The Champion Awards
(FInal nominees and wow... I thought I posted this).
The Champion Awards Judging Panel has elected the final nominees for The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards 2008/2009as follows:
Horse of the Year
Will be elected by votes of the Judging Panel members from winners of the respective distance categories, excluding the Champion Griffin.
Champion Sprinter
(below1400m)
DIM SUM
ENTHUSED
INSPIRATION
SACRED KINGDOM
Champion Miler
(1400mto below 1800m)
EGYPTIAN RA
GOOD BA BA
SIGHT WINNER
Champion Middle-distance
(1800mto below 2200m)
COLLECTION
THUMBS UP
VIVA PATACA
Champion Stayer
(2200m and over)
MR MEDICI
THUMBS UP
VIVA PATACA
Champion Griffin
(2-year-oldand 3-year-oldnew imports in the current season and had not participated in any races before being imported to Hong Kong)
CALIFORNIA MOON
ELITE SIXTY-SIX
ONE WEE ACORN
Winner of the Juvenile Sprint Trophy
-28 June 2009
(if the winner is not already amongst those listed)
The Most Improved Horse
(Horse with the greatest rating increase in the season)
*Current rating and increase as at 15 June 2009
Current
rating*
Increase*
MORE BOUNTIFUL
124
72
LUCKY QUALITY
114
63
HAPPY ZERO
107
55
* * *
Awww, from Sacred Kingdom's blog on the HKJC site...
Sorry to tell you that I didn't manage to win the Golden Jubilee Stakes last Saturday, but just running at Royal Ascot in front of all those smartly-dressed people was a fantastic experience and I don't think I did badly to finish 5th, as some of the other lads in the race were very strong and competitive. I'm sure it must have been a bit disappointing for all our loyal fans back home, but Brett and I did our very best. Frankly, I was not very suited to the undulation of the track. Anyway, I'm still feeling fine and I've learnt a lot from the experience, so hopefully I can get back on the winning trail again for you very soon. I'll be back in Hong Kong on coming Saturday early morning (27/6), and I'll talk to you again then.