THE GROUP 1 CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE~SHA TIN Sunday

Racing this Sunday heads back to Sha Tin, it is meeting 41 of the season, and the main race is THE GROUP 1 CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE over 1200, the second leg of the Hong Kong Sprint Series.

And Zac Purton will be back on board Little Bridge in Sunday's HK$4.5 million sprint! Gerald Mosse returns to riding Sacred Kingdom.



The great SILENT WITNESS won the Chairman's Sprint Prize in 2004 and 2005

Check out the website at this address: it includes all PAST WINNERS VISION back to the 1995/1996 season.

http://special.hkjc.com/promo/en/2012-hkg1/main-sprint.asp

And get all your BARRIER TRIALS, VIDEOS and COMMENTS here:

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/btresult.asp#r_highlight_e

I will be back soon with more!

DJ

EARLY BIRD INFO FOR SHA TIN SUNDAY
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05/02/2012 (Sun) Day Race
10 races
Meeting Start: 1:00pm HK time (add 2 hours for Brisbane, 3 hours for Melbourne).

Going Info: Likely to be Good. It is a MIXED meeting on Turf and Dirt. On the turf circuit the rail will be in the Bư position.

EARLY WEATHER REPORT

For today Thursday: Cloudy with one or two light rain patches overnight.

Rather cool tomorrow Friday morning with a minimum temperature of about 13 degrees in the urban areas, and a couple of degrees lower over the New Territories. The maximum temperature will be around 16 degrees during the day. Moderate to fresh easterly winds, becoming north to northeasterlies overnight.

Outlook:Still cool on Saturday morning. Humid and milder on Sunday and Monday.

THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD!!!

SO ~~~~~~ DISCOVER HONG KONG!

Get ready for the 2nd leg of the Speed Series, the Chairman's Sprint Prize (Race 8), this Sunday. The first three jockeys and horses past the post in the first leg of the Series all partner up again this Sunday. Do any of the other top-class contenders even stand a chance?


Due to suspension, Brett Prebble missed the ride on LUCKY NINE (No.1) in the first leg, the Kent & Curwen Centenary Sprint Cup. Prebble is back on board this time out; and hopes to repeat his recent excellent performance, which includes, of course, the 2011 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint.

Zac Purton again takes the ride on LITTLE BRIDGE (No.3). From 11 starts, Purton has racked up 6 wins, 2 seconds and 1 third. Gerald Mosse, who partnered LITTLE BRIDGE at his last 3 starts, will be riding SACRED KINGDOM (No.2) again.

Olivier Doleuze again partners EAGLE REGIMENT (No.6), the winner of the 1st leg of the Speed Series. Doleuze rode EAGLE REGIMENT into 2nd place on debut last season; and this season, the pair has been unbeaten in three starts. Can this winning combo break through for a first-time win over the 1200 metres?

Brett Doyle has been issued a Visiting Jockey's licence to stay in Hong Kong and ride JOY AND FUN (No.4), who ran second in the 1st leg of the Series. Doyle and JOY AND FUN have run five times this season for 1 win, 2 seconds, 1 fourth and 1 fifth. And don't forget, they also won the Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai back in March 2010!

I don't like Aussie John Moore much ~ ~ but ~ ~

Six of the last nine favourites have won the Group One Chairman's Sprint Prize at odds-on but every time there has been an upset, the shock has been provided by John Moore ~ and the old Aussie could be up to it again tomorrow! Which would turn me feral.

Let's go back to The 2008 THE CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE --SACRED KINGDOM

Sunday is Sha Tin Day!

And today it is the 2nd leg of the Speed Series, the Chairman's Sprint Prize (Race 8).

So let's do some Hong Kong Racing Rap!

Come On! Come Racing Today at Sha Tin.

Check out the Hong Kong Jockey Club's preview of the big race, the Chairman's Sprint Prize.

Go to this link and click on the RED EIGHT BALL.

http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/showcase.asp

2 hours to close of tipping for today's Sha Tin meeting.

One of the main form references for today's 2nd leg of the Speed Series, the Chairman's Sprint Prize was the Kent & Curwen Centenary Sprint Cup over 1000 in January won by EAGLE REGIMENT .

Can you see the winner of today's race here?



I will be back with the other soon.

DJ

TIPPING HAS NOW CLOSED FOR SHA TIN.

The other form reference for the Chairman's Sprint Prize was The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint run on International Day back in December and won by LUCKY NINE.



Good Luck to Everyone Today

DJ

Are you into SECTIONAL TIMES?

The Hong Kong Jockey Club does it all for YOU!!

Go here:

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/display_sectionaltime.asp?Raceno=1&All=0&raceDate=05%2F02%2F2012

Missed the race?

The Hong Kong Jockey Club posts a replay almost immediately the race is run.

And 20 minutes later, the file is uploaded again with the STEWARDS PATROL FOOTAGE.

Take a look now!

Just click on the moving horse next to each race!

http://www.hkjc.com/english/press/showcase.asp

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JOY AND FUN won THE CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE 2012

Full replay and STEWARDS PATROL FOOTAGE!



"If anyone deserves to win a Group 1, it's Joy And Fun," said Doyle, who was riding for the last time in Hong Kong this season before taking up a 6-week contract in Dubai. "He's been knocking on the door in all the big races and he couldn't have done it any better. It's great for me to end my time in Hong Kong with a Group 1 winner and we go to Dubai in good form.

"As long as he had a bit of cover, that's all I was worried about today. I dropped behind Eagle Regiment and we had Lucky Nine inside of me, so we had them all covered ~ it all worked out better from the draw, really. There's always a slight doubt going into a race like this after a couple of tough ones but all credit to the horse, he's very tough and Derek's done a great job keeping him in good form."

Trainer Tony Cruz did not discount the possibility of a return to Royal Ascot this summer. Joy And Fun's previous visit to England's premier racecourse, in June, 2010, resulted in the gelding suffering a serious injury when contesting the G1 Golden Jubilee Stakes.

"There's a possibility," revealed the trainer, "everything's on the table and we'll assess him. If he hadn't injured himself in England he would have been a very strong contender that day.

"I have to thank my two boys and their great effort with this horse when he had that life-threatening injury in England. They spent most of the time nursing him and bringing him back."