2014 PROSPECTUS I www.globalsprintchallenge.com www.globalsprintchallenge.com 1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 GLOBAL SPRINT CHALLENGE BONUS 3 AUSTRALIA BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING (GROUP 1) Saturday, 15 February, Flemington 4 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN, SPONSORED BY GULF NEWS (GROUP 1) Saturday, 29 March, Meydan 6 JAPAN TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN (GROUP 1) Sunday, 30 March, Chukyo 8 SINGAPORE KRISFLYER INTERNATIONAL SPRINT (GROUP 1) Sunday, 18 May, Singapore 10 UNITED KINGDOM KING’S STAND STAKES (GROUP 1) Tuesday, 17 June, Royal Ascot 12 DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES (GROUP 1) Saturday, 21 June, Royal Ascot 14 DARLEY JULY CUP (GROUP 1) Saturday, 12 July, Newmarket 16 JAPAN SPRINTERS STAKES (GROUP 1) Sunday, 5 October, Niigata 18 AUSTRALIA VRC SPRINT CLASSIC (GROUP 1) Saturday, 8 November, Flemington 20 HONG KONG LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT (GROUP 1) Sunday, 14 December, Sha Tin 22 CONTACTS 24 Front Cover: Japanese Champion Lord Kanaloa wins the 2013 Takamatsunomiya Kinen. Opposite: Proud connections lead Black Caviar in following her victory in the race named in her honour at Flemington. INTRODUCTION On behalf of the Dubai Racing Club, it is my pleasure in three different countries. The distribution of the to introduce you to the 2014 Global Sprint Challenge. prize is 75 per cent to the owner and 25 per cent to Since 1996 and our first staging of an international the trainer. race in Dubai, it has been our commitment to support the internationalisation of horse racing and being In the unlikely event of more than one bonus qualifier, a part of the Global Sprint Challenge partnering the bonus pool is equally divided amongst the Ascot and Newmarket Racecourses in England, winners. The first horse to claim this prize will make the Singapore Turf Club, the Victoria Racing Club, history. Despite the great sprinters the world has Racing Victoria, Hong Kong Jockey Club and the seen in recent years, the bonus for the Global Sprint Japan Racing Association emphasises this. Challenge has yet to be won, though great names such as Black Caviar, Lord Kanaloa and Rocket Man We believe in the commitment of the Global Sprint have come close. Challenge to entice the very best sprinters from around the world to challenge each other in a series The Dubai Racing Club was appreciative in being of 10 races spread over the calendar year. The 2014 part of the expansion of the Global Sprint Challenge series begins with the Black Caviar Lightning at and we believe that the Dubai Golden Shaheen Flemington and closes with the LONGINES Hong is an important part of the Series. It is run on the Kong Sprint at Sha Tin in December. all-weather Tapeta surface, tempting the sprinters from the USA to be a part. It is evident that owners and trainers around the world are now focussed on travelling their horses We are delighted to partner with racing jurisdictions internationally and the sport can only benefit from synomous with top class racing around the world this. In 2013 the Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan and welcome their commitment to international Racecourse attracted horses from seven different Thoroughbred Racing. We recognise the effort involved countries and for only the second time in the 14 years in keeping a horse at its peak while traveling from since it was opened as an international event, the one country to another. Yet we believe that the Dubai Golden Shaheen trophy stayed at home when prizemoney on offer, combined with the lucrative Reynaldothewizard defied the late finish of Ireland’s bonus will entice more and more owners and trainers Balmont Mast and defending champion, Krypton to take up the challenge and be associated with Factor from Bahrain. the horse who would forever be known as “World Champion Sprinter”. Each of the 10 races in the Series are Group 1 events, rich in prize money and rich in prestige. There is also Frank Gabriel Jr the elusive US$1m bonus available to the connections CEO of any horse capable of winning three series races Dubai Racing Club 2 www.globalsprintchallenge.com GLOBAL SPRINT CHALLENGE BONUS US$1 MILLION BONUS INCENTIVes A US$1 million bonus is available during the 2014 All parties hosting Global Sprint Challenge races Global Sprint Challenge. To claim the bonus a horse welcome enquiries concerning potential contributions must win a minimum of three Group 1 races across towards the cost of transport for horses travelling three different countries during the 2014 Global from overseas to compete specifically in challenge races. Sprint Challenge. As a general rule, travel incentives will be offered The bonus will be split 75% (US$750,000) to the to horses rated 115 or above including leg winners horse’s owners and 25% (US$250,000) to the horse’s travelling within the