abstract:The Hong Kong Vase 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 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles) at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December.
Just as Christie's and Sotheby's were preparing in HongKong to sell the monkey, the ox and the tiger along with a vase also from the palace the Chinese government raised the roof.