Wednesday,
7 December 2005
The Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship
will be held at Happy Valley Racecourse on 7 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 11 December.
Jockeys earn points according to the placings
of their mounts (see below). They are then 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. Last year, Christophe
Soumillon (France) and Yutaka Take (Japan) shared the honours in a thrilling
finish.
