Sprinters Stakes (G1) – 1200m Turf

Global Sprint Challenge - 6th Leg
Sunday, 1 October 2006

Nakayama Racecourse, Japan

 

Japanese Nominations and Overseas Selections

 

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:

 

Japanese Nominations

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.