Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Racesupdated: 18 July 07

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International RacesUPDATED: 18 July 07

2007 Prospectus

The Turf World Championships

Sunday 9 December 2007

Sha Tin Racecourse

critical dates

FREE Entries close)Friday12october

(6 pm HK time)

SECOND FREE ENTRIESCLOSE for HK horses)

(9 am HK time))

)tuesday20NOVEMber

SUPPLEMENTARY ENTRIES CLOSEfor overseas horses)

(12 noon HK time))

(Fee: 0.4% of total prize money of the relevant race)

DECLARATIONS to runand Official Barrier Draw)THURSDAY6DECEMBER

(8 am HK time) (10 am HK time))

(Fee: 1% of total prize money of the relevant race)

CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES)SUNDAY9 DECEMBER

HOSPITALITY

The Hong Kong Jockey Club offers travel and accommodation packages for selected horses and connections.

Owners – 2 Return Business Class Air Tickets + Accommodation at the luxurious Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

Trainers – 2 Return Business Class Air Tickets + Accommodation at the luxurious Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

Jockeys – 1 Return Business Class Air Ticket + Accommodation at the luxurious Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

Grooms – Return Air Tickets + Accommodation at the Royal Park Hotel, Sha Tin

Horses – *Shipment of Horses arranged and paid for by the HKJC + Stables, Beddings and Fodder, etc. provided.

*Any change requested from the HKJC's selected travel route or carrier may incur additional charges at owner's expense.

CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG CUP G1

2000m (10f) Turf●3yo+

HK$20 Million (US$2.6 Million)

WORLD’S RICHEST 2000M TURF RACE

HK$20 million plus trophies for the winning owner, trainer and jockey to be divided as follows:

HK$ / US$* / GB£* / AU$* / JP¥* / EURO €*
1st / 11,400,000 / 1,459,000 / 736,000 / 1,759,000 / 172,727,000 / 1,082,000
2nd / 4,400,000 / 563,000 / 284,000 / 679,000 / 66,667,000 / 417,000
3rd / 2,000,000 / 256,000 / 129,000 / 309,000 / 30,303,000 / 190,000
4th / 1,140,000 / 146,000 / 74,000 / 176,000 / 17,273,000 / 108,000
5th / 660,000 / 84,000 / 43,000 / 102,000 / 10,000,000 / 63,000
6th / 400,000 / 51,000 / 26,000 / 62,000 / 6,061,000 / 38,000
*Approx. figures per exchange rates as at June 2007

WEIGHTS

Age / Northern Hemisphere Bred / Southern Hemisphere Bred
kgs / lbs / kgs / lbs
4yo+ c., h. & g. /

57

/ 126 / 57 / 126
4yo+ f. & m. / 55.25 / 122 / 55.25 / 122
3yo c.& g. / 55.75 / 123 / 50.75 / 112
3yo f. / 54 / 119 / 49 / 108

No freelance and apprentice jockeys allowances may be claimed.

2006 RESULTS

Lengths behind / Finishing / World Rankings
Horse Name / Trained / Trainer / Jockey / Winner / Time / Rating
1st /

PRIDE

/ FR / Alain de Royer-Dupre / Christophe Lemaire / - / 2.01.6 / 123
2nd /

ADMIRE MOON

/ JPN / Hiroyoshi Matsuda / Yutaka Take / Short Head / 121
3rd /

VENGEANCE OF RAIN

/ HK / David Ferraris / Anthony Delpech / 2 / 118
4th /

VIVA PATACA

/ HK / John Moore / Christophe Soumillon / 3½ / 115

2005 RESULTS

Lengths behind / Finishing / World Rankings
Horse Name / Trained / Trainer / Jockey / Winner / Time / Rating
1st /

