{"id":28928,"date":"2025-07-16T12:10:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T23:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobdxnc7ql.wpdns.site\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=28928"},"modified":"2025-07-16T12:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T23:11:00","slug":"in-the-hong-kong-horse-racing-system-what-do-ppg-isg-and-pp-mean","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/raptors.co.nz\/zh-hans\/faq\/in-the-hong-kong-horse-racing-system-what-do-ppg-isg-and-pp-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Hong Kong horse racing system, what do PPG, ISG, and PP mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These abbreviations refer to different types of horses based on their purchase and racing history:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PPG (Privately Purchased Griffin)<\/strong>: A <strong>young, unraced horse<\/strong> (typically 2 or 3 years old) <strong>privately purchased overseas<\/strong> and imported to Hong Kong to begin training. These horses have <strong>never raced before<\/strong>, and usually start their careers in <strong>griffin races<\/strong> or <strong>barrier trials<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Griffin<\/strong>: A young horse that has not previously raced in Hong Kong.<br><strong>Privately Purchased<\/strong>: Acquired outside official Hong Kong Jockey Club sales channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PPGs<\/strong> are assessed for ability and adaptability before entering open competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In comparison:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ISG (International Sale Griffin)<\/strong>: A griffin purchased <strong>through the Hong Kong Jockey Club\u2019s official sale<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PP (Privately Purchased)<\/strong>: A horse that <strong>has raced overseas<\/strong> and is <strong>privately imported<\/strong> into Hong Kong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","faq_cat":[],"class_list":["post-28928","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In the Hong Kong horse racing system, what do PPG, ISG, and PP mean? 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