Changes to2004/2005 Major Racedays & HK Pattern Race Programme

Speaker : Ciaran Kennelly

Head of Handicapping, Race Planning & International Racing Department

Changes to2004/2005 Major Racedays

National Day MeetingSunday 3 October 2004

National Day – Fri 1 Oct

Mid-Autumn Festival fixture – Wed 29 Sept

Ladies' Purse Day MeetingSunday 17 October 2004

Used to be in November

Last Season new marketing initiative – several sponsors on the Ladies' Purse Day

Ladies' Purse Day Meeting

This season :

Panasonic Cup – 6 Nov

Cathay Pacific Cup Trial – 14 Nov

Cathay Pacific Mile / Sprint Trial – 21 Nov

Chevalier Cup – 28 Nov

Ladies' Purse Day Meeting

To ensure the day can be marketed in a similar fashion as last year,

hence changed to October

Changes toHK Pattern Race Programme

Champion Sprint Series

In the past, several legs been run in conjunction with other feature races, e.g.

02/03 Centenary Sprint Cup – HK Derby

03/04 Chairman's Sprint Prize – APQEII Cup

This season each leg running on its own :

Bauhinia Sprint Trophy – 23 January (1 Feb)

Centenary Sprint Cup – 27 February (13 Mar)

Chairman's Sprint Prize – 3 April (25 Apr)

Champion Sprint Series

Champion Sprint Series

Advantages :

To better identify the Series, and

To enable Club to obtain sponsorship for the Series

4 Year Old Classic Races

Mercedes-Benz HK Classic Mile – 11 February

Mercedes-Benz HK Derby – 13 March (21 March) Avoid clash with Rugby World Cup Sevens (18 – 20 Mar)

Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup

run on APQEII Cup Day – 24 April (22 May)

5 weeks after Chairman's Trophy

3 weeks before Champions Mile

1400 m(1600 m)

Champions Mile

To be run on 14 May (1 May)

3 weeks after APQEII Cup / Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup

3 weeks before Yasuda Kinen in Japan

Sha Tin Vase

1200 m(1000 m)

To be run on 21 May (6 June)

7 weeks after Chairman's Sprint Prize

4 weeks after Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup

Sha Tin Mile Trophy

Class 1 Handicap on final day(Group 3)

Not supported over the years

8 runners last season

HVMC

Last season, generally well received. Benefits observed :

Well covered by the media, more talking points

e.g. the yellow saddle cloth

the leading table

horses running with points earned

HVMC

Quite a number of leading horses ran repeatedly at HV during the HVMC period

- Dashing Champion 6 times

- Reward 7 times

- Amo 6 times

HVMC

Enhance betting interest of runners having a chance in the Challenge

With wide coverage by media, did draw customer's attention to Happy Valley racing

HVMC

While the major races as well as Trainers Championship, in general dominated by big stables, the HVMC did give a chance to others as last season's results suggested.

HVMC

2003/2004 Points Scored Trainer

1st Dashing Champion 40 Peter Ng

2nd Splendid Patrol 36 Tony Millard

2nd Fighting Mascot 36 David Ferraris

2004/2005

No change to the following :

The Race Class – Class 3 and above

1st - 12 2nd - 6 3rd - 4 4th - 3 5th - 2

1st - $650,000 2nd - $250,000 3rd - $100,000

The Points System –

The Award – HK$1,000,000

HVMC

2004/2005

Modifications

1. The Challenge Period

This Season -

October to February (5 months)

Last Season -

September to December (4 months)

HVMC

2004/2005

Advantages

Horses are better prepared or running into form when the Challenge starts, now that it starts a month later.

Horses are having more opportunities of running. 17 meetings at Happy Valley (last season 13).

HVMC

2004/2005

Advantages

With a five month span, horses are having a better chance to catch those on top of table.

By concluding the HVMC at end of February, it will not affect the publicity of the HKIR.

HVMC

2004/2005

Modifications

2. For horses of equal status at time of entry, priority of running given to the leading ten contenders in the last 5 HV meetings instead of 3 last season

HVMC

2004/2005

Advantages

to ensure the leading horses have more chances to find a suitable race

HVMC

2004/2005

to create a more interesting and exciting finish to the HVMC.

Modifications

3. The trainer of the winner will receive a memento.

HVMC

2004/2005

PP Overseas Formin

Club's Website

PP Overseas Form

Recent survey revealed customers are less interested in new PPs – unfamiliarity with the horse.

"PP Overseas Performance" section added on HKJC Website on 20 August 2004.

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racinginfo/04_ppo_performance.asp

PP Overseas Form

This section includes :

Overseas form of each PP.

A background story about one or two leading horses in each shipment.

http://www.hkjc.com/english/racinginfo/04_ppo_performance.asp

                                                    

PP Overseas Performance

New

Notes of E019

2004 / 2005 Season

Number of Races per meeting

Day - 9 or 10 Night - 7 or 8

End of Presentation

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