Royal Ascot winner Docklands to contest G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup

Royal Ascot Group 1 winner Docklands has been entered for the HK$5.35 million G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 22 November.

Subject to flight availability and logistics, the six-year-old is expected to arrive in Hong Kong on 14 November as trainer Harry Eustace prepares the globetrotter for the 2026 HK$40 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on 13 December.

Eustace is also expected to enter Docklands for the HK$36 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m).

Winner of the 2025 G1 Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) at Royal Ascot, Docklands will be making his fourth visit to Hong Kong, having finished 12th to Voyage Bubble in the 2024 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), fourth to Voyage Bubble in the 2025 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile and third to My Wish in the 2026 G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m).

Docklands was the only overseas entry for the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Race Day when nominations closed for the three features, which also include the HK$5.35 million G2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) and the HK$5.35 million G2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile.

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Race Day entries for Hong Kong-trained horses close on Monday (9 November) and are expected to be crowned by the world’s highest-rated horse Ka Ying Rising, who is scheduled to make his competitive return since finishing second in the world’s richest turf race, the G1 The Everest (1200m) at Randwick Racecourse in Australia on 17 October.

Entries for overseas and Hong Kong-trained horses for the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races on Sunday, 13 December will close on Monday (2 November).

The HK$130 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races feature four elite races – the HK$26 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m), HK$28 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile and G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m).