The Hong Kong Gold Cup is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1979 at Sha Tin Racecourse. It is open to horses three years of age and older.Run on turf, it was initially run over a distance of 1800 Metres, but is now set at 2,000 metres (ten furlongs) and it offers a purse of HK$ 8,000,000.
The second leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown the Group One race comes after the Steward's Cup and is followed by the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup. A HK$5,000,000 bonus is paid to the owner of the horse winning all three legs of the Triple Crown Series and a consolation bonus of HK$2,000,000 will be paid to the owner of the horse winning any two legs
Hong Kong Champion and former Horse of the Year River Verdon won this race three times and in 1994 became the only horse to ever win the Triple Crown.
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2011 | California Memory | Matthew Chadwick | Anthony S. Cruz | Liang Yum Shing | 2:01.61 |
2010 | Collection | Darren Beadman | John Moore | 07/08 John Moore Trainer Syndicate | 2:01.60 |
2009 | Viva Pataca | Darren Beadman | John Moore | Stanley Ho Hung-Sun | 2:04.61 |
2008 | Viva Pataca | Darren Beadman | John Moore | Stanley Ho Hung-Sun | 2:03.90 |
2007 | Vengeance of Rain | Anthony Delpech | David E. Ferraris | Chow Nam & R. G. Chow Hon Man | 2:04.40 |
2006 | Super Kid | Shane Dye | John Moore | Wong Yuk Kwan | 2:02.80 |
2005 | Perfect Partner | Christophe Soumillon | Tony Cruz | Gowin Chan/Ringo Ng | 2:06.30 |
2004 | Bullish Luck | Felix Coetzee | Tony Cruz | Wong Wing Keung | 2:02.30 |
2003 | Olympic Express | Weichong Marwing | Ivan Allan | Larry Yung Chi Kin | 2:02.90 |
2002 | Industrial Pioneer | Gerald Mosse | Brian Kan Ping-chee | Albert Hu Si Nok et al. | 2:02.40 |
2001 | Idol | Michael Kinane | David Oughton | Wong Chi Muk | 2:02.10 |
2000 | Industrialist | Alan Munro | Brian Kan Ping-chee | Albert Hu Si Nok & Peter W. Y. Ming | 2:00.20 |
1999 | Indigenous | Douglas Whyte | Ivan Allan | Pang Yuen Hing | 2:01.30 |
1998 | Indigenous | Basil Marcus | Ivan Allan | Pang Yuen Hing | 2:02.50 |