VENGEANCE OF RAIN

/ HK / David Ferraris / Anthony Delpech / - / 2.04.5 / 122
2nd /

PRIDE

/ FR / Alain de Royer-Dupre / Christophe Soumillon / Neck / 119
3rd /

MARAAHEL

/ GB / Sir Michael Stoute / RichardHills / 1½ / 120
4th /

RUSSIAN PEARL

/ HK / Anthony Cruz / Felix Coetzee / 2¾ / 116

CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG MILE G1

1600m(8f) Turf●3yo+

HK$16 Million (US$2.1 Million)

WORLD’S RICHEST TURF MILE RACE

HK$16 million plus trophies for the winning owner, trainer and jockey to be divided as follows:

HK$ / US$* / GB£* / AU$* / JP¥* / EURO €*
1st / 9,120,000 / 1,167,000 / 589,000 / 1,407,000 / 138,182,000 / 865,000
2nd / 3,520,000 / 451,000 / 227,000 / 543,000 / 53,333,000 / 334,000
3rd / 1,600,000 / 205,000 / 103,000 / 247,000 / 24,242,000 / 152,000
4th / 910,000 / 116,000 / 59,000 / 140,000 / 13,788,000 / 86,000
5th / 530,000 / 68,000 / 34,000 / 82,000 / 8,030,000 / 50,000
6th / 320,000 / 41,000 / 21,000 / 49,000 / 4,848,000 / 30,000
*Approx. figures per exchange rates as at June 2007

WEIGHTS

Age / Northern Hemisphere Bred / Southern Hemisphere Bred
kgs / lbs / kgs / lbs
4yo+ c., h. & g. /

57

/ 126 / 57 / 126
4yo+ f. & m. / 55.25 / 122 / 55.25 / 122
3yo c.& g. / 56.5 / 125 / 51.25 / 113
3yo f. / 55 / 121 / 49.5 / 109

No freelance and apprentice jockeys allowances may be claimed.

2006 RESULTS

Lengths behind / Finishing / World Rankings
Horse Name / Trained / Trainer / Jockey / winner / Time / Rating
1st /

THE DUKE

/ HK / Caspar Fownes / Olivier Doleuze / - / 1.33.4 / 117
2nd / ARMADA / HK / John Size / Douglas Whyte / Head / 119
3rd / RAMONTI / ITY / A & G Botti / Edmondo Botti / 1½ / 116
4th / BULLISH LUCK / HK / Anthony Cruz / Brett Prebble / 2¼ / 113

2005 RESULTS

Lengths behind / Finishing / World Rankings
Horse Name / Trained / Trainer / Jockey / winner / Time / Rating
1st /

HAT TRICK

/ JPN / Katsuhiko Sumii / Olivier Peslier / - / 1.34.8 / 118
2nd / THE DUKE / HK / Caspar Fownes / Darren Beadman / 1¼ / 115
3rd / DAVE'S BEST / HK / Dennis Yip / Christophe Soumillon / 1¾ / 114
4th / BULLISH LUCK / HK / Anthony Cruz / Gerald Mosse / 2¼ / 118

US$1 Million Bonus:

NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile – Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile

The HKJC and Breeders' Cup Limited will award a US$1 Million bonus to the owner of any horse which wins both the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile and the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile in 2007.

CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG VASE G1

2400m (12f) Turf●3yo+

HK$14 Million (US$1.8 Million)

HK$14 million plus trophies for the winning owner, trainer and jockey to be divided as follows:

HK$ / US$* / GB£* / AU$* / JP¥* / EURO €*
1st / 7,980,000 / 1,021,000 / 516,000 / 1,231,000 / 120,909,000 / 757,000
2nd / 3,080,000 / 394,000 / 199,000 / 475,000 / 46,667,000 / 292,000
3rd / 1,400,000 / 179,000 / 90,000 / 216,000 / 21,212,000 / 133,000
4th / 800,000 / 102,000 / 52,000 / 123,000 / 12,121,000 / 76,000
5th / 460,000 / 59,000 / 30,000 / 71,000 / 6,970,000 / 44,000
6th / 280,000 / 36,000 / 18,000 / 43,000 / 4,242,000 / 27,000
*Approx. figures per exchange rates as at June 2007.

