The Hong Kong Club hosted a special ceremony at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday to bid farewell to Aerovelocity, 2014/15 Champion Sprinter.
Aerovelocity parades for the last time at Sha Tin Racecourse in front of his faithful fans, picture Hong Kong Jockey Club
Aerovelocity parades for the last time at Sha Tin Racecourse in front of his faithful fans
Daniel Yeung Ngai(second from left), owner of Aerovelocity, presents a framed Aerovelocity horseshoe to the Hong Kong Jockey Club Deputy Chairman Anthony Chow, picture Hong Kong Jockey Club
Aerovelocity and Zac Purton winning the 2014 Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin, picture Liesl King
Aerovelocity Fact File
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Sire / Dam - Dam Sire
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Pins (AUS) / Exodus (NZ) – Kaapstad (NZ)
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Date of Birth / Country of Origin
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8-9-2008 / NZ
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Import Category / Import Year / Brand No.
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PP / 2012 / P069
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Colour / Sex / Age
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Bay / Gelding / 8
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Owners
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Daniel Yeung Ngai
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Trainer
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Paul O'Sullivan
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HK Record (1st-2nd-3rd-starts) / Total Stakes
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11-4-3-24 / HK$ 45,252,368
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Date of first start in Hong Kong
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12 February 2013
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Date of last start in Hong Kong
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30 January 2017
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Major Achievements:
- The first Hong Kong horse to win Japan’s G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen
- The only locally-trained horse to have won G1 races in three different jurisdictions
- Champion Sprinter in 2014/15
- The world’s joint-fourth best sprinter in the 2016 LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings
Major Victories
Season Date Race
2013/2014 25/5/2014 Sha Tin Vase (HKG3, 1200m)
2014/2015 26/10/2014 Premier Bowl (HKG2, 1200m)
14/12/2014 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (G1, 1200m)
29/3/2015 Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1, 1200m, Japan)
17/5/2015 KrisFlyer International Sprint (G1, 1200m, Singapore)
2015/2016 31/1/2016 Centenary Sprint Cup (HKG1, 1200m)
2016/2017 11/12/2016 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (G1, 1200m)
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