Group 1 race | |
Location | Sha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong |
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Inaugurated | 1979 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | Chairman's Sprint Prize |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 meters (About 6 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 122 lb (3y); 126 lb (4y+) Allowances 4 lb for fillies and mares 4 lb for N. Hemisphere 3-y-o |
Purse | HK$20,000,000 (2023) |
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The Chairman's Sprint Prize is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong, run over a distance of 1200 metres. Until 2000, it was run as the Hong Kong Sprint Championship to coincide with the opening of Sha Tin Racecourse. In 2016, this race become the 4th round of the Global Sprint Challenge, and was elevated to International Group 1 status.[1] This race offers a purse of HK$20,000,000.