WEIGHTS

Age / Northern Hemisphere Bred / Southern Hemisphere Bred
kgs / lbs / kgs / lbs
4yo+ c., h. & g. /

57

/ 126 / 57 / 126
4yo+ f. & m. / 55.25 / 122 / 55.25 / 122
3yo c.& g. / 55 / 121 / 50.25 / 111
3yo f. / 53 / 117 / 48.5 / 107

No freelance and apprentice jockeys allowances may be claimed.

2006 RESULTS

Lengths behind / Finishing / World Rankings
Horse Name / Trained / Trainer / Jockey / winner / Time / Rating
1st / COLLIER HILL /

GB

/ George Swinbank / Dean McKeown / - / 2.27.1 / 118
2nd / Kastoria / IRE / John Oxx / Michael Kinane / Nose / 117
3rd / Shamdala / FR / Alain de Royer-Dupre / Christophe Soumillon / 1 / 112
4th / Song of wind / JPN / Hidekazu Asami / Koshiro Take / 1¾ / 117

2005 RESULTS

Lengths behind / Finishing / World Rankings
Horse Name / Trained / Trainer / Jockey / winner / Time / Rating
1st / OUIJA BOARD /

GB

/ Edward Dunlop / Kieren Fallon / - / 2.28.9 / 117
2nd / SIX SENSE / JPN / Hiroyuki Nagahama / Hirofumi Shii / 2¾ / 113
3rd / BEST GIFT / HK / John Moore / Douglas Whyte / 3 / 118
4th / SHAMDALA / FR / Alain de Royer-Dupre / Christophe Soumillon / 3½ / 110

CATHAY PACIFICHONG KONG SPRINT G1

1200m (6f) Turf●3yo+

HK$12 Million (US$1.6 Million)

7th leg (Finale) of the Global Sprint Challenge

HK$12 million plus trophies for the winning owner, trainer and jockey to be divided as follows:

HK$ / US$* / GB£* / AU$* / JP¥* / EURO €*
1st / 6,840,000 / 875,000 / 442,000 / 1,056,000 / 103,636,000 / 649,000
2nd / 2,640,000 / 338,000 / 171,000 / 407,000 / 40,000,000 / 250,000
3rd / 1,200,000 / 154,000 / 78,000 / 185,000 / 18,182,000 / 114,000
4th / 680,000 / 87,000 / 44,000 / 105,000 / 10,303,000 / 65,000
5th / 400,000 / 51,000 / 26,000 / 62,000 / 6,061,000 / 38,000
6th / 240,000 / 31,000 / 16,000 / 37,000 / 3,636,000 / 23,000
*Approx. figures per exchange rates as at June 2007

WEIGHTS

Age / Northern Hemisphere / Southern Hemisphere
kgs / lbs / kgs / lbs
4yo+ c., h. & g. /

57

/ 126 / 57 / 126
4yo+ f. & m. / 55.25 / 122 / 55.25 / 122
3yo c.& g. / 57 / 126 / 53 / 117
3yo f. / 55.25 / 122 / 51.25 / 113

No freelance and apprentice jockeys allowances may be claimed.

PREVIOUS RESULTS

2006 RESULTS (1200m)

Lengths behind / Finishing / World Rankings
Horse Name / Trained / Trainer / Jockey / winner / Time / Rating
1st / ABSOLUTE CHAMPION /

HK

/ David Hall / Brett Prebble / - / 1.07.8 / 121
2nd / SILENT WITNESS / HK / Anthony Cruz / Felix Coetzee / 4¼ / 112
3rd / BENBAUN / GB / Mark Wallace / Jamie Spencer / 5¼ / 113
4th / DOWN TOWN / HK / Dennis Yip / Olivier Doleuze / 6½ / 109

