Japan sends nine runners for LONGINES Hong Kong International Races

Japan-trained horses will be running in all four of the upcoming LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, with a total of 9 runners competing on the global stage on Dec. 8 at Sha Tin Racecourse.

Following are the list of Japanese runners declared to run:

* LONGINES HONG KONG CUP (2,000m, HKD 28 million, 16:10)
- WIN BRIGHT (Yoshihiro Hatakeyama / Masami Matsuoka)

* LONGINES HONG KONG MILE (1,600m, HKD 25 million, 15:30)
- INDY CHAMP (Hidetaka Otonashi / Damian Lane)
- PERSIAN KNIGHT (Yasutoshi Ikee / Oisin Murphy)
- ADMIRE MARS (Yasuo Tomomichi / Christophe Soumillon)
- NORMCORE (Kiyoshi Hagiwara / Christophe Lemaire)

* LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT (1,200m, HKD 20 million, 14:20)
- DANON SMASH (Takayuki Yasuda / Lanfranco Dettori)

* LONGINES HONG KONG VASE (2,400m, HKD 20 million, 13:40)
- GLORY VASE (Tomohito Ozeki / Joao Moreira)
- DEIRDRE (Mitsuru Hashida / Oisin Murphy)
- LUCKY LILAC (Mikio Matsunaga / Christophe Soumillon)
# ( ) after race name notes distance, total prize money, post time (local time)
## ( ) after horse name notes trainer/jockey
Please visit the Hong Kong Jockey Club website for the latest news and further information.