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2025 Hong Kong Sprint Preview
Established in 1999 to be run at the Sha Tin racetrack in December of each year, the Hong Kong Sprint was, at the time, the world's richest race over five furlongs.
The distance was altered to the now six furlongs (1,200m) in 2006 after being upgraded to a G1 in 2002. The race is open to runners aged three or older and is one of the four races that make up the Hong Kong International Races.
Hong Kong Sprint Information:
We also have a dedicated Sha Tin tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races in Hong Kong section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Hong Kong Sprint market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2015 when the race had an over-round of 118%. The race in 2018 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 125%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Hong Kong Sprint, the over-round has been 123%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £123 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2025 Hong Kong Sprint Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Hong Kong Sprint Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Hong Kong Sprint over the last 10 renewals:
- Beat The Clock (1:08.12) in 2019
- Ka Ying Rising (1:08.15) in 2024
- Mr Stunning (1:08.40) in 2017
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 10 if you had followed the winner of the Hong Kong Sprint next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 9 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -0.50. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Hong Kong Sprint.
The runner that holds the record over the past 10 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2023 renewal when Lucky Sweynesse from K L Man under the guidance of Zac Purton, won in a time of 1:09.25, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Beat The Clock, trained by J Size and ridden by Joao Moreira set the quickest time of 1:08.12 in the 2019 renewal.
Hong Kong Sprint Past Winners
Here are the Hong Kong Sprint past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Hong Kong Sprint are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:08.15 | Ka Ying Rising (NZ) 4yo 9-0 (11 of 14) 1/10F | Zac Purton David A Hayes (HK) |
| 2023 1:09.25 | Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) 5yo 9-0 (5 of 10) 7/20F | Zac Purton K L Man (HK) |
| 2022 1:08.76 | Wellington (AUS) 6yo 9-0 (10 of 14) 63/20 | Ryan Moore Richard Gibson (HK) |
| 2021 1:08.66 | Sky Field (AUS) 5yo 9-0 (1 of 12) 211/10 | Blake Shinn C Fownes (HK) |
| 2020 1:08.45 | Danon Smash (JPN) 5yo 9-0 (14 of 14) 218/10 | Ryan Moore Takayuki Yasuda (JPN) |
| 2019 1:08.12 | Beat The Clock (AUS) 6yo 9-0 (3 of 12) 11/2 | Joao Moreira J Size (HK) |
| 2018 1:08.85 | Mr Stunning (AUS) 6yo 9-0 (9 of 11) 13/5 | Karis Teetan F C Lor (HK) |
| 2017 1:08.40 | Mr Stunning (AUS) 5yo 9-0 (4 of 13) 19/20F | Nash Rawiller J Size (HK) |
| 2016 1:08.80 | Aerovelocity (NZ) 8yo 9-0 (2 of 13) 66/10 | Zac Purton P O'Sullivan (HK) |
| 2015 1:08.74 | Peniaphobia (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (14 of 13) 5/1 | Joao Moreira A S Cruz (HK) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Hong Kong Sprint have been based:
- HK: 9 winners with an additional 17 placings from 85 runners
- JPN: 1 winner with an additional 2 placings from 23 runners
- GB: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
- USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- SIN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- NZ: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
Hong Kong Sprint Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Hong Kong Sprint over the last 10 renewals is J Size who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Mr Stunning (2017) and Beat The Clock (2019).
Here are some of the top Hong Kong Sprint trainer statistics over the last 10 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Size | 22-2-9 | -13.55 | -5.57 |
| Richard Gibson | 8-1-3 | -3.85 | -1.79 |
| A S Cruz | 7-1-2 | -1.00 | -1.50 |
| F C Lor | 6-1-2 | -2.40 | +0.66 |
| C Fownes | 4-1-2 | +18.10 | +13.46 |
| Takayuki Yasuda | 3-1-1 | +19.80 | +11.08 |
| K L Man | 3-1-1 | -1.65 | -1.79 |
| David A Hayes | 3-1-1 | -1.90 | -1.94 |
| P O'Sullivan | 1-1-1 | +6.60 | +3.96 |
| John Moore | 5-0-2 | -5.00 | -3.15 |
Hong Kong Sprint Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Hong Kong Sprint over the last 10 renewals is Zac Purton who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Aerovelocity (2016), Lucky Sweynesse (2023) and Ka Ying Rising (2024). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Hong Kong Sprint are Joao Moreira (2 wins) and Ryan Moore (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Hong Kong Sprint jockey statistics over the last 10 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Purton | 10-3-4 | +0.05 | -2.22 |
| Joao Moreira | 9-2-4 | +3.50 | +2.05 |
| Ryan Moore | 7-2-3 | +19.95 | +11.16 |
| Karis Teetan | 6-1-2 | -2.40 | -2.52 |
| Blake Shinn | 3-1-2 | +19.10 | +14.46 |
| Nash Rawiller | 1-1-1 | +0.95 | +0.57 |
| Hugh Bowman | 7-0-2 | -7.00 | -4.10 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 5-0-1 | -5.00 | -3.50 |
| Alexis Badel | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -2.75 |
| C Y Ho | 4-0-0 | -4.00 | -4.00 |
2025 Hong Kong Sprint Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 2, 1, 9, 3, 7, BD, 6, 1, 1
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 10 / 10 (46%) - No bigger than 109/5
- 10 / 10 (48%) - No bigger than 87/10 (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (51%) - Achieved an RPR of 114+ (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (56%) - Achieved an RPR of 117+ (Last 3)
- 10 / 10 (56%) - Ran in 10 - 22 races (Career)
- 10 / 10 (57%) - Had 1 - 2 placings (90 Days)
- 10 / 10 (57%) - No bigger than 17/2 (Career Win)
- 10 / 10 (58%) - Break of 21 - 70 days (Last Place)
- 10 / 10 (60%) - No bigger than 18/1 (Career Place)
- 10 / 10 (61%) - Achieved an RPR of 118+ (Career)
- 10 / 10 (63%) - Within the first 8 of the market
- 10 / 10 (66%) - In a field of 12 - 16 (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (70%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 10 / 10 (77%) - Not in AUS/FRA/IRL/SGP/USA (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (77%) - Carried 123 - 135lbs (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Sha Tin racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Hong Kong Sprint. How well do you know your horse racing? Are there certain types of races that you are unsure of? Why not take a look at this Types Of Horse Race article to familiarise yourself with the different types of racing, that is just one of many helpful horse racing articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Hong Kong Sprint Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +30.90 is when runners had a furthest trip won of 7f.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 places in the past 90 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-46.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 11 (1,4) [14 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 5 (2,3) [10 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 10 (6,11) [14 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 (7,5) [12 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 14 (3,6) [14 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Hong Kong Sprint is Sha Tin, there has been a total number of 9 winners of this race who ran at Sha Tin last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 10 winners from a total of 119 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 7 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Hong Kong Sprint, that stallion Exceed And Excel has produced 2 winners (2018,2017).
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Hong Kong Sprint, that stallion is Darci Brahma who has failed to produce a winner from 6 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Danon Smash in 2020, winning for Takayuki Yasuda at odds of 218/10 under the guidance of Ryan Moore. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Hong Kong Sprint head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Hong Kong Sprint Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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