Hong Kong Stewards' Cup

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The Stewards' Cup
Group 1 race
LocationSha Tin Racecourse
Hong Kong
Inaugurated1954
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteStewards' Cup
Race information
Distance1,600 meters
(About 8 furlongs / 1 mile)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight115 lb (3y); 126 lb (4y+)
Allowances
4 lb for fillies and mares
6 lb for N. Hemisphere 3-y-o
PurseHK$12,000,000 (2022)

The Stewards' Cup is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the latter part of January at Sha Tin Racecourse. A Group One race that offers a purse of HK$12,000,000, it is run on turf over a distance of 1600 meters and is open to horses three years of age and older. The first leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown, it is followed by the Hong Kong Gold Cup in February. and the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup in late May/early June.

Winners since 1994

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1993 River Verdon 6 Basil Marcus David Hill Oswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli 1:35.30
1994 Right Way 5 Willie Ryan Brian Kan Ping-chee Samuel & Clarisse Wong 1:35.20
1995 Mr. Vitality 4 Basil Marcus Ivan Allan Larry Yung 1:33.50
1996 Michael's Choice 4 Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone Michael Ying Lee Yuen 1:35.10
1997 Smashing Pumpkin 4 Basil Marcus David Hayes Fame & Fortune Syndicate 1:34.10
1998 Billion Win 4 Felix Coetzee Ivan Allan Hui Chun Keung 1:33.90
1999 Not Run
2000 Resfa 5 Basil Marcus David Hayes J.Lau Po Man /A. Woo Wai See 1:35.40
2001 Fairy King Prawn 5 Robbie Fradd Ivan Allan Mr & Mrs Lau Sak Hong 1:35.10
2002 Electronic Unicorn 6 Robbie Fradd John Size Lo Ying Bin 1:35.20
2003 Electronic Unicorn 7 Robbie Fradd John Size Lo Ying Bin 1:34.90
2004 Super Kid 4 Shane Dye John Size Wong Yuk Kwan 1:37.30
2005 Bullish Luck 6 Christophe Soumillon Tony Cruz Wong Wing-keung 1:35.50
2006 Russian Pearl 5 Gérald Mossé Tony Cruz M/M Kam Shing Kan 1:35.10
2007 Armada 5 Douglas Whyte John Size Wong Yuk Lun 1:34.10
2008 Good Ba Ba 6 Olivier Doleuze Andreas Schutz John Yuen Se Kit 1:34.30
2009 Good Ba Ba 7 Christophe Soumillon Andreas Schutz John Yuen Se Kit 1:33.29
2010 Fellowship 7 Zac Purton Paul O'Sullivan David Sin Wai Kin 1:33.96
2011 Beauty Flash 5 Gérald Mossé Tony Cruz Simon Kwok Siu Ming 1:34.92
2012 Ambitious Dragon 5 Douglas Whyte Tony Millard Johnson Lam Pui Hung & Anderson Lam Him Yue 1:34.93
2013 Glorious Days 5 Douglas Whyte John Size Tom Brown's Syndicate 1:33.75
2014 Blazing Speed 5 Mirco Demuro Tony Cruz Fentons Racing Syndicate 1:33.91
2015 Able Friend 5 João Moreira John Moore Dr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan 1:33.50
2016 Giant Treasure 5 Christophe Soumillon Richard Gibson Mr Pan Sotong 1:34.16
2017 Helene Paragon 5 Tommy Berry John Moore Sir Po-shing & Lady Woo et al. 1:34.38
2018 Seasons Bloom 5 João Moreira Danny Shum Chap-shing Paul Lo Chung Wai & Kathy Lo Ho Hsiu Lan 1:34.74
2019 Beauty Generation 6 Zac Purton John Moore Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen 1:33.51
2020 Waikuku 5 João Moreira John Size Jocelyn Siu Yang Hin Ting 1:33.04
2021 Golden Sixty 5 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Francis Lui Kin-wai Stanley Chan Ka Leung 1:33.35
2022 Waikuku 7 Zac Purton John Size Jocelyn Siu Yang Hin Ting 1:34.82
2023 Golden Sixty 7 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Francis Lui Kin-wai Stanley Chan Ka Leung 1:33.99
2024 Voyage Bubble 5 James McDonald Ricky Yiu Poon-fai Sunshine And Moonlight Syndicate 1:33.97

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