The Champion Awards Judging Panel has elected the final nominees for The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2023/24 as follows:
| Horse of the Year | Elected by votes of the Judging Panel from winners of the respective categories, excluding Champion Griffin |
|
Champion Sprinter (1400m or below) |
CALIFORNIA SPANGLE |
| INVINCIBLE SAGE | |
| LUCKY SWEYNESSE | |
| VICTOR THE WINNER | |
|
Champion Miler (Over 1400m to below 1800m) |
BEAUTY ETERNAL |
| GOLDEN SIXTY | |
| ROMANTIC WARRIOR | |
| VOYAGE BUBBLE | |
| HELIOS EXPRESS | |
|
Champion Middle-Distance Horse (1800m to below 2200m) |
MASSIVE SOVEREIGN |
| ROMANTIC WARRIOR | |
|
Champion Stayer (2200m and over) |
FIVE G PATCH |
| LA CITY BLANCHE | |
|
Champion Four-Year-Old (For four-year-olds as on 1 January of the current season) |
GALAXY PATCH |
| HELIOS EXPRESS | |
| INVINCIBLE SAGE | |
| MASSIVE SOVEREIGN | |
|
Champion Griffin (For new imports in the current season which arrived in Hong Kong unraced, and which were aged either 2 or 3 on the date of the first Hong Kong race meeting of the season) |
GORGEOUS WIN |
| JAMES TAK | |
| KA YING RISING |
As previously announced, the Sprint category takes in races at 1400m and below, a change from previous practice, as the 1400m distance is more appropriately considered a Sprint contest than a Mile or Middle distance contest.
The Judging Panel comprises three members, each from The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and the Association of Hong Kong Racing Journalists.
The HKJC votes are made by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges; Executive Director, Racing, Mr Andrew Harding and Head of Racing Product, Mr Greg Carpenter.
The three members from the Association of Hong Kong Racing Journalists are Chairman Mr Carlos Wu, and Committee Members Mr Bart Vanders and Mr Sam Lo.
The Judging Panel commends the connections of each of the final nominees for the excellent performances of their horses this season.
Winners of the Champion Awards will be announced at The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2023/24 presentation ceremony to be held on Friday, 12 July, while the results will be published on The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s website.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2023/24 Election Criteria
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2023/24 logo (jpg format) 1, 2
