Sprinters Stakes (G1) – 1200m Turf
Global Sprint Challenge - 6th Leg
Sunday, 1 October 2006
Nakayama Racecourse, Japan
Silent Witness, trained by Tony Cruz, will defend his title in the JPY 202,350,000
(approx HK$13,500,000) Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan on
Sunday 1 October.
The Sprinters Stakes, the 6th leg of the Global Sprint Challenge, is an International
Group One race for three-year-olds and up. It is run over 1200m on turf with a
maximum field size of 16. The Hong Kong Jockey Club will bring
this event live to Hong Kong from Nakayama Racecourse and conduct betting on
it.
The Japanese nominations and overseas selections are as follows:
|
Horse
Name |
Age/Sex |
Trainers |
Wt.(lbs) |
Int'l Rating |
|
Blue
Shotgun (JPN) |
7H |
Kohei
Take |
126 |
104 |
|
Ceres
Dynamic (CAN) |
3C |
Hajime
Fukunaga |
121 |
97 |
|
Cheerful
Smile (JPN) |
6M |
Yasuo
Ikee |
121 |
103 |
|
Copano
Fujin (JPN) |
4C |
Toru
Miya |
126 |
102 |
|
Fuji
Silence (JPN) |
6H |
Fuyuki
Tago |
126 |
104 |
|
Golden
Cast (JPN) |
6H |
Kojiro
Hashiguchi |
126 |
106 |
|
Homan
Tequila (JPN) |
4C |
Takayuki
Yasuda |
126 |
101 |
|
Keeneland
Swan (USA) |
7H |
Hideyuki
Mori |
126 |
90 |
|
Limitless
Bid (JPN) |
7H |
Tadashi
Kayo |
126 |
107 |
|
Maruka
Kiseki (JPN) |
5H |
Tsutomu
Setoguchi |
126 |
101 |
|
Meisho
Bowler (JPN) |
5H |
Toshiaki
Shirai |
126 |
108 |
|
Monroe
Blond (JPN) |
4F |
Takayuki
Yasuda |
121 |
- |
|
Nanyono
Saga (JPN) |
3F |
Masahiro
Ikegami |
117 |
89 |
|
Orewa
Matteruze (JPN) |
6H |
Hidetaka
Otonashi |
126 |
114 |
|
Precious
Café (JPN) |
7H |
Futoshi
Kojima |
126 |
- |
|
She
is Tosho (JPN) |
6M |
Akio
Tsurudome |
121 |
112 |
|
Suteki
Shinsukekun (USA) |
3C |
Hideyuki
Mori |
121 |
106 |
|
Symboli
Escape (JPN) |
5H |
Takashi
Kubota |
126 |
100 |
|
Tagano
Bastille (JPN) |
3C |
Kaneo
Ikezoe |
121 |
100 |
|
Tamamo
Hot Play (JPN) |
5H |
Katsumi
Minai |
126 |
106 |
|
Venus
Line (JPN) |
5M |
Noriyuki
Hori |
121 |
104 |
Overseas Selections
|
Country/Region |
Horse
Name |
Age/Sex |
Trainers |
Wt.(lbs) |
Int'l Rating |
|
UK |
Benbaun
(IRE) |
5G |
Mark
Wallace |
126 |
115 |
|
UK |
Les
Arcs (USA) |
6G |
Timothy
Pitt |
126 |
119 |
|
HK |
Silent
Witness (AUS) |
7G |
Anthony
Cruz |
126 |
121 |
|
AUS |
Takeover
Target (AUS) |
7G |
Joseph
Janiak |
126 |
119 |
Maximum field size: 16
Declarations
to run will be announced on Thursday 28 September, and barrier draws will be
published on Friday 29 September.