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Events - Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship

Wednesday, 5 December 2007

The Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship will be held at Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday 5 December. The championship features 12 world-class riders who compete in three designated races. Introduced in the 1998/1999 season, the event is a popular prelude to the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races on the following Sunday.

Jockeys earn points according to the placings of their mounts (see below). The Championship is ranked based on their total points accumulated over the three races.

1st – 12 points

2nd – 6 points

3rd – 4 points

4th – 3 points

5th – 2 points

In the event of a deadheat in any of the first 5 placings, the points are added and divided by the number of horses involved and these apportioned points are then given to each jockey concerned. The champion jockey will receive a cash prize of HK$200,000 and the 1st runner-up will receive HK$100,000.

To celebrate the 10th Year of the Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship race, racing fans attending the Happy Valley race meeting on December 5 will each receive a FREE commemorative set of postcards of the champion jockeys from 1998 to 2006. And fans attending the race meeting on December 12 will be able to complete the set by receiving a postcard of the 2007 winner Race Meeting Distribution Details December 5 Happy Valley race meeting Postcards of the champion jockeys from 1998 to 2006 will be distributed. These jockeys are Olivier Peslier, Frankie Dettori, Andrasch Starke, Damien Oliver, Douglas Whyte, Christophe Soumillon and Yutaka Take December 12 Happy Valley race meeting Postcard of 2007 champion jockey (Available while stocks last) Come racing on December 5 and December 12 and collect a FREE commemorative set of postcards of the champion jockeys from 1998 to 2007.