Hong Kong Cup
The Hong Kong Cup is the most highly endowed horse race in China at 20 million Hong Kong dollars (equivalent to almost 2 million euros) and the largest in Asia after the Dubai World Cup and the Japan Cup .
The event, organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club , will run on the turf in mid-December and is considered the last major event of the international racing year. Thoroughbreds aged three and over compete for victory in front of 80,000 spectators in the "Hong Kong International Races" series at the Sha Tin racecourse.
The race was founded in 1988, but it has only been one of the big Group I races since the course was extended to 2,000 meters (a middle distance in horse races) in 1999 . It is traditionally sponsored by Cathay Pacific . Star jockey Frankie Dettori has already won three times. In 2011 the German horse Zazou and his rider Olivier Peslier came third.
winner
| Year |
Winner |
Trained |
Age |
jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2nd / 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Flying dancer | Hong Kong | 5 | Bartie Leisher | Brian Kan Ping-chee | Lim Por-yen | 1: 48.60 | Top Grade / Yuno When |
| 1989 | Colonial Chief | Singapore | 4th | Tony Cruz | Ivan W. Allan | Promise stable | 1: 49.30 | Top Grade / Stingray |
| 1989 | Gray Invader | New Zealand | 4th | Gary Stewart | Alvin Clark | EJ Johnson et al. | 1: 48.00 | Latitude / St James |
| 1990 | Kessem | New Zealand | 5 | Kevin Moses | Brian Smith | B. Duncan et al. | 1: 48.40 | Livistona Lane / Colonial Chief |
| 1991 | River Verdon | Hong Kong | 4th | Gérald Mossé | David Hill | Oswald Cheung / Ronald Arculli | 1: 49.80 | Prudent Manner / Majestic Boy |
| 1992 | Romanee Conti (a) | New Zealand | 4th | Greg J. Childs | Laurie Laxon | Peter & Philip Vela | 1: 48.20 | Fraar / Charmonnier |
| 1993 | motivation | Hong Kong | 5 | John Marshall | John Moore | Mr. & Mrs. Hui Sai Fun | 1: 49.20 | Verveine / Stark South |
| 1994 | State Taj | Australia | 5 | Damien Oliver | James L. Riley | Neville Begg & Partners | 1: 48.40 | River Majesty / Volochine |
| 1995 | Fujiyama Kenzan | Japan | 7th | Masayoshi Ebina | Hideyuki Mori | Tatsuya Fujimoto | 1: 47.00 | Ventiquattrofogli / Jade Age |
| 1996 | First Island | UK | 4th | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | Mollers Racing | 1: 48.20 | Seascay / Kingston Bay |
| 1997 | Val's Prince | United States | 5 | Cash Asmussen | James E. Picou | Robin Martin / Steven Weiner | 1: 47.20 | Oriental Express / Wixim |
| 1998 | Midnight Bet | Japan | 4th | Hiroshi Kawachi | Hiroyuki Nagahama | Shadai Racehorse Co. Ltd. | 1: 46.90 | Johan Cruyff / Almushtarak |
| 1999 | Jim and Tonic | France | 5 | Gérald Mossé | François Doumen | John D. Martin | 2: 01.40 | Running Stag / Lear Spear |
| 2000 | Fantastic light | UAE | 4th | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 2: 02.20 | Greek Dance / Jim and Tonic |
| 2001 | Agnes Digital | Japan | 4th | Hirofumi Shii | Toshiaki Shirai | Takao Watanabe | 2: 02.80 | Tobougg / Terre A Terre |
| 2002 | Precision | Hong Kong | 4th | Michael Kinane | David Oughton | Wu Sai Wing | 2: 07.10 | Paolini / Dano-mast |
| 2003 | Wrong | UK | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | Sc. Rencati / Teruya Yoshida | 2: 00.90 | Rakti / Elegant Fashion |
| 2004 | Alexander Goldrun | Ireland | 3 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Miriam O'Callaghan | 2: 03.30 | Bullish Luck / Touch Of Land |
| 2005 | Vengeance of Rain | Hong Kong | 4th | Anthony Delpech | David E. Ferraris | RG Chow Hon Man | 2: 04.50 | Pride / Maraahel |
| 2006 | Pride | France | 6th | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | NP Bloodstock Ltd | 2: 01.60 | Admire Moon / Vengeance of Rain |
| 2007 | Ramonti | UAE | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 2: 02.80 | Viva Pataca / Musical Way |
| 2008 | Eagle Mountain | South Africa | 4th | Kevin Shea | Mike de Kock | Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 2: 00.92 | Balius / Linngari |
| 2009 | Vision d'Etat | France | 4th | Olivier Peslier | Eric Libaud | Jacques Detré & Vicky Libaud | 2: 01.86 | Collection / Presvis |
| 2010 | Snow Fairy | UK | 3 | Ryan L. Moore | Ed Dunlop | Anamoine Limited | 2: 02.94 | Irian / Packing Winner |
| 2011 | California memory | Hong Kong | 5 | Matthew Chadwick | Anthony S. Cruz | Howard Liang Yum Shing | 2: 04.57 | Irian / Zazou |
| 2012 | California memory | Hong Kong | 6th | Matthew Chadwick | Anthony S. Cruz | Howard Liang Yum Shing | 2: 03.09 | Giofra / Alcopop |
| 2013 | Akeed Mofeed | Hong Kong | 4th | Douglas Whyte | Richard Gibson | Pan Sutong | 2: 01.96 | Tokei Halo / Cirrus des Aigles |
| 2014 | Designs On Rome | Hong Kong | 5 | João Moreira | John Moore | Cheng Keung Fai | 2: 01.96 | Military attack / criterion |
| 2015 | A Shin Hikari | Japan | 4th | Yutaka Take | Masanori Sakaguchi | Eisindo Co Ltd | 2: 00.60 | Nuovo Record / Blazing Speed |
| 2016 | Maurice | Japan | 5 | Ryan Moore | Noriyuki Hori | Kazumi Yoshida | 2: 00.95 | Secret Weapon / Staphanos |
| 2017 | Time warp | Hong Kong | 4th | Zac Purton | Anthony S. Cruz | Martin Siu Kim Sun | 2: 01.63 | Werther / Neorealism |
| 2018 | Glorious Forever | Hong Kong | 4th | Silvestre de Sousa | Frankie Lor | Michael Kwan Wing Lok | 2: 01.71 | Deirdre / Time Warp |
(a) The race of "1992" had to be postponed from December to April 1993 due to a horse virus disease.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zazou third in the Hong Kong Cup , Sport1 , December 11, 2011
- ↑ Result 2018