Collection () is an Irish-bred,
Hong Kong
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based
Thoroughbred
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racehorse
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.
In the season of 2008–09, Collection won the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby (HK G1-2000m) on 22 March.
Collection also was one of the nominees of
Hong Kong Horse of the Year in the seasons of 2008–09 and 2009–10.
Collection began his racing career in England where he was trained by
William Haggas. Haggas trained Collection to win three of his seven races in 2007 and 2008, including the
Listed Hampton Court Stakes
The Hampton Court Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlongs and 212 yards (2,004 metres), and it is ...
at
Ascot.
In 2009, Collection was exported to race in Hong Kong and won the
Hong Kong Derby on his third appearance for his new trainer
John Moore.
In the following season, Collection finished runner up to the French-trained
Vision d'Etat
Vision d'Etat (foaled April 20, 2005 in Maine-et-Loire died in 2018) was a French Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse.
Background
Vision d'Erat was sired by Group One winner Chichicastenango (horse), Chichicastenango and out of the mare Uber ...
in the
Hong Kong Cup
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in December and won the
Hong Kong Gold Cup
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in February.
References
The Hong Kong Jockey Club – Collection Racing Record*
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
{{The Most Popular Horse of the Year
Racehorses bred in Ireland
Racehorses trained in Hong Kong
Hong Kong racehorses