Next race I wanted to write about is at the beautiful Sha Tin racecourse.
The Queen Elizabeth II Cup was first run at the Happy Valley Racecourse in Happy Valley, Hong Kong to commemorate a visit to Hong Kong by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. It evolved to an international event in 1995, with Hong Kong horses competing against those from the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, France, Japan and Australia.
[align=center]The FF Queen Elizabeth II Cup info:
Date
2022-04-25
Race
Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Gr. 1)
Surface
Turf
Distance
10 furlongs
Age
3yo+
Purse
$1,500,000[/align]
Note: there are only two FF races in Hong Kong, and the other is Singapore Airlines International Cup (Gr. 1); date: 2022-05-16, Turf, 10 furlongs, 3yo+, $150,000.
Past winners in real life:
- 2015 - Blazing Speed, age 6 - Time: 2:02.89
- 2016 - Werther, age 4 - Time: 2:01.32
- 2017 - Neorealism, age 6 - Time: 2:04.59 - and he is not inbred to Northern Dancer! He doesn’t even have him in his 5-generation pedigree, while he is 5x5 inbred to Nothirdchance, dam of Hail to Reason.
Past Final Furlong winners:
- 2019 - [color=blue]ICh. Starling, Track: Good Time: 1:58.950 SF: 233. He is now standing at stud.
- 2020 - [color=blue]GCh. Flying Topaz, Track: Fast Time: 1:59.680 SF: 100, still a racehorse; 2nd in this race was WCh. Sionnach, now standing at stud in England.
- 2021 - [color=blue]Ch. Hollywood Wren, Track: Good Time: 1:53.785 SF: 137. He is still an active racehorse and finished 4th/10 in Dubai Sheema Classic just recently.
