A record HK$72 million in total prize money will be up for grabs in a program made up of the HK$28 million G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m), HK$22 million G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) and HK$22 million G1 Chairman's Sprint Prize (1200m).
Group 1 winners Dubai Honour, Mad Cool and Champagne Color lead the foreign legion.
Golden Sixty's jockey, Vincent Ho, will be going for a fifth straight win in the race. He rode Southern Legend to victory for Caspar Fownes in 2020.
With an unmatched HK$165.85 million in winnings and a record 26 wins, Golden Sixty will vie with Group 1 victors Voyage Bubble and Champagne Color, who will be joined by fellow Japanese aspirants Obamburumai and Elton Barows, as well as Great Britain's Brave Emperor and Hong Kong's Beauty Eternal, Beauty Joy, Galaxy Patch, Red Lion and Taj Dragon.Danny Shum's Romantic Warrior will bid for a historic third QEII Cup triumph against Dubai Honour and Russian Emperor and a string of quality Japanese entrants led by Prognosis, Hishi Iguazu and North Bridge. Straight Arron, Sword Point, Nimble Nimbus, Five G Patch and Happy Together as well as BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner Massive Sovereign - who has been incredibly impressive in winning both his starts here - are also competing.
Fresh from his G1 Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) triumph in Dubai, Tony Cruz's California Spangle will attempt to land a fourth elite victory when he contests the Chairman's Sprint Prize.In the absence of last year's winner Lucky Sweynesse, California Spangle will meet three other Group 1 victors - Japan's Mad Cool, Victor The Winner and Little Brose, who won the 2023 G1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) as a two-year-old but is yet to start in Hong Kong for David Hayes.
Great Britain's Believing and Japan's Sunrise Ronaldo bolster the international field, while Hong Kong's sprinting depth is evidenced by Lucky With You, Invincible Sage, Howdeepisyourlove, Duke Wai, Flying Ace and Mugen.
