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2017 PROSPECTUS I www.globalsprintchallenge.com www.globalsprintchallenge.com 1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 02 GLOBAL SPRINT CHALLENGE BONUS 03 AUSTRALIA BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING (GROUP 1) Saturday, 18 February, Flemington 04 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AL QUOZ SPRINT (GROUP 1) Saturday, 25 March, Meydan 06 JAPAN TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN (GROUP 1) Sunday, 26 March, Chukyo 08 HONG KONG CHAIRMAN’S SPRINT PRIZE (GROUP 1) Sunday, 7 May, Sha Tin 10 UNITED KINGDOM KING’S STAND STAKES (GROUP 1) Tuesday, 20 June, Royal Ascot 12 DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES (GROUP 1) Saturday, 24 June, Royal Ascot 14 DARLEY JULY CUP (GROUP 1) Saturday, 15 July, Newmarket 16 JAPAN SPRINTERS STAKES (GROUP 1) Sunday, 1 October, Nakayama 18 AUSTRALIA DARLEY CLASSIC (GROUP 1) Saturday, 11 November, Flemington 20 HONG KONG LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT (GROUP 1) Sunday, 10 December, Sha Tin 22 CONTACTS 24 Front Cover: Australia’s Chautauqua makes history in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize. Opposite: Clive Cox and Profitable following the King’s Stand Stakes. INTRODUCTION On behalf of Racing Victoria, it gives me great Challenge for the first time in 2016 and won in pleasure to introduce this year’s Global Sprint devastating fashion by Australia’s “thunder from Challenge. down under”, Chautauqua. Established in 2005, the Global Sprint Challenge The United Kingdom hosts an uninterrupted trio of pits the world’s best sprinters against each other in sprints in June and July with the King’s Stand Stakes a 10-race, five-country challenge stretching from (1000m) on 20 June, the Diamond Jubilee Stakes February to December each year. (1200m) on 24 June, both at Royal Ascot, and the Darley July Cup (1200m) at Newmarket on 15 July. The inaugural series comprised of races in Australia, Japan and the UK, with Hong Kong The Challenge then returns to Japan for the and Dubai subsequently joining the series as the Sprinters Stakes (1200m) on 1 October before the popularity of the unique race series continued to second Australian leg, the Darley Classic (1200m), grow, further advancing its goal of bringing together is held at Flemington amid the glory of the the world’s best sprinters. Melbourne Cup Carnival on 11 November. The world’s best horses have been a feature of the The final chance for sprinters to claim Global Sprint series across the past decade. However, no horse Challenge glory comes on 10 December when Hong has yet been able to secure the US$1 million bonus Kong wraps up the series with the Longines Hong for winning three legs in three different countries Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin. across a calendar year. That doesn’t mean that some horses haven’t gone close, though. As Committee Chairman of the Global Sprint Challenge, it brings me great pride to see the World champion sprinter Black Caviar won a continued development of the series, and I look number of legs of the series throughout her forward to welcoming horses from across the globe undefeated 25-start career, winning numerous GSC to each leg of the challenge. legs in Australia before travelling to the UK in 2012 to take out the prestigious Diamond Jubilee Stakes In keeping with the Global Sprint Challenge at Royal Ascot. ethos, Racing Victoria has a longstanding and wholehearted commitment to horse racing’s Japanese speedster Lord Kanaloa successfully internationalisation at the elite level. won GSC legs in two countries, while Aerovelocity was able to win three legs in three countries, That being so, it is a pleasure to partner with fellow however was not able to string his wins together racing jurisdictions that are not only synonymous within the one Global Sprint Challenge series. with world class racing but also share the Club’s What he did prove, however, was that the bonus vision of racing as an international sport. is not far out of reach for the right horse. The Global Sprint Challenge, with its lucrative The 2017 Global Sprint Challenge kicks off at rewards and attendant prestige, succeeds in Flemington Racecourse, Australia, on 18 February encouraging the racing world to take up the with the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) challenge and in turn deliver an engaging global – a race won by the world-beating mare on three narrative to horse racing’s exciting speed division. occasions that was renamed in her honour in 2013. I trust you will enjoy another fantastic series in This year, the second leg of