Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Hong Kong Classic Mile is a Group 1 four year old set weights Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong run over a distance of 1600 metres. It was originally a Group 3 race and was the traditional lead-up race for the Hong Kong Derby. In the season of 1999/2000 this race was upgraded to domestic Group 1 status. Now it is the first of the three major races for the Hong Kong classic generation.