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Sha Tin Racecourse

Racecourse in Hong Kong

Field	Value
Name	Sha Tin Racecourse
沙田馬場
Image	[[File:Sha Tin Racecourse Overview 2009.jpg	250px]]
Caption	Overview of Sha Tin Racecourse
Location	Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Owner	Hong Kong Jockey Club
Opened
Capacity	85,000
CourseType	Thoroughbred
Website	http://www.hkjc.com/home/english/index.asp
NotableRaces	Group One races:
Hong Kong Derby
Queen Elizabeth II Cup
Champions Mile
Hong Kong International Races
Hong Kong Triple Crown

沙田馬場 Hong Kong Derby Queen Elizabeth II Cup Champions Mile Hong Kong International Races Hong Kong Triple Crown

Sha Tin Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong. It is located in Sha Tin in the New Territories. It is managed by Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Penfold Park is encircled by the track, and the Hong Kong Sports Institute is located immediately south of the property.

Michael Jackson planned to perform at the racecourse on his Dangerous World Tour, which was the start of the third leg, but it did not materialize due to the dates conflicting with the racing season.

History

The racecourse was built in 1978 (under the administration of Sir David Akers-Jones, the then-Secretary for the New Territories) on reclaimed land and is the larger of the two tracks in Hong Kong.

The course has 474 races per season including:

Hong Kong Cup
Hong Kong Mile
Hong Kong Sprint
Hong Kong Vase
Centenary Sprint Cup
Hong Kong Stewards' Cup
Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup
Hong Kong Gold Cup
Hong Kong Derby
Queen Elizabeth II Cup
Champions Mile
Chairman's Sprint Prize
Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup

On 9 September 2007, the Sha Tin track opened for the 2007 season with an opening day record of about 60,000. Chief Secretary Henry Tang struck the ceremonial gong. The Hong Kong Jockey Club collected US$106 million in bets (the highest since 2001). Children of horse owners were admitted amid protest of local anti-gambling groups. Sunny Power, booted by Howard Cheng won in the 1,200 metre dash.

Features

Originally built with a 35,000-capacity grandstand, it now has two grandstands with a total capacity of 85,000. It also has 20 stables for a capacity of 1,260 horses.

Other features include:

Equine Hospital
Racing Laboratory
Equine Swimming Pool
Riverside Gallop

Track Specifications:

Turf
- Straight: 430 m
- Circumference: 1.899 km
All-Weather Track (Dirt)
- Straight: 380 m
- Circumference: 1.560 km

Major races

; Group One

Hong Kong International Races (December)
- Hong Kong Cup - 2000m
- Hong Kong Mile - 1600m
- Hong Kong Sprint - 1200m
- Hong Kong Vase - 2400m
Hong Kong Triple Crown
- Hong Kong Stewards' Cup - 1600m (January)
- Hong Kong Gold Cup - 2000m (February)
- Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup - 2400m (May)
Centenary Sprint Cup - 1200m (January)
Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup - 1400m (February)
Queen Elizabeth II Cup - 2000m (April)
Champions Mile - 1600m (April)
Chairman's Sprint Prize - 1200m (April)

;Group Two

Premier Bowl - 1200m (October)
Sha Tin Trophy - 1600m (October)
Jockey Club Day (November)
- Jockey Club Cup (Hong Kong) - 2000m
- Jockey Club Mile - 1600m
- Jockey Club Sprint - 1200m
Chairman's Trophy - 1600m (April)
Sprint Cup - 1200m (April)

;Group Three

Celebration Cup - 1400m (October)
National Day Cup - 1000m (October)
Ladies' Purse - 1800m (November)
Chinese Club Challenge Cup - 1400m (January)
Bauhinia Sprint Trophy - 1000m (January)
Centenary Vase - 1600m (February)
Queen Mother Memorial Cup - 2400m (May)
Sha Tin Vase - 1200m (May)
Lion Rock Trophy - 1600m (May)
Premier Cup - 1400m (June)
Premier Plate - 1800m (June)

; Listed Race

Four-year-old Series (4YO Classic Series)
- Hong Kong Classic Mile - 1600m (January)
- Hong Kong Classic Cup - 1800m (February)
- Hong Kong Derby - 2000m (March; since 1979)

Transport

The racecourse is served by Racecourse station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR). The station is only used on racing days. There are also several bus routes. One of the racecourse bus routes, KMB 872, had a deadly bus crash.

References

[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/298977/1/.html ChannelNewsAsia.com, HK's Sha Tin race course opens to huge crowds]

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