The Chief Executive of the Victoria Racing Club (VRC), Mr. Dale Monteith,today announced the list of invited Victorian and overseas apprenticeriders to compete in the inaugural Asian Young Guns Challenge to be held at Flemington on Saturday, 8 August. The jockeys competing are:
Jockey
| Representing
| Achievements
| Nicholas HALL
| Victoria
| Equal leading apprentice in 2008/09 Melbourne Premiership (32 wins)
| Dean HOLLAND
| Victoria
| Equal leading apprentice in 2008/09 Melbourne Premiership (32 wins)
| Matthew CHADWICK
| Hong Kong
| Leading apprentice in HK and 3rd on 2009 overall jockeys’ premiership with 43 wins
| Derek LEUNG
| Hong Kong
| Runner up in 2009 HK apprentices’ premiership with 28 wins
| Kota FUJIOKA
| Japan
| Career winner of 82 races including 2009 Gr. 1 NHK Mile Cup & Gr. 3 Falcon Stakes
| Mark EWE
| Singapore
| Currently 1st on apprentices’ table in Singapore (15 wins)
| Jacky LOW
| Singapore
| Currently 2nd on apprentices’ table in
Singapore (9 wins)
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The 2009 Asian Young Guns Challenge will comprise a (three) race series to be run over 1,000 metres (straight course), 1,600 metres and 1,800 metres.
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