The racing spotlight will shift to Sha Tin on Saturday, 04 July 2026, where an exciting 11-race programme will bring together promising youngsters, competitive handicappers and quality Class performers for an action-packed afternoon and evening. Every race on the card will present its own story, but the day’s attention will naturally revolve around Race 4 – THE LI CUP (HANDICAP), the feature contest of the meeting. The prestigious Class 2 sprint over 1200 metres, carrying $2,840,000 in prize money, is expected to showcase some of the venue’s finest speedsters and will stand as the headline event of the programme.
Sha Tin racecards 04 July
The meeting will begin at 16:00 with THE PURVES QUAICH (PLATE), a Griffin Race over 1200 metres offering $950,000 in prize money. As always, Griffin races will provide the first glimpse of emerging young talent, with connections hoping their newcomers will announce themselves on one of Hong Kong racing’s biggest stages.
Race 2 at 16:30 will feature THE SWAINE CUP (HANDICAP), a Class 5 contest over 1200 metres worth $875,000, before another Class 5 sprint follows at 17:00 with THE WONG CUP (HANDICAP), also run over 1200 metres for $875,000. Both races are likely to produce closely matched fields where consistency and tactical positioning will prove decisive.
The meeting will then build towards its centrepiece at 17:40, when THE LI CUP (HANDICAP) takes centre stage. Run as a Class 2 event over 1200 metres, the feature race will offer an impressive $2,840,000 purse and is expected to deliver one of the day’s most competitive contests. With proven sprinters set to clash over a sharp trip, the race will carry added significance for owners, trainers and jockeys looking to secure one of the meeting’s most prestigious victories.
Attention will then move to middle-distance racing as THE ARCULLI TROPHY (HANDICAP), a Class 4 event over 1400 metres, gets underway at 18:10 with $1,170,000 on offer. The programme will quickly return to sprinting at 18:40 with THE CHAN TROPHY (HANDICAP), another Class 4 race over 1200 metres for $1,170,000.
The evening schedule will continue at 19:10 with THE STEVENSON CUP (HANDICAP), another Class 4 sprint over 1200 metres, before runners step up in distance for THE IP JUG (HANDICAP) at 19:40. The 1800-metre Class 4 contest, also carrying $1,170,000, will provide a contrasting challenge where stamina and race management are expected to become key factors.
Sprint specialists will again return to the spotlight in THE CHOW SILVER PLATE (HANDICAP) at 20:10, a Class 4 event over 1200 metres worth $1,170,000. As the meeting reaches its closing stages, the quality will rise further with THE PHILIP CHEN TROPHY (HANDICAP) at 20:45, a Class 3 sprint over 1200 metres carrying $1,860,000, before the programme concludes with THE LEE TROPHY (HANDICAP) at 21:20. The final race, another Class 3 contest over 1400 metres, will also offer $1,860,000, ensuring the meeting ends on a highly competitive note.
From the opening Griffin contest to the prestigious LI CUP, and through a well-balanced mix of sprint and middle-distance races, Sha Tin’s Saturday programme promises an engaging showcase of Hong Kong racing. With substantial prize money on offer across every division and quality competition expected throughout the afternoon and evening, racegoers will have plenty to anticipate as another memorable meeting unfolds.
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