Raffles Cup

Raffles Cup

Group 1 race
Location	Kranji Racecourse Singapore
Inaugurated	1991
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Singapore Turf Club
Race information
Distance	1800 meters (1.12 miles / 9 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up
Weight	Weight-for-age Fillies & Mares: 1.5 kg allowance
Purse	S$500,000

The Raffles Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the first week of November at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race is run over a distance 1800 metres (1.12 miles / 9 furlongs) and is open to horses age three and older.

The Raffles Cup was inaugurated in 1991 at the Bukit Timah Race Course and raced there through 1999 when the track was closed to be replaced by the new Kranji Racecourse. It was raced at 1600 metres from 1991 through 2000 then in 2001 it was changed to its present distance of 1800 metres.

Named for Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore, the Raffles Cup is the second leg of the Singapore Triple Crown. It comes after the Kranji Mile and is followed by the Singapore Gold Cup.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:48.0 - Chevron (2008)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Auric Stable (1993, 1994, 1995)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Kim Clapperton (1993, 1994, 1995)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Teh Choon Beng (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995)

Winners

References

• The Raffles Cup at the Singapore Turf Club