Chairman's Sprint Prize

Chairman's Sprint Prize
Group 1 race
2024 winner Invincible Sage
LocationSha Tin Racecourse
Hong Kong
Inaugurated1979
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteChairman's Sprint Prize
Race information
Distance1,200 meters
(About 6 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight122 lb (3y); 126 lb (4y+)
Allowances
4 lb for fillies and mares
4 lb for N. Hemisphere 3-y-o
PurseHK$20,000,000 (2023)

The Chairman's Sprint Prize is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong, run over a distance of 1200 metres. Until 2000, it was run as the Hong Kong Sprint Championship to coincide with the opening of Sha Tin Racecourse. In 2016, this race become the 4th round of the Global Sprint Challenge, and was elevated to International Group 1 status.[1] This race offers a purse of HK$20,000,000.

  1. ^ "Chairmans Sprint Prize added to Global Sprint Challenge". thoroughbred news.com.au.

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