Kong Pattern Races. Speaker : Ciaran Kennelly Head of Handicapping, Race Planning & International Racing Department. Group Races. 2001/2002 - 24 2002/2003 - 27. Group Races. Total Prize Money. HK$166.7 million. Three New Group 3 Weight-for-Age Races in November.
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2002 / 2003Hong Kong Pattern Races Speaker : Ciaran Kennelly Head of Handicapping, Race Planning & International Racing Department
Group Races 2001/2002 - 24 2002/2003 - 27
Total Prize Money HK$166.7 million
Three New Group 3Weight-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 on8th 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 1st leg - Bauhinia Sprint Trophy 3rd February 2003 11 days earlier than last season
Champion Sprint Series • 2nd leg - Centenary Sprint Cup • 23 March 2003 • one week later compared to last season
Champion Sprint Series • 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 2003 2 weeks later than last year (avoid clash with Singapore Airlines International Cup)
Sha Tin Vase 7 June 2003 6 weeks after Chairman's Sprint Prize 3 weeks following KrisFlyer Sprint in Singapore
Now confined to : NH 3yos SH 2yos Eligible to run in current season Griffin races. Juvenile Sprint 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. Sha Tin Futurity Trophy
Age? Compulsory Retirement Any horses rated 27 or below
inALLHandicaps Southern Hemisphere 2yos Northern Hemisphere 2yos (3yos from 1 Jan 2003) 5 lbs Weight-for-Age Allowance
Late 2001 / 2002 Season Imports
Green Vacation 105 (2 wins)Shinnecock (NZ)2nd G1 1600m Bayer Classic - NZ Insociable 105 (3 Wins) Insociable (ARG) 1st G1 2000m Miguel Alfredo Martinez de Hoz - ARG
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
(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
(Unnamed) 106 (3 wins)Timber Trader (NZ)1stG1 2450m South African Derby - SAF (Unnamed) 104 (3 Wins) Prize Winner (GB)
(Unnamed) 104 (2 wins)Angelus Sunset (USA) (Unnamed) 103 (1 Win) Keramani (FR) 3rd G3 1400m Prix de la Porte Maillot
(Unnamed) 102 (2 wins)Mariinsky (GB) (Unnamed) 102 (4 Wins) Algallarens (IRE)
(Unnamed) 101 (4 wins)Grout (NZ)Champion 2yo in New Zealand1stG1 1400m Manawatu Sires Produce - NZ1st G1 1400m Ellerslie Sires Produce - NZ (Unnamed) 101 (1 Win) High Sierra (IRE)
(Unnamed) 101 (4 wins)Pillaging (AUS)1stG1 1400m VRC Sires Produce - AUS3rd 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 Firebolt Goggles Green Vacation Insociable All Done Thunder Grout Keramani Replaced Galapagos 50 Joker 90 Green Charm 11 Viking Dancer 54 Flying Magic 9 Furioso 15 Indian Road 73 Ningbo Warrior 13 Notable Horses imported under the Replacement Permit