On December 12, the 2021 Longines Hong Kong International Competition (four first-class races with a prize money of HK$100 million) was successfully held at Sha Tin Racecourse, and the foals of Hong Kong and Japan were equally divided, winning two first-class races each. Total stakes on the day set a new season record for HK$1.728 billion. After the race, The Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Ying Jiabai, paid tribute to the "I Can Do" spirit of the Hong Kong people and thanked all walks of life for their efforts and contributions.
Hong Kong Horse King "Golden Gun Sixty" successfully defended the title at Longines Hong Kong One Mile Championship, and became the most winning foal in Hong Kong's history with a record-breaking 19 wins. Ying Jiabai pointed out that Hong Kong's colts are strong enough to rival the best horses in the horse racing power with many racehorses.
"There are 1,350 active racehorses in Hong Kong, and today's results show that they are strong enough to rival the best in the world, and even beat the good colts of overseas participating countries with 8,000 to 14,000 horses," Ying said. Hong Kong should be proud of this. ”
"'Golden Gun Sixty' is a remarkable racehorse, and it once again showed its superiority today, thanks to Lu Jianwei and He Zeyao. The foal has now broken the record for the most head horse it holds with 'Beauty Heritage' and 'Elite Masters'. "'Golden Gun Sixty' overwhelmingly defeated a number of world-class opponents, making Hong Kong proud and bringing us joy." Ying Jiabai said.
The riding combination of Xue En and Fang Gaper won the Longines Hong Kong Short Haul Championship with "Bright Star", while Japan won two races with "Yao Man Bottle" (Longines Hong Kong Bottle) and "Only Love You" (Longines Hong Kong Cup), both of which had previously won the first prize in Hong Kong.
"Today has been a very successful day for horse racing and makes the Club proud. There are also many people who have worked quietly behind the scenes and made significant contributions to the Jockey Club and this event. Ying Jiabai said. I am very grateful and commend them for their efforts and contributions. "I would also like to thank the government for its trust in allowing us to host the Hong Kong International Race at this difficult time, and the facts have once again proved that the in-loop 'horse racing protective bubble' is extremely effective."
"Today's event was exciting, but there was an unfortunate accident at Longines' Hong Kong Short Haul Championship. We are very concerned about several injured jockeys and hope that Panton, Hiwison and Fukunaga Yuichi will recover soon. No one wants to see such an event happen, and we are also concerned about the horse owners involved and salute them. If this had not happened today, our success in hosting this event would have been one of the most glorious achievements in the history of the Jockey Club. Sometimes, however, obstacles and challenges arise that we must overcome one by one, and we have always been able to do so. ”
"I would like to thank all the trainers and jockeys, especially the participants from overseas, for their great sacrifices. I would also like to apologize to all the owners of the horses, because you must have wanted to enjoy the heroism of the foals on the spot, but fortunately you still support us, reflecting the deep trust between us. It is very important for us to host such a grand event, otherwise we may lose our place in the international horse world. We are very proud to have successfully hosted this tournament, but today we can't help but feel a little sad. ”
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"Junda Star" and "Fat Boy Lakrat" are humane destruction. Longines Hong Kong short-distance brocade horse jockeys Fu Yong Yuichi, Hewison and Panton were awake at the time and sent to the hospital for examination at the first time. Hewison, a 24-year-old South African jockey, had a fractured pelvis and needed to be admitted to the ICU Intensive Care Unit. Panton, a 38-year-old Hong Kong championship jockey with a broken rib, will have to rest for a while. Japanese jockey Fukunaga, 45, was injured steadily and had to be treated in accordance with the relevant government quarantine procedures as he came to Hong Kong as an overseas jockey.
Hong Kong Racing Express expresses its deep condolences to its owners and the staff of the stable who have cared for them. The Hong Kong Jockey Club said it has been doing its best to protect the welfare of horses and has established the highest level of veterinary clinics in the world. Participation in horse racing involves risks. Purebred foals are exposed to the risk of injury by size, strength and athletic ability, and may even suffer injuries that cannot be treated. The rate of fatal injuries to Hong Kong foals is the lowest in the world, at 0.53 per 1,000 foals in the past five seasons.
Since the accident occurred in the fifth game, the Hong Kong Jockey Club immediately decided that the award ceremony would be completely simplified, including the five matches on the day and thereafter, including no national anthem.
"Golden Gun Sixty" won the Hong Kong One Mile Championship for the second consecutive year!
The first foal in Hong Kong history to win 19 first races!
The "Golden Gun Sixty" successfully defended its title in the first division longines Hong Kong Mile Championship (1600m), with 19 championships and becoming the most winning foal in Hong Kong's history. "Happy Smile" won the second place, "War Dancer" and "Hou Tu" won the third place and the fourth place respectively.
The Hong Kong horse king won his 19th victory since his debut under Ho Tsze Yao's crotch, surpassing his 18-game first horse record with "Elite Masters" and "Beauty Heritage" to become a new record in Hong Kong horse racing since 1971.
In the first prize of UP 26 million, the "Golden Gun Sixty" defeated ten other opponents from Japan, Ireland and Hong Kong, including the first class Yasuda Memorial Champion "Noda Kenjun", to increase his jackpot to HK$95.453 million, just 10.78 million yuan to catch up with the Hong Kong record held by "Beautiful Heritage" (HK$106.233 million).
