A four-win haul by John Moore at Sha Tin on Sunday gave the trainer a dramatic victory in the Hong Kong premiership.Moore went into the day two wins behind Tony Cruz but mounted a charge in the second half of the program with Darren Beadman riding three of his four winners.Douglas Whyte failed to ride a winner on the final day of the season but celebrated an 11th premiership with a commanding 18-win lead over Brett Prebble with Beadman third.More than 62,000 people attended the final meeting.Tot
A four-win haul by John Moore at Sha Tin on Sunday gave the trainer a dramatic victory in the Hong Kong premiership.
Moore went into the day two wins behind Tony Cruz but mounted a charge in the second half of the program with Darren Beadman riding three of his four winners.
Douglas Whyte failed to ride a winner on the final day of the season but celebrated an 11th premiership with a commanding 18-win lead over Brett Prebble with Beadman third.
More than 62,000 people attended the final meeting.
Total turnover for the season was $HK80.413 billion ($A9.637 billion), representing an increase of 6.5 per cent on last season.
Accordingly, the racing betting duty paid to the Government reached HK$9.557 billion, showing a rise of 6.2 per cent compared with last terms HK$9.002 billion.
Attendances showed a slight decrease from 1.956 million to 1.918 million, or 1.9 per cent.
Triple Group One winner Ambitious Dragon was crowned Horse of the Year and also claimed the titles of Champion Middle-distance Horse and The Most Improved Horse. In addition, he was voted Most Popular Horse of the Year by members of the public.
Sacred Kingdom was named champion sprinter for the fourth successive year while Singapore star Rocket Man was the inaugural Most Admired Overseas horse.
The recently-retired Viva Pataca and Good Ba Ba, both former Hong Kong Horses of the Year, were honoured with Lifetime Achievement awards.