The KrisFlyer International Sprint is a Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 held annually in mid May at Kranji Racecourse

Kranji Racecourse

The Singapore Racecourse is a venue for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Kranji area of Singapore. Built and operated by the Singapore Turf Club, it opened in 2000 as a modern replacement for the Bukit Timah Race Course....

 in Singapore

Singapore

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. Contested on turf

Grass

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 over a left-handed course, the International Group 1

Group One

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 sprint

Sprint (race)

Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...

 race is run over a distance 1200 meters (6 furlong

Furlong

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s) and is open to horses age three and older. It currently offers a purse of S$

Singapore dollar

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1,000,000 (About US$700,000).

The KrisFlyer International Sprint is limited to fourteen starters with the following weight restrictions:

• Northern Hemisphere 3-year-olds : 53.0 kg.
• Southern Hemisphere 4 year-olds & upwards : 57.0 kg.
• Filly/Mare allowance : 1.5 kg.

The race is named after frequent flyer program

Frequent flyer program

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 of the title sponsor Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines

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 and it is run on the same day as the Singapore Airlines International Cup

Singapore Airlines International Cup

The Singapore Airlines International Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Singapore which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Kranji over a distance of 2,000 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in May....

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For the first time, in 2001 the Kranji Racecourse hosted the Group 1 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Sprint. It was raced again the following year as a Group 3 event. The event was not run again until 2008 and the race has continued since then.

From 2011 the KrisFlyer International Sprint will become part of the Global Sprint Challenge

Global Sprint Challenge

The Global Sprint Challenge is a Thoroughbred horse racing series inaugurated in 2005 as a series of six sprint races run across three racing jurisdictions in Australia, England and Japan. In 2006 the series expanded to seven races across four racing jurisdictions with the inclusion of a race in...

 Series. The race is the third leg of the series, preceded by the Takamatsunomiya Kinen

Takamatsunomiya Kinen

The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres at Chukyo Racecourse in late March.The forerunner of this race was the...

 and followed by the King's Stand Stakes

King's Stand Stakes

The King's Stand Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 5 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.-History:...

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In winning the 2002 edition, North Boy set a new Kranji course record for six furlongs which was bettered by Takeover Target

Takeover Target

Takeover Target is a much travelled Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who has won top sprinting races in each of the five major cities in Australia as well as the United Kingdom, Japan and Singapore....

 in 2008 and then in 2009 Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

's Sacred Kingdom broke the course record again with the time of 1:07.8.

Winners

Year	Winner (Country)	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2011	Rocket Man (SIN)	Felix Coetzee Felix Coetzee Felix Coetzee is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Felix Coetzee was the son of a KwaZulu-Natal trainer and his grandfather was an owner-trainer. As a fifteen year old, Felix Coetzee attended the Jockey Academy at Summerveld then served his apprenticeship with his father's racing stable...	Patrick Shaw	Alfredo L. A. Crabbia	1:09.14
2010	Green Birdie (HKG)	Mark Du Plessis	Casper Fownes	Roger Li Ka Chun	1:09.62
2009	Sacred Kingdom Sacred Kingdom Sacred Kingdom , is a Thoroughbred racehorse trained in Hong Kong. His group one success came in the Hong Kong Sprint.In Australia he was known as Jumbo Star.- References :*...  (HKG)	Brett Prebble	Ricky Yiu	Sin Kang Yuk	1:07.8
2008	Takeover Target Takeover Target Takeover Target is a much travelled Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who has won top sprinting races in each of the five major cities in Australia as well as the United Kingdom, Japan and Singapore....  (AUS)	Jay Ford	Joe Janiak	Joe & Ben Janiak	1:08.8
2002	North Boy (AUS)	Greg Childs	Tony McEvoy	P. B. Devitt et al.	1:09.0
2001	Iron Mask (FRA)	Olivier Doleuze Olivier Doleuze Olivier Doleuze is a French born jockey and is considered to be one of the world's premier jockeys. Doleuze began riding at the age of 14, and currently has over 700 career wins.-Major wins: France...	Criquette Head Criquette Head-Maarek Christiane "Criquette" Head is considered to be the leading female racehorse trainer in the world.Known as Criquette, she was born into the Thoroughbred horse racing business...	Wertheimer et Frere Wertheimer et Frère Wertheimer et Frère is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding business partnership between brothers Alain and Gerard Wertheimer of France.The Wertheimer brothers are the owners of the House of Chanel in Paris...	1:09.8