Sunday, December 13, 2026 at Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Free consensus picks for every race from the TipMeerkat community will appear here as soon as the fields are declared.
Four Group 1 races on one Sha Tin card, where Hong Kong's best take on runners from Europe, Japan and Australia. The Cup is the last of the four.
2400m
The staying test of the day over 2400 metres, and the race the European and Japanese raiders have won most often. Hong Kong has few genuine stayers, so form from the Arc and the Japan Cup counts for a lot.
Picks for the Hong Kong Vase appear here once the final field is declared.
1200m
A straight-out speed test round one turn, where the local sprinters are the strongest group in the world. Ka Ying Rising won it in 2024 and 2025, the second time at 1/25.
Picks for the Hong Kong Sprint appear here once the final field is declared.
1600m
Usually the most competitive of the four, with a big field and the local milers hard to beat. Voyage Bubble won the last two runnings, and the draw matters more here than in the longer races.
Picks for the Hong Kong Mile appear here once the final field is declared.
2000m
The richest race of the day over 2000 metres. Romantic Warrior has won it every year since 2022, so the first question is whether anything can beat him, and the second is who fills the places.
Picks for the Hong Kong Cup appear here once the final field is declared.
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At Sha Tin in 2025, the community's top consensus pick won 2 of 4 championship races we covered, and the winner was among the top three picks in 2.
| Race | 2025 winner | Community top pick |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Vase | Sosie (15/8) | Los Angeles |
| Hong Kong Sprint | Ka Ying Rising (1/25) | Satono Reve |
| Hong Kong Mile | Voyage Bubble (3/1) | Voyage Bubble (won) |
| Hong Kong Cup | Romantic Warrior (1/12) | Romantic Warrior (won) |
Each of the four Group 1 races above shows the three horses the TipMeerkat community rates highest, along with the share of tipsters who picked each one. When a local champion is long odds-on, the consensus will usually agree with the market. The more useful signal is how opinion splits behind the favourite, because that is where the second and third picks can carry value for quinellas, trios and each-way bets.
Fields are declared in the week before the meeting, so tips start appearing here a few days out and keep updating until the races are run. You can open the full Sha Tin card to see every tipster's selections for all ten races, then add your own to join the leaderboard.
For a fuller method, see our guide on how to pick winners.
Short-priced favourites are common in Hong Kong's feature races, so it pays to think about the bet as well as the pick:
Set a budget before the day and stick to it. Our bankroll management guide covers the basics.
The meeting was first run in 1988 and is now Hong Kong's richest raceday. Romantic Warrior, trained in Hong Kong by Danny Shum, has made the Cup his own, winning every year since 2022. In 2025 the four races went to Sosie (Vase), Ka Ying Rising (Sprint), Voyage Bubble (Mile) and Romantic Warrior (Cup).
The 2026 Hong Kong International Races are on Sunday 13 December 2026 at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.
Four Group 1 races on turf: the Hong Kong Vase over 2400 metres, the Hong Kong Sprint over 1200 metres, the Hong Kong Mile over 1600 metres and the Hong Kong Cup over 2000 metres. They are run in that order, with handicaps in between.
In 2025 the Hong Kong Cup was run at 4:40pm Hong Kong time, which is 8:40am in the UK and 3:40am Eastern in the US on the same Sunday. The 2026 times appear on the card above once the fields are declared.
Romantic Warrior won the 2025 Hong Kong Cup under James McDonald. On the same card Sosie won the Vase, Ka Ying Rising the Sprint and Voyage Bubble the Mile.
Every tip on this page comes from the TipMeerkat community. Each tipster selects up to three horses per race, and the consensus ranks horses by those selections, with a first choice counting for more than a second or third.
Picks are opinions from community tipsters, not guarantees. Please bet responsibly. Card last refreshed Nov 5, 7:52 AM ET.
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