The Sha Tin Vase is a Group 3
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are ...
handicap horse race in Hong Kong, run at
Sha Tin
Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
The ...
over 1200 metres in May.
Horses rated 95 and above are qualified to enter this race.
Records
Leading
jockey (5 wins):
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Zac Purton
Zac Purton (born 3 January 1983) is a horse racing jockey. He won the Brisbane jockeys' premiership as an apprentice in 2003, moved to Sydney and was quickly amongst the top jockeys there before he began his Hong Kong career in 2007/08. In the ...
– ''Aerovelocity (2014), Winner's Way (2018), Little Giant (2019), Thanks Forever (2020), Lucky Sweynesse (2023)''
Leading
trainer (4 wins):
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John Moore – ''Captain Sweet (2012), Charles The Great (2014), Not Listenin'tome (2015), Thanks Forever (2020)''
Winners
See also
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List of Hong Kong horse races
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Hong Kong, under the authority of Hong Kong Jockey Club, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Other races
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References
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Racing Post
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Racing Information of Sha Tin Vase (2011/12)*
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, having been founded in 1884. In 1959, it was granted a Royal Charter and renamed The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (). The institution reverted to its original name ...
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Horse races in Hong Kong
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