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2025 Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile Preview
Scheduled to take place in November of each year at the Sha Tin racecourse is the Jockey Club Mile, a race which takes place on the card as both the Jockey Club Sprint and Jockey Club Cup with all three of these races being Group 2's.
This Jockey Club Mile is run over a distance of, as the name would suggest, a mile (1,600m) and is open to runners who are aged three or older.
Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile Information:
- Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile Past Winners
- Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile Trainer Statistics
- Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile Jockey Statistics
Our dedicated Sha Tin tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile but will also have predictions for each meeting at Sha Tin throughout the season so be sure to head over there. 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.
How competitive is the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 15 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2023 when the race had an over-round of 121%. The race in 2021 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 125%, whilst on average over the last 15 renewals of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile, the over-round has been 123%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £123 which is bet.
Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 15 if you had followed the winner of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 14 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -2.23. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 15 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2011 renewal when Destined For Glory from John Moore under the guidance of Timothy Clark, won in a time of 1:34.86, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Beauty Generation, trained by John Moore and ridden by Zac Purton set the quickest time of 1:32.64 in the 2018 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile over the last 15 renewals:
- Beauty Generation (1:32.64) in 2018
- Voyage Bubble (1:32.82) in 2024
- Waikuku (1:32.89) in 2019
Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile Past Winners
Here are the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile 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 Jockey Club Mile are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:32.82 | Voyage Bubble (AUS) 6yo 9-2 (9 of 9) 51/20 | James McDonald P F Yiu (HK) |
| 2023 1:33.04 | Beauty Eternal (AUS) 5yo 8-11 (5 of 5) 31/20 | Zac Purton J Size (HK) |
| 2022 1:34.02 | Golden Sixty (AUS) 7yo 9-2 (6 of 7) 21/20 | C Y Ho K W Lui (HK) |
| 2021 1:34.55 | Golden Sixty (AUS) 6yo 9-2 (7 of 7) 3/20F | C Y Ho K W Lui (HK) |
| 2020 1:32.91 | Golden Sixty (AUS) 5yo 8-11 (1 of 7) 3/20F | C Y Ho K W Lui (HK) |
| 2019 1:32.89 | Waikuku (IRE) 4yo 8-11 (7 of 7) 67/20 | Joao Moreira J Size (HK) |
| 2018 1:32.64 | Beauty Generation (NZ) 6yo 9-2 (8 of 8) 1/2F | Zac Purton John Moore (HK) |
| 2017 1:34.13 | Seasons Bloom (AUS) 5yo 8-11 (9 of 12) 11/4 | Joao Moreira C S Shum (HK) |
| 2016 1:33.79 | Beauty Only (IRE) 5yo 8-11 (8 of 10) 23/10 | Zac Purton A S Cruz (HK) |
| 2015 1:33.74 | Beauty Flame (IRE) 5yo 8-11 (3 of 9) 36/1 | Gerald Mosse A S Cruz (HK) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile have been based:
- HK: 15 winners with an additional 25 placings from 133 runners
- JPN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile over the last 15 renewals is John Moore who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Able One (2010), Destined For Glory (2011), Able Friend (2014) and Beauty Generation (2018). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile are J Size (3 wins), K W Lui (3 wins) and A S Cruz (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile, C Fownes has sent a total of 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile trainer statistics over the last 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Moore | 31-4-8 | -2.20 | -6.20 |
| J Size | 20-3-7 | -10.25 | -5.83 |
| K W Lui | 4-3-4 | +0.35 | +1.34 |
| A S Cruz | 20-2-9 | +20.30 | +24.34 |
| P F Yiu | 10-1-1 | -6.45 | -7.47 |
| C S Shum | 6-1-1 | -2.25 | -3.35 |
| Richard Gibson | 4-1-2 | -2.10 | -1.70 |
| C Fownes | 12-0-3 | -12.00 | -7.98 |
| A T Millard | 7-0-3 | -7.00 | -5.05 |
| F C Lor | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile Jockey Statistics
There are multiple leading jockeys in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile over the last 15 renewals with Zac Purton, Joao Moreira and C Y Ho having all won the race three times. Zac Purton winners have been with Beauty Only (2016), Beauty Generation (2018) and Beauty Eternal (2023). Joao Moreira winners have been with Able Friend (2014), Seasons Bloom (2017) and Waikuku (2019). C Y Ho winners have been with Golden Sixty (2020, 2021 & 2022).
Here are some of the top Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile jockey statistics over the last 15 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 | 15-3-7 | -7.65 | -2.85 |
| Joao Moreira | 9-3-5 | +1.05 | -0.43 |
| C Y Ho | 4-3-4 | +0.35 | +0.41 |
| Gerald Mosse | 8-1-3 | +29.00 | +16.83 |
| Douglas Whyte | 7-1-4 | -4.15 | +0.77 |
| Olivier Doleuze | 3-1-1 | -1.10 | -1.46 |
| Timothy Clark | 2-1-1 | +21.00 | +12.20 |
| James McDonald | 2-1-1 | +1.55 | +0.53 |
| Darren Beadman | 2-1-1 | +0.35 | -0.19 |
| Karis Teetan | 7-0-2 | -7.00 | -4.07 |
2025 Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 3, 3, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 4, 3
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.
- 15 / 15 (59%) - Had 1 - 23 placings (Jockey)
- 15 / 15 (61%) - Achieved an RPR of 108+ (LTO)
- 15 / 15 (61%) - Beaten no more -3¼l (LTO)
- 15 / 15 (61%) - No bigger than 54/1 (Career)
- 15 / 15 (66%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 15 / 15 (68%) - Ran in 9 - 25 races (Career)
- 15 / 15 (69%) - Not in BRA/ENG/FRA/JPN/NZL/SCO/ZAF/WAL (Debut)
- 15 / 15 (70%) - Break of 21 - 228 days (Last Place)
- 15 / 15 (72%) - No bigger than 36/1
- 15 / 15 (74%) - Is not BRZ/FR/GB/JPN/SAF/USA bred
- 15 / 15 (76%) - Had 6 - 23 placings (Career)
- 15 / 15 (80%) - Had 3 - 21 wins (Career)
- 15 / 15 (80%) - Ran in 4 - 10 races (1 Year)
- 15 / 15 (81%) - Won within last 8 starts
- 15 / 15 (82%) - Not in a LST/Cl4/Cl6 (Debut)
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 Jockey Club Mile. If there is anything that you do not understand in this blog, please leave a comment or head over to the Horse Racing Terms and Abbreviations article which is available in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 8+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +2.15 is when runners ran in a race restricted to 3yo+ on debut.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career places with the jockey, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-55.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 9 (2,5) [9 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 5 (2) [5 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 6 (3) [7 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 7 (4) [7 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 1 (2) [7 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile is Sha Tin, there has been a total number of 15 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 15 winners from a total of 133 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 1 runner.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile, that stallion Medaglia dOro has produced 3 winners (2022,2021,2020).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile despite multiple attempts:
- Mizzen Mast (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Pins (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 15 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Beauty Flame in 2015, winning for A S Cruz at odds of 36/1 under the guidance of Gerald Mosse. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 15 renewals there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Hong Kong Jockey Club Mile why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing 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 Jockey Club Mile Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. 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.
Darren Brett
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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