5 CHAIRMAN'S SPRINT PRIZE WINS | CHAUTAUQUA STUNS AT SHA TIN

Hong Kong racing has been home to a number of champion sprinters over the years, including Silent Witness, Fairy King Prawn, Sacred Kingdom, Aerovelocity, Peniaphobia and Lucky Nine.

However, a number of overseas raiders have also flexed their muscles during the big international meetings at Sha Tin Racecourse, with Australian sprinter Chautauqua, Japanese star Lord Kanaloa, J J the Jet Plane and Falvelon among them.

Let's recap the last five runnings of the Group 1 Chairman's Sprint Prize...

2015 Chairman's Sprint Prize
Horse: Gold-Fun
Trainer: Richard Gibson
Jockeys: Christophe Soumillon, Douglas Whyte & Olivier Doleuze
Big wins:
2013 Hong Kong Classic Mile
2013 National Day Cup
2013 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy
2014 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup
2014 Celebration Cup

2016 Chairman's Sprint Prize
Horse: Chautauqua
Trainer: Michael, John and Wayne Hawkes
Jockey: Tommy Berry
Big wins:
TJ Smith Stakes (2015, 2016, 2017)
Chairman's Sprint Prize (2016)
Lightning Stakes (2016)
Manikato Stakes (2015)
Hawkesbury Guineas (2014)
Bobbie Lewis Quality (2014)
Gilgai Stakes (2014, 2015)
Rubiton Stakes (2015)
McEwen Stakes (2015)

2017 Chairman's Sprint Prize
Horse: Lucky Bubbles
Trainer: Francis Lui Kin-wai
Jockey: Brett Prebble, Hugh Bowman & Zac Purton
Big wins:
2016 Premier Bowl
2016 Sprint Cup
2016 Vengeance Of Rain Handicap

2018 Chairman's Sprint Prize
Horse: Ivictory
Trainer: John Size
Jockey: Umberto Rispoli, Joao Moreira & Zac Purton

2019 Chairman's Sprint Prize
Horse: Beat The Clock
Trainer: John Size
Jockey: Joao Moreira
Big wins:
2020 The Centenary Sprint Cup
2019 Hong Kong Sprint
2019 The Centenary Sprint Cup
2019 The Sprint Cup

2020 = Aethero or Hot King Prawn?

Who is your favourite sprinter in the history of racing and why?

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