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Hong Kong Cup

Field	Value
surface	Turf
class	Group 1
horse race	Longines Hong Kong Cup
image	[[File:HKIR 20231210 Hong Kong Cup (racing).jpg	250px]]
caption	The Hong Kong Cup race as part of the Hong Kong International Races 2023, held at the Sha Tin Racecourse on 10 December 2023.
location	Sha Tin Racecourse
Hong Kong
inaugurated	1988
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Longines
website	Hong Kong Jockey Club
distance	2,000 metres ( miles or 10 furlongs)
track	Right-handed
qualification	Three-years-old and up
weight	123 lb (3y); 126 lb (4y+)
Allowances
4 lb for fillies and mares
purse	HK$36,000,000 (2023)
1st: HK$20,160,000

Hong Kong Allowances 4 lb for fillies and mares 1st: HK$20,160,000 The Hong Kong Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2000 metres (about miles or 10 furlongs) at Sha Tin, each year in mid-December.

The race was first run on 24 January 1988, and its distance was initially set at 1800 metres. The inaugural running was restricted to horses trained in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. Added to this list for the following season were horses from Australia and New Zealand. The race was switched to December for its third running, therefore taking place twice within 1989. Horses trained in Europe were admitted in 1990, followed by those from the United States in 1991, and Canada and Japan in 1992. The distance was increased to its present length, 2,000 metres, in 1999. Also at this time the race was promoted to Group 1 status.

The Hong Kong Cup is one of the four Hong Kong International Races, and it presently offers a purse of HK$36,000,000 in 2023-24 (approximately US$4.6 million), making it not just the richest race in Hong Kong but also the richest 2000 metre Turf race in the world.

Records

Speed record: (at present distance of 2,000 metres)

1:59.70 – Romantic Warrior (2022)

Most wins:

4 – Romantic Warrior (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Most wins by a jockey:

4 – James McDonald (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Most wins by a trainer:

4 – Danny Shum Chap-shing (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Most wins by an owner:

4 – Peter Lau Pak Fai (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Winners

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	4	Tony Cruz	Ivan W. Allan	Promise Stable	1:49.30	Top Grade / Stingray
1989	Grey Invader	New Zealand	4	Gary Stewart	Alvin Clark	E. J. 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	4	Gérald Mossé	David Hill	Cheung / Arculli	1:49.80	Prudent Manner / Majestic Boy
1992	Romanee Conti	New Zealand	4	Greg 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	7	Masayoshi Ebina	Hideyuki Mori	Tatsuya Fujimoto	1:47.00	Ventiquattrofogli / Jade Age
1996	First Island	UK	4	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	Mollers Racing	1:48.20	Seascay / Kingston Bay
1997	Val's Prince	USA	5	Cash Asmussen	James E. Picou	Martin / Weiner	1:47.20	Oriental Express / Wixim
1998	Midnight Bet	Japan	4	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	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:02.20	Greek Dance / Jim and Tonic
2001	Agnes Digital	Japan	4	Hirofumi Shii	Toshiaki Shirai	Takao Watanabe	2:02.80	Tobougg / Terre A Terre
2002	Precision	Hong Kong	4	Michael Kinane	David Oughton	Wu Sai Wing	2:07.10	Paolini / Dano-mast
2003	Falbrav	UK	5	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	Sc. Rencati / 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	4	Anthony Delpech	David Ferraris	R. G. Chow Hon Man	2:04.50	Pride / Maraahel
2006	Pride	France	6	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	2:02.80	Viva Pataca / Musical Way
2008	Eagle Mountain	South Africa	4	Kevin Shea	Mike de Kock	M. bin K. Al Maktoum	2:00.92	Balius / Linngari
2009	Vision d'Etat	France	4	Olivier Peslier	Eric Libaud	Detré / Libaud	2:01.86	Collection / Presvis
2010	Snow Fairy	UK	3	Ryan Moore	Ed Dunlop	Anamoine Limited	2:02.94	Irian / Packing Winner
2011	California Memory	Hong Kong	5	Matthew Chadwick	Tony Cruz	Howard Liang Yum Shing	2:04.57	Irian / Zazou
2012	California Memory	Hong Kong	6	Matthew Chadwick	Tony Cruz	Howard Liang Yum Shing	2:03.09	Giofra / Alcopop
2013	Akeed Mofeed	Hong Kong	4	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	4	Yutaka Take	Masanori Sakaguchi	Eishindo 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	4	Zac Purton	Tony Cruz	Martin Siu Kim Sun	2:01.63	Werther / Neorealism
2018	Glorious Forever	Hong Kong	4	Silvestre de Sousa	Frankie Lor Fu-chuen	Michael Kwan Wing Lok	2:01.71	Deirdre / Time Warp
2019	Win Bright	Japan	5	Masami Matsuoka	Yoshihiro Hatakeyama	Win Co Ltd	2:00.52	Magic Wand / Rise High
2020	Normcore	Japan	5	Zac Purton	Kiyoshi Hagiwara	Seiichi Iketani	2:00.50	Win Bright / Magical
2021	Loves Only You	Japan	5	Yuga Kawada	Yoshito Yahagi	DMM Dream Club Co Ltd	2:00.66	Hishi Iguazu / Russian Emperor
2022	Romantic Warrior	Hong Kong	4	James McDonald	Danny Shum Chap-shing	Peter Lau Pak Fai	1:59.70	Danon The Kid / Money Catcher
2023	Romantic Warrior	Hong Kong	5	James McDonald	Danny Shum Chap-shing	Peter Lau Pak Fai	2:02.00	Luxembourg / Hishi Iguazu
2024	Romantic Warrior	Hong Kong	6	James McDonald	Danny Shum Chap-shing	Peter Lau Pak Fai	2:00.51	Liberty Island/ Tastiera
2025	Romantic Warrior	Hong Kong	6	James McDonald	Danny Shum Chap-shing	Peter Lau Pak Fai	2:02.29	Bellagio Opera / Quisisana

The "1992" race actually took place in April 1993 – it had been postponed in December due to an equine virus.

References

Racing Post:
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Racing Information of Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (2011/12)
Website of Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (2011/12)
The Hong Kong Jockey Clubhttp://www.hkjc.com/home/english/index.asp
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Hong Kong Cup (2016).
pedigreequery.com – Hong Kong Cup – Sha Tin.

References

"Race Info – LONGINES Hong Kong Cup - LONGINES Hong Kong International Races 2023 - The Hong Kong Jockey Club".

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