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Sha Tin Racecourse

Sha Tin Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrianism sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot racing of Ancient Rome are an early example, as is the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology....
in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
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Horse Racetrack
Sha Tin Racecourse
Location	Sha Tin District Sha Tin District Sha Tin District is one of the districts of Hong Kong of the Hong Kong of the People's Republic of China. One of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the list of areas of Hong Kong of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen and Ma Liu Shui .... , Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
Owner	Hong Kong Jockey Club Hong Kong Jockey Club The Hong Kong Jockey Club is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, founded in 1884 to promote horse racing. It was granted Royal Charter and renamed to "*The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club*" in 1959....
Capacity	85,000
Race type	Thoroughbred Thoroughbred horse race Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies....
Principal Races
Group One races: Group One Group One or Group 1 is the term for conditions races used in most of the world for the highest level of thoroughbred racing and harness racing.... Hong Kong Derby Hong Kong Derby The Hong Kong Derby is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1873. Restricted to horses four-years-old only since 1981, the race is run in mid-March and is the premier event on the domestic racing programme with a purse of HK$16 million .... Queen Elizabeth II Cup Queen Elizabeth II Cup The Queen Elizabeth II Cup is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race at Sha Tin Racecourse in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1975 by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, it is run annually in April at a distance of 2,000 metres on grass.... Champions Mile Champions Mile The Champions Mile is a Group One Flat racing Horse racing in Hong Kong for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,600 metres on the turf at Sha Tin Racecourse.... Hong Kong International Races Hong Kong International Races Hong Kong International Races are the most prestigious horse races in Hong Kong. The event consists of 4 races which are run annually in mid-December at Sha Tin Racecourse.... Hong Kong Triple Crown Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a thoroughbred racehorse....

Sha Tin Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing

Horse racing

Hong Kong

Sha Tin District

Sha Tin District is one of the districts of Hong Kong of the Hong Kong of the People's Republic of China. One of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the list of areas of Hong Kong of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen and Ma Liu Shui ....
in the New Territories

New Territories

New Territories, abbreviated to NT or N.T., is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory....
. It is managed by Hong Kong Jockey Club

Hong Kong Jockey Club

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, founded in 1884 to promote horse racing. It was granted Royal Charter and renamed to "The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club" in 1959....
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Penfold Park

Penfold Park

Penfold Park is a famous public park managed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.The park is located in the centre of the Sha Tin Racecourse with a gross area of over 20 acres....
is encircled by the track.

History

It was built in 1978 (under the administration of Sir David Akers-Jones

David Akers-Jones

Sir David Akers-Jones, Order of the British Empire, Order of St Michael and St George, Hong Kong honours system, Justice of the Peace was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong from 1985 to 1987, and was briefly Acting Governor of Hong Kong....
, the then-Secretary for the New Territories) on reclaimed land and is the larger of the two tracks in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Sha Tin Racecourse Silver Jubilee Cup
Sha Tin Sprint Trophy

Grand opening

On September 9, 2007, Sha Tin race track

Race track

A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or sportsperson. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses....
opened with record 1-day crowd of about 60,000. Chief Secretary Henry Tang

Henry Tang

Henry Tang Ying-yen Hong Kong honours system justice of the peace is the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong. He is a massively wealthy free-market capitalist who believes in minimal government economic involvement....
stroke the ceremonial gong

Gong

A gong is an East Asia and South East Asian musical instrument that takes the form of a flat metal disc which is hit with a mallet.Gongs are broadly of three types....
. The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Horse

The horse is a hoofed mammal, a subspecies of one of seven extant species of the family Equidae. The horse has evolution of the horse over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, odd-toed ungulate animal of today....
owners were admitted amid protest of local anti-gambling groups. Sunny Power, booted by Howard Cheng got the trophy

Trophy

A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit. They are most often awarded with sporting events....
in the 1,200 metre dash.

Features

Originally built with capacity for 35,000 and one grandstand, it now has capacity for 85,000 and two grandstands. It also has 23 stables for a capacity of 1,260 horses.

Other features include:

Equine Hospital
Racing Laboratory
Equine Swimming Pool
Riverside Gallop

Track Specifications:

Turf Straight: 430 metres

Circumference: 1899 metres

All Weather Track Straight: 380 metres

Circumference: 1560 metres

Sha Tin Racecourse

History

Grand opening

Features

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