the Global Sprint 2017, and hopefully we will see the emergence of Challenge will be held on turf, with the Al Quoz a sprinter dominant enough across the globe to Sprint (1200m) replacing the Dubai Golden secure that US$1 million bonus. Shaheen (dirt) as the United Arab Emirates’ sole leg of the Challenge. As a result of this programming change, all legs of the Global Sprint Challenge will be held on turf in 2017. The series then moves to Japan’s Chukyo Racecourse with the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (1200m) on 26 March, before the focus shifts to Leigh Jordon Hong Kong for the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) Chairman on 7 May, which was included in the Global Sprint Global Sprint Challenge Committee 2 www.globalsprintchallenge.com GLOBAL SPRINT CHALLENGE BONUS US$1 MILLION BONUS TRAVEL INCENTIVES A US$1 million bonus is available during the 2017 All parties hosting Global Sprint Challenge Global Sprint Challenge. To claim the bonus a races welcome enquiries concerning potential horse must win a minimum of three Group 1 races contributions towards the cost of transport across three different jurisdictions (countries) for horses travelling from overseas to compete during the 2017 Global Sprint Challenge. specifically in challenge races. The bonus will be split 75% (US$750,000) to the As a general rule, travel incentives will be offered horse’s owner(s) and 25% (US$250,000) to the to horses rated 115 or above including leg horse’s trainer. In the event of more than one winners travelling within the series. However, bonus qualifier, the US$1 million pool will be travel incentives will not apply for horses being divided equally amongst the winners. transferred to be campaigned in the country or jurisdiction in which 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: Winning connections after Limato’s impressive win in the Darley July Cup. www.globalsprintchallenge.com 3 BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING (G1) DATE ENTRY DETAILS DESCRIPTION OF RACE Saturday 18 February 2017 NOMINATIONS CLOSE First run in 1955, the Black Caviar Lightning (G1) is run at 12 noon (Melbourne time) RACECOURSE Flemington Racecourse over Monday 13 February Flemington Racecourse, 1000m (5 furlongs), with horses Melbourne, Australia NOMINATION FEE 2yo & upwards carrying Standard DISTANCE AUD$330 Weight-For-Age. 1000 metres / 5 furlongs ACCEPTANCES CLOSE The race is conducted on a (straight course) straight course, of a width of up to 9:30am (Melbourne time) 30 metres, and with a field limit of MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HORSES Wednesday 15 February 20 horses. 20 ACCEPTANCE FEE The Flemington straight course, SURFACE AUD$6,187.50 starting from a chute that joins Turf SCRATCHINGS the course proper, is perfectly flat. Historically, riders took one side TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AUD$6,187.50 (in lieu of acceptance of the course or another, looking AUD $750,000 fee) by 7.30am (Melbourne time) for the rail to guide them in the Saturday 18 February race, with the field often splitting PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN to both rails. However, in recent 1st —> $450,000 years the field more often than (plus $2,500 trophy) not packs in one group up the 2nd —> $135,000 centre of the track. 3rd —> $67,500 The course record for 1000m at 4th —> $33,750 Flemington is 55.42 sec, set by Black Caviar in February 2013. 5th —> $18,750 6th —> $15,000 7th —> $15,000 8th —> $15,000 AGE AND SEX No age and sex restrictions 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+ H & G 58.5 128.5 56.5 124 4yo+ M 56.5 124 4 www.globalsprintchallenge.com PAST RESULTS BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING (G1) YEAR WINNER JOCKEY TRAINER PLACEGETTERS WBRR TIME TRACK 2016 Chautauqua D Dunn M, W & J Hawkes Terravista, 122 0-57.02 Good (AUS) Japonisme 2015 Lankan Rupee C Newitt M Price (AUS) Brazen Beau, 123 0-56.29 Good Deep Field 2014 Snitzerland B Avdulla G Ryan (AUS) Shamexpress, 113 0-57.16 Good Samaready 2013 Black Caviar L Nolen P G Moody (AUS) Moment of Change, 130 0-55.42 Good Golden Archer 2012 Black Caviar L Nolen P G Moody (AUS) Hay List, 130 0-55.53 Good Buffering FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE Above: The world's top rated sprinter Chautauqua takes out the first leg of the 2016 Global Sprint Challenge the Black Caviar Lightning, ahead of Terravista and Japonisme. www.globalsprintchallenge.com 5 AL QUOZ SPRINT (G1) DATE ENTRY DETAILS DESCRIPTION OF RACE Saturday 25 March 2017 ENTRIES CLOSE First run in 2007 at Nad Al Sheba under Listed status over Thursday 12 January RACECOURSE 1,200m.