Jockey Eddy Lai Wai-ming will soon represent Hong Kong in Seoul, Korea at the 4th International Jockeys Invitation Race Series.

Organised by the Korea Racing Authority, this prestigious challenge takes in four races with the first on Saturday 4 October and three more the following day at the Seoul Race Park’s left-handed all-weather track.

Four other highly regarded jockeys from Australia, Japan, South Africa and the USA will join Lai to compete with five Korean riders for top prize-money of US$20,000 with US$10,000 and US$5,000 for the first and second runners-up. Prize-money is also awarded for a Korea vs World team competition.

The other invited jockeys from overseas are Robert Thompson (record holder for wins in Australia - previous standard 3,322; also rode 32 winners in Hong Kong in the early 1990s), Issei Murata (Group race winner in Japan), Greg Cheyne (Eastern Cape champion in South Africa) and Tony Black (over 5,000 career wins in the USA).

Race conditions:

The average purse is KRW53.9m (US$49,000) and prize-money shall be distributed according to the following percentages: 53% for 1^st; 22% for 2^nd; 13% for 3^rd; 7% for 4^th and 5% for 5^th.   

Points for each race are allocated according to the following method:

Jockeys participating in the series:

The KRA advises the expected minimum weight to be carried is 117lbs.

(Source: HKJC)