Priority 2 • Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC Sha Tin G1 & G2)
Hong Kong International Races (LONGINES HKIR: Hong Kong Cup / Mile / Sprint / Vase)
Race Date
2026-12-13 • G1
Venue & Course
Sha Tin Racecourse (1200m-2400m Turf)
Historical Par GLD
117 GLD
Purse
HK$126,000,000 (~$16.2M USD Total Across 4 G1s)
Course Geometry, Pace Dynamics & Cross-Circuit Translation
Run on Sha Tin's pristine A-Course Turf (430m straight), LONGINES HKIR pits Hong Kong's fortress defenders against Japanese and European G1 shippers across the Sprint (1200m), Mile (1600m), Cup (2000m), and Vase (2400m). Inside-to-mid barriers (Gates 1-7) in the 2000m Cup are historically critical due to the short run to the first turn.
Historical Par GLD: 117 — All contender figures below are normalized onto the universal GLD Speed Figure scale.
Multi-Stage Countdown Milestones (T-30 to T-2)
T-30
Stage 1 — Early SEO Event Hub & Historical Par GLD Launch
T-14
Stage 2 — Contender & International Shipper Speed Figure Translation
T-7
Stage 3 — First-Turn Pace Map & Barrier/Bracket Bias Blueprint
T-2
Stage 4 — Final Declared Field, GLD Line & Exotic Blueprint
Projected Contenders — GLD Speed Figures & GLD Line
| Contender (ALL CAPS) | Localized Name | Origin | Proj GLD Fig | Peak GLD Fig | GLD Line | Handicapping & Pace Angle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROMANTIC WARRIOR | ROMANTIC WARRIOR | 118 | 119 | 1/1 | Multiple Hong Kong Cup champion whose 119 peak GLD Figure sets the global 2000m turf benchmark. | |
| KA YING RISING | KA YING RISING | 117 | 118 | 5/4 | Headline Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) contender with elite 400m sectional speed and barrier-to-box gears. | |
| LIBERTY ISLAND | LIBERTY ISLAND | 116 | 117 | 5/2 | Premier JRA shipper whose cross-circuit GLD Speed Figure translation challenges the domestic Cup hierarchy. | |
| VOYAGE BUBBLE | VOYAGE BUBBLE | 115 | 116 | 2/1 | Anchor of the Hong Kong Mile (1600m) defense with rock-solid A-Course sectional figures. |