Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted January 22, 2022 Journalists Share Posted January 22, 2022 OddsBookmakersPast Winners Hong Kong Classic Mile Group One Betting Guide Date: January 30, 2022 Location: Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong Distance: 1600m Prize Money: HK$12,000,000 The Hong Kong Classic Mile is a Group 1 race restricted to four-year-olds, held over 1600m in late January each year. This is the first and shortest race in the infamous Four-Year-Old Classic Series in Hong Kong, with the Hong Kong Classic Cup and the BMW Hong Kong Derby the two proceeding legs. Owners and trainers alike will be seeking victory in the Hong Kong Classic Mile as it will book them a coveted place in the BMW Hong Kong Derby. 2022 Hong Kong Classic Mile Odds Markets for the 2022 Hong Kong Classic Mile are currently unavailable, Horsebetting.com.au will update this page as soon as they are released. Best bookmakers for Hong Kong Classic Mile All of HorseBetting’s recommended online bookmakers run markets for the Hong Kong Classic Mile each year, including all-in and futures options. Check out the licensed betting sites below to find the best odds for the 2022 Hong Kong Mile. Sport Table Hong Kong Classic Mile history Many a superstar-to-be has competed in the Hong Kong Classic Mile. Beauty Flash, Rapper Dragon, Beauty Only and Golden Sixty all won the race before going on to international Group 1 glory, the latter two winning the 2016 and 2020 Hong Kong Mile respectively. Since 2000, Tony Cruz (2007, 20008, 2010 & 2015) and John Moore (2004, 2006, 2014, 2017) have claimed the most Hong Kong Classic Mile’s, whilst in recent years John Size has managed to pick up three wins since 2016. Both Danny Shum and Ivan Allen are the other two trainers to have won the race on multiple occasions since 2000. It is no shock to see Joao Moreira leading the jockey ranks since the turn of the century, with the iconic hoop claiming the race on three seperate occasions, with two in partnership with John Moore. In what is somewhat of a shock, legendary Aussie hoops Hugh Bowman, Brett Prebble and Shane Dye have all found their names on the Hong Kong Classic Mile honour roll. In 2014, the John Moore-trained Able Friend set the fastest time ever ran in a Hong Kong Classic Mile with a 1:33.43 under Joao Moreira. 2021 Hong Kong Classic Mile result 1st – Excellent Proposal ($23.00)2nd – Lucky Express ($2.10)3rd – Tourbillon Diamond ($2.70) Previous Hong Kong Classic Mile runnings 2021: Excellent Proposal floors punters Excellent Proposal rose to the top of Hong Kong’s four-year-old pecking order with an impressive win in the Hong Kong Classic Mile. The son of Exceed And Excel managed to get the better of his more fancied stablemate Lucky Express, to hand John Size the quinella in the race and further strengthening his hand throughout the four-year-old classic series. The Australian-bred chestnut arrived in Hong Kong with a rating of 75, but following his win in the Hong Kong Classic Mile will see him spend the remainder of his career with a rating of 100+. 2020: Golden Sixty further strengthens his credentials Golden Sixty took his career record to eight wins from nine starts when taking out the Hong Kong Classic Mile. Golden Sixty positioned third-last on the fence in the nine-runner contest, switched wide entering the straight and quickened decisively from 350m out to clock a closing 400m split of 22.24s. He did plenty wrong in the running having raced keenly throughout and wanted to lay in when sprinting for home, but Golden Sixty’s class prevailed defeating stablemate More Than This by just over a length. 2019: Furore smashes rivals in HK Classic Mile Frankie Lor and Hugh Bowman made their presence known in Hong Kong when Furore smashed his rivals by 2.25 lengths in the Hong Kong Classic Mile. The four-year-old son of Pierro stormed home in a final 400m split of 22.25s with the $5.40 chance proving too strong for his rivals late and stamping his claim as the horse to beat throughout the four-year-old classic series. 2018: Nothingilikemore than winning Joao Moreira made it consecutive wins in the Hong Kong Classic when the $1.60 favourite Nothingilike more took out the 2018 edition. Having made his move approaching the home turn, the John Size-trained son of Husson showed his class when going on to defeat Singapore Sling by just over a length. 2017: Rapper Dragon gets the job done for favourite backers Punter’s elect Rapper Dragon was far too good for his rivals in the 2017 Hong Kong Classic Mile. The four-year-old son of Street Boss used the Hong Kong Classic Mile as a catapult to go on and clean sweep the Four-Year-Old Classic Series and claiming the Hong Kong Classic Cup and BMW Hong Kong Derby. Previous Hong Kong Classic Mile winners Hong Kong Classic MilePast Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2021 Excellent Proposal Blake Shinn John Size 2020 Golden Sixty Vincent Ho Francis Lui 2019 Furore Hugh Bowman Frankie Lor 2018 Nothingilikemore Joao Moreira John Size 2017 Rapper Dragon Joao Moreira John Moore 2016 Sun Jewellery Ryan Moore John Size 2015 Beauty Only Neil Callan Tony Cruz 2014 Able Friend Joao Moreira John Moore 2013 Gold-Fun Douglas Whyte Richard Gibson 2012 Sweet Orange Weichong Marwing David Ferraris 2011 Lucky Nine Brett Prebble Caspar Fownes 2010 Beauty Flash Christophe Soumillon Tony Cruz 2009 Thumbs Up Christophe Soumillon Danny Shum 2008 Helene Mascot Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz 2007 Floral Pegasus Gerald Mosse Tony Cruz 2006 Sunny Sing Eric Saint-Martin John Moore 2005 Scintillation Gerald Mosse Danny Shum 2004 Tiber Douglas Whyte John Moore 2003 Self Flit Eddy Lai Ivan Allan 2002 Olympic Express Weichong Marwing Ivan Allan 2001 Charming City Shane Dye David Hayes 2000 Industrialist Jimmy Ting Brian Kan Winners of the Hong Kong Classic Mile Pre 2000 Hong Kong Classic Mile Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Resfa 1998 Johan Cruyff 1997 Smart Kid 1996 Mr Vitality 1995 Bogie’s Pride 1994 Sterling Town 1993 Happy Guy 1992 Sound Print 1991 Greenmail 1990 Zaitech 1989 Gerrnas 1988 Royal Sovereign 1987 Gold Belt 1986 Distinction 1985 Gay Hundred 1983 Silver Surf 1983 Gay Eighty View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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