Owned by Mr. Chan Ka Leung and trained by Lui Kin Wai, the "Golden Gun Sixty" is hailed as the "pride of Hong Kong", delivering the unquestionably best performance of the world's best horse.
Whether it is trainer Lv Jianwei or jockey Ho Chak Yiu, this is the second time they have won the International Competition at Longines Hong Kong. And "Golden Gun Sixty" has not been defeated since September 2019. In addition to the 1600m event, the "Golden Gun 60" also won a total of eight times in the 1200m and 1400m races, and the other two extended distance runs in the 2000m were both successful, namely the 2020 BMW Hong Kong Pyridocy Competition and the 2021 First Class Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup.
"Only Love You" won the Longines Hong Kong Cup and retired honorably
"Only Love You" won the Longines Hong Kong Cup (2000 meters), with a total prize fund of HK$30 million, marking the perfect end to its international career at the highest level. "Only Love You" won the 2200m Female Horse Meadows race in Del Mars, USA, on November 6, and not long after, the team behind the scenes announced that Hong Kong's highest prize money event would be its farewell race.
The japanese trainer Yasaku Yoshihito's female horse has been in recent years around the world, from Dubai to Hong Kong, and then returned to Sha Tin in 2021 after moving to the United States. In April, the Japanese horse led by it won the top four in the First Class SaiFWEI Insurance Queen's Cup, and then rose to prominence and history in the Breeders Cup, becoming the first famous foal in Japan to win the Breeders Cup.
The horse's journey to Hong Kong this time is its fifth flight this year, and the voyage is as long as 20,000 miles, but this does not prevent the "only love you" from staying at its best when it arrives. On the battlefield, jockey Shoya calmly rode the horse to the fullest, winning the final step, and drawing a perfect end to the final battle of the horse's journey around the world.
"Only Love You" ended its racing career on the same day, and the 2021 Longines Hong Kong International Competition confirmed that Japan has become an international horse racing heavyweight country. In the past seven years, five Japanese representatives have won the Hong Kong Cup, including "The Light of Glory", "Full of Joy", "Victory brilliant", "Plain and Unpretentious" and "Only Love You", and in the past two years, the Eight International Races, the Japanese horse has also won four.
After the hong Kong Jockey Club race leader Mak Li-wah, after the highest honor event in Hong Kong, he had the following conclusion: "The Japanese horse is the first two, and at the same time, he will say goodbye to 'only love you'." "Inching forward" is not necessarily a negative maxim, perhaps in a few years, the children of this Japanese female horse will come to Hong Kong to compete in the Longines International Competition in Hong Kong.
Moreira partnered with "Flare Full Bottle" to win the Longines Hong Kong bottle
Hong Kong champion jockey Morerats rode the Japanese long-distance coach "Yao Man Bottle" trained by Otoseki Tomohito to win the HK$20 million prize Longines Hong Kong bottle (2400m First Class) held at Sha Tin Racecourse with a beautiful gesture. This is the second time that the pair have won this race after 2019, and it is also more than the seventh Hong Kong international event that Moreira has won so far. In 2016, he led another Japanese good colt" "Satomi Crown" to win the Hong Kong bottle, this time moreira for the third time to win this competition.
The "Flamming Bottle" changed the way it followed the leading horse in the 2019 race, and when it turned into a straight, it fought from the tail two position to the front, and finally won the championship. The British horse trainer Moore, who sent Malaysia to Hong Kong for the first time, finished second with the "Victory Strike", while the "Leaning Penglai", trained by the French horse trainer Roddip, finished third.
"Xianxin Star" took off the Longines Hong Kong short-distance championship
"XianxinXing" handed over its strong stamina at the end of the stage, fighting against a number of international and Japanese top opponents, and won the first-class Longines Hong Kong Short-Distance Championship (1200m) with a total prize fund of HK$24 million, continuing the excellent results of Hong Kong Jiasi in this short-distance competition, but the mood of the trainer Fang Garber and jockey Xue En, who was the head horse, was a little complicated after the race.
Xue En, who won the Melbourne Cup in Australia and is now four years old, Chinese New Year's Eve, to win his first international first race in Hong Kong. However, after the event, he and Fong Kapa paid great attention to the situation of the saddle people of "Miaofa Lingji" (Fukunaga Yuichi), "The Future of the Table" (Panton), "Fat Boy Lak Lak" (Tian Tai'an) and "Junda Xing" (Hewisson). The jockeys of the four horses ran to the end of the straight road bend and were abandoned by accident.
The "Xianxin Star" was in the near field under Xue En's crotch at the time, fortunately not affected by the incident, and finally chased forward with momentum, defeating the Japanese representative "Latin City" (Su Minglun) to win the championship with a four-and-three horse position, and the "Express Soldier" (Morella) was one and a half horses behind the "Xianxin Star" for third, and the first horse time was 1 minute 08.66 seconds.
This year, the Australian jockey Xue En, who has ridden in Hong Kong for the third season, has always praised the heir of the "Star of the Bright Heart", a "distant starry sky", and has high hopes, and his trust in this colt has also been richly rewarded in this game. "Even though I won this battle today, my feelings are a little complicated. Obviously, my first reaction after the race was to focus on the situation involving the jockey and the horse. Xue En said in a post-match interview. Watching this race on site certainly surprised and worried me, and our feelings were quite mixed. Fang Jiabai said. At that time, my racehorse was racing and advancing closely with his foal, and on the other hand, you would be worried about them in real time, and I hope that all the jockeys and horses involved will be safe. ”