abstract:The Hong Kong Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December.
In December, he won the HongKongCup, an international showcase race with a hefty purse, for the second year in a row atop the same gray gelding, California Memory.
Falbrav's electrifying turn of speed helped him notch up five Group One wins although his fifth - and arguably most impressive - win in the HongKongCup came too late for him to receive due recognition at the annual awards hand-outs.