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Longines Hong Kong Sprint 1200m

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Longines Hong Kong Sprint 1200m

The Longines Hong Kong Sprint is a $18.5 million championship race. Fairy King Prawn won the first edition in 1999. The first 11 winners of the race were Australian-bred. Aerovelocity and Peniaphobia are the past two winners. It was granted Group 1 status in 2002 and increased to 1200m in 2006.

Produced a tough, on-pace run to win the Group 2 Jockey Club Cup at his most recent outing. New Zealand-bred sprinter has developed a progressive profile over the past three seasons. Big Arthur is a highly-regarded Japanese sprinters. Signs Of Blessing is an Irish- bred, French-trained sprint. Rebel Dane has amassed more than $2.4m in prizemoney. He finished third to champion mare Winx in the Group 1 Warwick Stakes at Randwick in August. He scored an upset win in the Manikato Stake at Moonee Valley.

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