Hong Kong Stewards' Cup Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Group 1
Horse Race:The Stewards' Cup
Location:Sha Tin Racecourse
Hong Kong
Inaugurated:1954
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Website:Stewards' Cup
Distance:1,600 meters
(About 8 furlongs / 1 mile)
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:Three-years-old and up
Weight:115 lb (3y); 126 lb (4y+)
Allowances
4 lb for fillies and mares
6 lb for N. Hemisphere 3-y-o
Purse:HK$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

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1993River Verdon6Basil MarcusDavid HillOswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli1:35.20
1994Right Way5Willie RyanBrian Kan Ping-cheeSamuel & Clarisse Wong 1:35.20
1995Mr. Vitality4Basil MarcusIvan AllanLarry Yung1:33.50
1996Michael's Choice4Éric LegrixPatrick BianconeMichael Ying Lee Yuen1:35.10
1997Smashing Pumpkin4Basil MarcusDavid HayesFame & Fortune Syndicate1:34.10
1998Billion Win4Felix CoetzeeIvan AllanHui Chun Keung1:33.90
1999Not Run
2000Resfa 5Basil MarcusDavid HayesJ.Lau Po Man /A. Woo Wai See1:35.40
2001Fairy King Prawn5Robbie FraddIvan AllanMr & Mrs Lau Sak Hong1:35.10
2002Electronic Unicorn6Robbie FraddJohn SizeLo Ying Bin1:35.20
2003Electronic Unicorn7Robbie FraddJohn SizeLo Ying Bin1:34.90
2004Super Kid4Shane DyeJohn SizeWong Yuk Kwan1:37.30
2005Bullish Luck6Christophe SoumillonTony CruzWong Wing-keung1:35.10
2006Russian Pearl5Gérald MosséTony CruzM/M Kam Shing Kan1:35.10
2007Armada5Douglas WhyteJohn SizeWong Yuk Lun1:34.10
2008Good Ba Ba6Olivier DoleuzeAndreas SchutzJohn Yuen Se Kit1:34.30
2009Good Ba Ba7Christophe SoumillonAndreas SchutzJohn Yuen Se Kit1:33.29
2010Fellowship7Zac PurtonPaul O'SullivanDavid Sin Wai Kin 1:33.96
2011Beauty Flash5Gérald MosséTony CruzSimon Kwok Siu Ming 1:34.92
20125Douglas WhyteTony MillardJohnson Lam Pui Hung & Anderson Lam Him Yue1:34.93
20135Douglas WhyteJohn SizeTom Brown's Syndicate1:33.75
2014Blazing Speed5Mirco DemuroTony CruzFentons Racing Syndicate1:33.91
20155João MoreiraJohn MooreDr & Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan1:33.50
2016Giant Treasure5Christophe SoumillonRichard GibsonMr Pan Sotong1:34.16
2017Helene Paragon5Tommy BerryJohn MooreSir Po-shing & Lady Woo et al.1:34.38
2018Seasons Bloom5João MoreiraDanny Shum Chap-shingPaul Lo Chung Wai & Kathy Lo Ho Hsiu Lan1:34.11
2019Beauty Generation6Zac PurtonJohn MoorePatrick Kwok Ho Chuen1:33.51
2020Waikuku5João MoreiraJohn SizeJocelyn Siu Yang Hin Ting1:33.04
2021Golden Sixty5Vincent Ho Chak-yiuFrancis Lui Kin-waiStanley Chan Ka Leung1:33.35
2022Waikuku7Zac PurtonJohn SizeJocelyn Siu Yang Hin Ting1:34.82
2023Golden Sixty7Vincent Ho Chak-yiuFrancis Lui Kin-waiStanley Chan Ka Leung1:33.99
2024Voyage Bubble5James McDonaldRicky Yiu Poon-faiSunshine And Moonlight Syndicate1:33.97

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