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Dettori wins Hong Kong Jockeys' Challenge

Dettori wins Hong Kong Jockeys' Challenge

Frankie Dettori, subbing for Corey Nakatani, won the Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship, booting home the winner of the last leg of the Dec. 7 competition with a dramatic stretch run.

 Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Ryan Moore Takes Cathay Pacific Jockey Battle

Ryan Moore Takes Cathay Pacific Jockey Battle

Ryan Moore, who shared last year's Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship in a three-way tie, won the title outright in the competition held at Happy Valley on the night of Dec. 8.

 Thursday, December 09, 2010
Whyte Claims Jockey Championship

Whyte Claims Jockey Championship

Jockey Douglas Whyte claims his third victory in the Cathay Pacific International Jockey Championship at Happy Valley.

 Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Ecliptical Dead

Pennsylvania stallion Ecliptical, sire of grade II winner Exclusive Praline, was euthanized Jan. 2 because of intestinal complications.

 Monday, January 07, 2008

Whyte Earns Top Honors in IJC

Douglas Whyte aimed for a record and stole a title in a remarkable night of action at Happy Valley Racecourse Dec. 5, with an adoring public roaring their approval for the new Cathay Pacific International Jockeys Championship hero.

 Wednesday, December 05, 2007

German Starke Wins Second Hong Kong Title

Top German jockey Andrasch Starke won his second international jockeys' championship at Happy Valley racecourse in Hong Kong Dec. 7 and took home the first-place check of HK$200,000 for his efforts.

 Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Espinoza to Represent United States in Jockey Challenge

Jockey Victor Espinoza will represent the United States in the 2004 Cathay Pacific International Jockey Challenge Dec. 8 at Happy Valley. The event is a prelude to the Dec. 12 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races at Shi Tin.

 Friday, November 19, 2004

Oliver Wins International Jockeys' Championship; Dettori Hurt

It took a photo-finish...for fifth-place...in the third and last race of the International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong Wednesday night, and by the slimmest of margins, Australian Damien Oliver earned the award.

 Wednesday, December 10, 2003

International Jockey Challenge a Star-Studded Affair

Some of the top international jockeys, including Frankie Dettori, Kieren Fallon, Mick Kinane, Christophe Soumillon, and Victor Espinoza will square off Wednesday evening at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong for the International Jockey Championship.

 Sunday, December 07, 2003

Hong Kong Announces Jockeys' Championship Invitees

The world's elite jockeys have been invited for the sixth International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse on Dec. 10, a prelude to the Hong Kong International Races on Dec. 14.

 Wednesday, October 15, 2003