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 Hong Kong. In 2008 the series expanded to eight races when an additional race in England became part of the series and in 2011 the series expands to nine races with the inclusion of a race in Singapore.
Challenge history.
2005 – Inauguration of six race series<br>
2006 – Series expanded to seven races with the inclusion of the Hong Kong International Sprint<br>
2006 – $US1,000,000 bonus incentive added to series<br>
2008 – King's Stand Stakes upgraded to Group 1 from Group 2<br>
2008 – Series expanded to eight races with the inclusion of the July Cup<br>
2008 – The Age Classic replaces the Australia Stakes as the second Australian leg of the series<br>
2011 – Series expanded to nine races with the inclusion of the KrisFlyer International Sprint <br>
2011 – The Takamatsunomiya Kinen replaces the Centaur Stakes as the first Japanese leg of the series<br>
2012 – Series expanded to ten races with the inclusion of the Dubai Golden Shaheen<br>
2016 – Series expanded to ten races with the inclusion of the Chairman's Sprint Prize <br>
2017 - Al Quoz Sprint replaced the Dubai Golden Shaheen, meaning that all ten races will be run on turf
The 2018 series was suspended due to an ongoing dispute between the racing authorities in Australia and Hong Kong over quarantine arrangements.
Global Sprint Challenge races.
All races are Group / Grade One events run on turf.