FWD Champions Day (Sunday, 30 April) at Sha Tin will bring together the very best of Hong Kong’s elite gallopers and top-line horses from Great Britain, Japan, Australia and New Zealand across three Group 1 races worth HK$65 million.
The brilliant Golden Sixty will attempt to become the first three-time winner of the HK$20 million G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m), Romantic Warrior is bidding to become the second horse in two decades to land back-to-back wins in the HK$25 million G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) when he clashes with Dubai Honour, while Lucky Sweynesse and Wellington will renew their rivalry in the HK$20 million G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m).
A total of 28 talented horses will converge at Sha Tin, featuring 11 individual Group 1 winners. This year’s tally of expected international horses in Hong Kong is nine – the highest since FWD Champions Day was consolidated to a single race day in 2018.
Mr Andrew Harding, Executive Director, Racing at The Hong Kong Jockey Club, said: “It is very exciting to see such a strong contingent of world-class horses heading to Hong Kong for FWD Champions Day. The showcase is firmly established as one of world racing’s principal events and this year we will welcome an extraordinary line-up from Great Britain, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Hong Kong’s hometown hero Golden Sixty is looking to create history, while Dubai Honour and the might of Japan will test some incredible form lines in Hong Kong against a collection of the home team’s best gallopers.”
FWD QEII Cup