2005 RESULTS (1000m)

Lengths behind / Finishing / World Rankings
Horse Name / Trained / Trainer / Jockey / winner / Time / Rating
1st / NATURAL BLITZ /

HK

/ Derek Cruz / Glyn Schofield / - / 0.57.6 / 113
2nd / PLANET RULER / HK / Almond Lee / Gerald Mosse / 1¾ / 108
3rd / ABLE PRINCE / HK / John Moore / Douglas Whyte / 2¼ / 107
4th / COUNTRY MUSIC / HK / Anthony Cruz / Felix Coetzee / 2¼ / 107

PRIZEMONEY DISTRIBUTION

a)Owners' percentage: 70% for the winner, 75% for 2nd– 6th places

b)Trainers’ percentage: 10% for 1st – 6th places

c)Jockeys’ percentage: 10% for the winner, 5% for 2nd-6th places

d)Stables’ percentage: 10% for 1st – 6th places

Prize money will be paid in Hong Kong dollars to respective owner, trainer and jockey accounts or in another currency upon request, at the Club's prevailing exchange rate at that time. Owners' earnings are tax free in Hong Kong; visiting Trainers' and Jockeys' earnings are subject to Hong Kong tax (currently 10.67%).

HK$1 MILLION BONUS :

CXHKIR 2007 – APQEII Cup 2008

The HKJC will award a HK$1 million (approx. US$130,000) bonus to the owner (at the time of the second leg - APQEII Cup 2008) of any horse which wins one of the four CXHKIR on 9 December 2007 and the APQEII Cup (HK$14,000,000/2000m /10f / turf / 3yo+) to be run in 27 April 2008 at Sha Tin Racecourse.

US$1 MILLION BONUS

The Hong Kong Jockey Club and Breeders' Cup Limited will co-fund a US$1 million bonus to the owner of any horse that wins both the

Netjets Breeders' Cup Mile and the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile in 2007.

CONTACTS

Mark Player
Manager, International Races, Sale and Development
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Mobile : +852 9038 8952
Tel : +852 2966 8952
Fax : +852 2966 7000
Email :

1. Overseas

Japan
Naoaki Koike
Japan Association for International Horse Racing
Tel : +813 3503 8221
Fax : +813 3503 8226
Email : / Singapore
Soong Tze Ming
Singapore Turf Club
Tel : +656 879 1350
Fax : +656 879 1085
Email :
New Zealand
John Cameron
New Zealand Bloodstock Limited
Tel : +649 298 0055
Fax : +649 298 0506
Mobile : +64 274 949797
Email : / United Arab Emirates
Martin Talty
Dubai Racing Club
Tel : +9714 3322 277
Fax : +9714 3310 238
Email :

1. International Racing Bureau Ltd

Australia
Jack Petley
Tel : +612 9380 6390
Fax : +612 9380 6435
Email : / USA
Bruce Lombardi
New York
Tel / Fax : +1516 678 7038
Email :
UK / Ireland
Adrian Beaumont
Tel : +44 1638 668881
Mobile : +44 7808 903158
Fax : +44 1638 665032
Email : / Cindy Niemetz
California
Tel : +1626 355 9750
Fax : +1626 836 0497
Email :
France
Desmond Stoneham
Tel : +33 1 4705 4241
Mobile : +33 6 07721012
Fax : +33 1 4705 9056
Email : / Dan Farley
Kentucky
Tel : +1859 223 3597
Fax : +1859 223 6491
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Germany
David Conolly Smith
Tel : +49 89 3303 8098
Mobile : +49 160 9674 7958
Fax : +49 89 3303 8790
Email :
Italy
Franca Vittadini
Tel : +39331 91 31 78
Fax : +39331 923 120
Email :
South Africa
Graeme Hawkins
Tel : +27 11 681 1892 (direct)
Mobile : +27 82 857 1827
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