Venue

Sha Tin

Sha Tin is Hong Kong's flagship track: a wide right-handed turf course with an all-weather inner, staging most Sunday meetings and every Group 1 on the calendar.

Draw Bias

min. 20 runs per draw

Long

Draw	Starts	Strike Rate
1	526	11.4%
2	528	9.3%
3	525	9.1%
4	525	9.9%
5	520	8.1%
6	514	9.7%
7	500	9.8%
8	475	6.9%
9	446	9.0%
10	394	8.6%
11	359	6.1%
12	312	7.7%
13	243	5.3%
14	197	8.1%

Middle

Draw	Starts	Strike Rate
1	2,375	10.4%
2	2,374	9.4%
3	2,381	10.8%
4	2,384	9.9%
5	2,385	8.6%
6	2,364	8.0%
7	2,338	7.5%
8	2,287	7.0%
9	2,225	7.1%
10	2,084	7.1%
11	1,912	5.9%
12	1,706	5.8%
13	1,496	6.9%
14	1,246	6.3%

Mile

Draw	Starts	Strike Rate
1	8,955	9.6%
2	8,964	8.7%
3	8,955	8.3%
4	8,954	8.4%
5	8,954	8.5%
6	8,930	8.2%
7	8,892	7.6%
8	8,798	7.6%
9	8,639	6.9%
10	8,383	6.8%
11	8,027	6.7%
12	7,511	6.7%
13	6,913	6.5%
14	6,006	6.7%

Sprint

Draw	Starts	Strike Rate
1	6,620	9.3%
2	6,614	9.5%
3	6,621	8.2%
4	6,621	8.6%
5	6,609	8.2%
6	6,588	8.4%
7	6,537	8.4%
8	6,463	8.4%
9	6,288	7.1%
10	6,063	7.8%
11	5,696	7.3%
12	5,242	7.5%
13	3,249	6.5%
14	2,756	7.6%

Favourite Performance

Distance	Runners	Strike Rate
Long	529	32.5%
Middle	2,397	26.9%
Mile	9,028	28.8%
Sprint	6,673	32.5%

Recent Seasons

Season	Runners	Strike Rate
2025-26	543	29.7%
2024-25	521	38.0%
2023-24	481	29.9%
2022-23	491	34.8%
2021-22	490	26.3%

Track condition readings (recent meetings)

Date	Going	Penetrometer	Hammer
2026-07-12	Good	2.7	—
2026-07-04	Good	2.7199999999999998	9.0
2026-07-01	Good	2.71	—
2026-06-27	Good	2.7199999999999998	8.9
2026-06-21	Good	2.71	—
2026-06-13	Good	2.74	8.56
2026-06-07	Good	2.73	7.58
2026-05-31	Good	2.7199999999999998	—
2026-05-24	Good	2.7199999999999998	—
2026-05-17	Good	2.73	—

Recent Meetings

2026-07-12 11 races 2026-07-04 11 races 2026-07-01 11 races 2026-06-27 11 races 2026-06-21 11 races 2026-06-13 11 races 2026-06-07 11 races 2026-05-31 11 races

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