Ryder Cup Captain José Maria Olazábal was joined by Padraig Harrington and Justin Rose to present the trophies at the inaugural European Tour Golf Cup horse race at the magnificent Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong last night.
The race was sponsored by The European Tour for the first time during its traditional night at the races in Hong Kong, where players, their families, sponsors and officials gather for an informal evening on the eve of the UBS Hong Kong Open.
The European Tour Golf Cup was won by Super Plus, with Young Turbo a close second, followed by Prosperous in third place.
After the race, Olazábal – who also paraded The Ryder Cup Trophy at Happy Valley – Harrington and Rose presented the winner’s and runner-up trophies to the respective Trainers, Jockeys and Stewards, including the Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockeys Association, Brian Stevenson.
