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No plans to replicate December HKIR meeting despite success of spring features, says Jockey Club

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No plans to replicate December HKIR meeting despite success of spring features, says Jockey Club

No plans to change the format of HKIR despite success of spring features. Club will examine foreign-based turnover on the meeting with HK$65 million in turnover coming from commingled betting. The Chairman’s Sprint and Champions Mile on Sunday were successful. The club is not seeking any sponsor for the Chairman's Sprint Prize. It is the chairman's sprint and the prize is a club event. There were complaints that telecasts of countryside trot meetings were taking precedence over Sha Tin on Australia”s dedicated racing broadcaster owned by the TABCorp betting organisation.

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