Japan sends eight horses for LONGINES Hong Kong International Races

Japan-based horses will be running in all four of the upcoming LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, with a total of 8 runners competing on the global stage on Dec. 10 at Sha Tin Racecourse.

Following are the list of Japanese runners declared to run:

* LONGINES HONG KONG CUP (2,000m, HKD 25 million, 16:30)
- NEOREALISM (Noriyuki Hori/ Joao Moreira)
- STAPHANOS (Hideaki Fujiwara / Hugh Bowman)
- SMART LAYER (Ryuji Okubo / Yutaka Take)

* LONGINES HONG KONG MILE (1,600m, HKD 23 million, 15:50)
- SATONO ALADDIN (Yasutoshi Ikee / Hugh Bowman)

* LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT (1,200m, HKD 18.5 million, 14:40)
- LET'S GO DONKI (Tomoyuki Umeda / Yasunari Iwata)
- ONCE IN A MOON (Makoto Saito / Zach Purton)

* LONGINES HONG KONG VASE (2,400m, HKD 18 million, 14:00)
- TOSEN BASIL (Hideaki Fujiwara / Joao Moreira)
- KISEKI (Katsuhiko Sumii / Mirco Demuro)

# ( ) after race name notes distance, total prize money, post time (local time)
## ( ) after horse name notes trainer/jockey

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