Hong Kong International Races (香港國際賽事) are the most prestigious horse races in Hong Kong. It is hosted by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
The event consists of 4 races which are run annually in mid-December at Sha Tin Racecourse.
The event has been sponsored by Cathay Pacific Airways from 2004 to 2011. From 2012, the swiss watch brand, Longines, will sponsor the event, with its official title as Longines Hong Kong International Races.
The event is televised around the globe. In 2006, the total purse was HKD62million.
Read more about Hong Kong International Races: History
Famous quotes containing the word races:
“Behind every individual closes organization; before him opens liberty,—the Better, the Best. The first and worse races are dead. The second and imperfect races are dying out, or remain for the maturing of the higher. In the latest race, in man, every generosity, every new perception, the love and praise he extorts from his fellows, are certificates of advance out of fate into freedom.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)