series. However, travel incentives trainer. In the event of more than one bonus qualifier, will not apply for horses being transferred to be the US$1 million pool will be divided equally amongst campaigned in the country or jurisdiction in which the winners. they will be newly trained. For further information, please contact the committee representatives, as offers in this respect vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. CURRENCY Currencies shown in this brochure are the local currency of the host country. If the US$1 million bonus is to be paid out it will be converted according to current exchange rates at the time of payment. Above left: Richard Mullen celebrates the biggest payday of his career on Reynoldothewizard in the Dubai Golden Shaheen. Above: Shea Shea (yellow and blue) is narrowly denied a first Royal Ascot victory for South Africa by the fast finishing Sole Power on the stands side. www.globalsprintchallenge.com 3 BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING (G1) Date NOMINATION DETAILS DESCRIPTION OF RACE Saturday 15 February 2014 Nomination FEE First run in 1955, the Black Caviar Lightning (G1) is run at Flemington $330 Racecourse Racecourse over 1000m (5 furlongs), Flemington Racecourse, Nominations Close with horses 2yo & Upwards carrying Melbourne, Australia 12 noon (Melbourne, Australia time) Standard Weight-For-Age. Distance Monday 10 February 2014 The race is conducted on a 1000 metres /5 furlongs Late Nomination FEE straight course, of a width of up to 30 metres, and with a field MAXIMUM NUMBER OF Horses $16,500 limit of 20 horses. The Flemington 20 Late Nominations Close straight course, starting from a chute that joins the course proper, 10am (Melbourne, Australia time) SURFace is perfectly flat. Historically, riders Tuesday 12 February 2014 Turf took one side of the course or Total PRIZE MONEY Declaration FEE another, looking for the rail to $5,500 guide them in the race, with the AUD $500,000 field often splitting to both rails. Declarations Close PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN However, in recent years and 10am (Melbourne, Australia time) 1st ≥ $300,000 following the track reconstruction Wednesday 11 February 2014 2nd ≥ $90,000 in 2007, the field more often than not packs in one group up the 3rd ≥ $45,000 Scratching FEE centre of the track. 4th ≥ $22,500 $5,500 (in lieu of declaration fee) The course record for 1000m at 5th ≥ $12,500 Scratchings Close Flemington is 55.42 sec, set by 6th ≥ $10,000 7.30am (Melbourne, Australia time) Black Caviar in February 2013. Saturday 15 February 2014 7th ≥ $10,000 8th ≥ $10,000 Balloting CONDITIONS Please refer to the Global Sprint AGE AND SEX Challenge website for further No age and sex restrictions information. (non-winners ineligible to enter) Weights Standard Weight-For-Age (no apprentice claims) Weights Northern HEMISPHERE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE kgs LBS AGE & SEX kgs LBS n/a n/a 2yo C & G 46 101 n/a n/a 2yo F 44 97 54.0 119 3yo C & G 55.5 122 52.0 115 3yo F 53.5 118 58.5 128.5 4yo+ C, H & G 58.5 128.5 56.5 124 4yo+ M 56.5 124 4 www.globalsprintchallenge.com PAST RESULTS BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING (G1) 1000M / 5F YEAR WINNER JOCKEY TRAINER Placegetters WTR Rating TIME Track 2013 Black Caviar L Nolen P G Moody (AUS) Moment of Change, 130 0-55.42 Good Golden Archer (new track record) 2012 Black Caviar L Nolen P G Moody (AUS) Hay List, Buffering 130 0-55.53 Good 2011 Black Caviar L Nolen P G Moody (AUS) Hay List, Warm Love 130 0-57.20 Dead 2010 Nicconi D Oliver D Hayes (AUS) Wanted, 116 0-57.12 Good Shellscrape 2009 Scenic Blast S Arnold D Morton (AUS) Typhoon Zed, 122 0-56.94 Good Grand Duels FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE Above: Black Caviar makes it a record three consecutive wins in the Lightning on her final Flemington run. www.globalsprintchallenge.com 5 DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN, sponsored by Gulf News (G1) Date NOMINATION DETAILS DESCRIPTION OF RACE Saturday 29 March 2014 Nomination FEE First run in 1993 as the Nad Al Sheba Sprint before a name change in FREE Racecourse 2000 to the Dubai Meydan Racecourse, Nominations Close Dubai, United Arab Emirates Golden Shaheen when it was Friday 17 January 2014 opened to international runners Distance Late Entry Nominations Close for the first time. In 2001 it was 1200 metres / 6 furlongs promoted from Group 3 to Group 1 First supplementary closes and in 2010 was moved from Nad MAXIMUM NUMBER OF Horses Wednesday 12 February 2014 Al Sheba to Meydan racecourse. 14 (US$2,000) Second supplementary closes Run left-handed on the all SURFace Monday 10 March 2014 weather Tapeta surface, there is ALL WEATHER (US$20,000) a 300m run to the one and only bend with a 400m straight. There Total PRIZE MONEY Third supplementary closes is a 6% camber on the turns and a US$2,000,000 Monday 24 March 2014 1% camber in the straight.