Moment of The Year:

Moment of The Year 2023

Starting on Saturday 28 January with Met Day at Kenilworth in South Africa and ending on Melbourne Cup Day on 7 November in Australia, one World Pool Moment of the Day will be selected at each World Pool meeting to win a prize of HK$40,000 (or equivalent), with a total of over HK$1 million in prizes over the course of the 2023 World Pool season.

Each winning groom from the season’s 25 World Pool days will also enter the chance to be named World Pool Moment of the Year and win a VIP trip for four to Hong Kong for either the 2024 Hong Kong Derby or 2024 FWD Champions Day.

The 25 individual World Pool Moment of the Day winners will be narrowed down to a final four by a panel of global racing experts, before being voted on by the public for World Pool Moment of the Year, which will be revealed at the Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin in December.

Alpinista and her groom Annabel Willis were crowned World Pool Moment of the Year winners in 2022

Baaeed, Winner of World Pool Moment of The Day - International Stakes Day 2022

25 World Pool Moment of the Day winners

  • One World Pool Moment of the Day winner will be selected at each of the 25 World Pool days in 2023
  • Each Moment will be awarded based on the horse’s performance (e.g. a wide margin winner or a winner from an unlikely position) and/or a human interest story

Each Moment will reward the winning horse’s groom with

HK$40,000

1 World Pool Moment of the Year winner

  • All 25 Moment of the Day winners will qualify to win the World Pool Moment of the Year prize – a VIP trip for four to Hong Kong for either the 2024 Hong Kong Derby or 2024 FWD Champions Day
  • The 25 Moment of the Day winners will be whittled down to a final four by a panel of international racing experts
  • The final four will then be voted on by the public, with the horse polling the highest percentage winning the World Pool Moment of the Year for the stable staff
Moment of the Day Schedule
Race DayDateMore Info
Met Day28/01/2023
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Lightning Stakes Day18/02/2023
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Saudi Cup Day25/02/2023
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Dubai Super Saturday04/03/2023
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Dubai World Cup Day25/03/2023Coming Soon

Sam Nati, Head of Commingling, Hong Kong Jockey Club, explained more about the World Pool ahead of Dubai Super Saturday.