Queen Mother Memorial Cup Explained

The Queen Mother Memorial Cup is a Group 3 Thoroughbred handicap horse race in Hong Kong in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, run at Sha Tin over 2400 metres in June.

Horses rated 80 and above which have not won a Group 1 or Hong Kong Group 1 race in the season are qualified to enter the race.

Winners

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YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
1981GalvestonWillie Carson
1982Top ChampPhilippe PaquetM K Tam2:13.90
1983Dudley WoodK S WongS T Wong2:23.90
1984Midas TouchP YoungS T Wong2:26.60
1985Great SpeedP H ChanD Kent2:17.50
1986Moulton BoyPeter LeyshanA Ward2:19.90
1987Dudley WoodPeter LeyshanT P Wong2:22.50
1988Always WinA S CruzLawrie Fownes2:15.50
1989StingrayGeoff AllendorfJohn Moore2:16.70
1990Reliable SourceDeclan MurphyB K Ng2:20.50
1991Wonderful WorldC H YipK C Lo2:16.60
1992RancherGérald MosséPatrick Biancone2:33.50
1993Fortune LeaderBasil MarcusDavid Hill2:31.60
1994Fortune DukeLance O'SullivanGeoff Lane2:34.40
1995Cricket LordLance O'SullivanLawrie Fownes2:29.80
1996Mazal4John MarshallDavid Oughton2:27.90
1997Mazal5Éric Saint-MartinDavid Oughton2:29.40
1998Fat Choy Together5W Y KanP C Kan2:31.30
1999Ho Ho5Éric LegrixPatrick Biancone2:28.60
2000Idol3Weichong MarwingS T Wong2:30.70
2001Rainbow And Gold4Éric LegrixP C Kan2:30.70
2002Caracoler5Wendyll WoodsDavid Hayes2:37.10
2003Supreme Rabbit4Felix CoetzeeTony Cruz2:27.80
2004Industrial Success4Douglas WhyteC H Yip2:30.00
2005Saturn5Robbie FraddCaspar Fownes2:31.20
2006Dr Well5Chris MunceJohn Size2:26.30
2007Ever Bright4Danny NikolicPaul O'Sullivan2:27.80
2008Ever Bright5Brett PrebblePaul O'Sullivan2:26.80
2009Mr Medici4H W LaiL Ho2:27.82
2010Fat Choy Ichiban5Y T ChengC H Yip2:28.08
2011Super Pistachio5Matthew ChadwickTony Cruz2:30.64
2012Dominant4Douglas WhyteJohn Moore2:27.75
2013Dominant5Zac PurtonJohn Moore2:29.98
2014Bubble Chic6Karis TeetanDavid Hall2:33.62
2015Helene Happy Star4Neil CallanJohn Moore2:30.70
2016Ambitious Champion6Chad SchofieldRichard Gibson2:29.75
2017Eagle Way4João MoreiraJohn Moore2:25.48
2018Exultant4Zac PurtonTony Cruz2:25.98
2019Ho Ho Khan4C Y HoDavid Hall2:28.06
2020Chefano5Matthew ChadwickJohn Moore2:27.05
2021Butterfield5Matthew PoonDanny Shum2:28.14
2022Senor Toba4João MoreiraCaspar Fownes2:33.16
2023Straight Arron4Vincent C Y HoCaspar Fownes2:30.72
2024La City Blanche5Matthew ChadwickTony Cruz2:25.46

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