The Hong Kong Vase is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run each year in mid-December over a distance of 2,400 metres (about miles or 12 furlongs) at Sha Tin.
The race was first run in 1994, and was promoted to Group 1 status in 2000. It is one of the four Hong Kong International Races, presently offering a purse of HK$24,000,000 (approximately US$3 million).
Records
Speed record: 2:24.77 – Glory Vase (2019)
Most wins: 2 – Luso (1996, 1997) 2 – Doctor Dino (2007, 2008) 2 – Highland Reel (2015, 2017) 2 – Glory Vase (2019, 2021)
Most wins by a jockey: 4 – Olivier Peslier (1995, 1999, 2007, 2008)
Most wins by a trainer: 3 – Aidan O'Brien (2015, 2017, 2020) 3 – André Fabre (1999, 2014, 2023)
Most wins by an owner: 3 – Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor (2015, 2017, 2020)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer (Trained In) Owner Time 1994 Red Bishop 6 Cash Asmussen John Hammond (France) Ali Saeed 2:25.10 1995 Partipral 6 Olivier Peslier Élie Lellouche (France) Enrique Sarasola 2:25.70 1996 Luso 4 Frankie Dettori Clive Brittain (Great Britain) Saeed Manana 2:26.10 1997 Luso 5 Michael Kinane Clive Brittain (Great Britain) Saeed Manana 2:26.30 1998 Indigenous 5 Douglas Whyte Ivan W. Allan (Hong Kong) Pang Yuen Hing 2:27.40 1999 Borgia 5 Olivier Peslier André Fabre (France) Gestüt Ammerland 2:30.10 2000 Daliapour 4 Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute (Great Britain) Lucky Stable 2:28.20 2001 Stay Gold 7 Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee (Japan) Shadai Racehorse Co. 2:27.80 2002 Ange Gabriel 4 Thierry Jarnet Eric Libaud (France) Antonia Devin 2:28.40 2003 Vallee Enchantee 3 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche (France) Ecurie Wildenstein 2:28.20 2004 Phoenix Reach 4 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding (Great Britain) Winterbeck Manor Stud 2:29.80 2005 Ouija Board 4 Kieren Fallon Ed Dunlop (Great Britain) 19th Earl of Derby 2:28.90 2006 Collier Hill 8 Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank (Great Britain) Russell Hall et al. 2:27.10 2007 Doctor Dino 5 Olivier Peslier Richard Gibson (France) Javier Martinez Salmean 2:28.20 2008 Doctor Dino 6 Olivier Peslier Richard Gibson (France) Javier Martinez Salmean 2:29.14 2009 Daryakana 3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré (France) HH Aga Khan IV 2:27.51 2010 Mastery 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) Godolphin 2:27.69 2011 Dunaden 6 Craig Williams Mikel Delzangles (France) Pearl Bloodstock 2:27.50 2012 Red Cadeaux 6 Gérald Mossé Ed Dunlop (Great Britain) R J Arculli 2:28.73 2013 Dominant 6 Zac Purton John Moore (Hong Kong) 10/11 John Moore Trainer Syndicate 2:27.29 2014 Flintshire 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre (France) Khalid Abdullah 2:29.83 2015 Highland Reel 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien (Ireland) Smith, Magnier & Tabor 2:28.43 2016 Satono Crown 4 João Moreira Noriyuki Hori (Japan) Hajime Satomi 2:26.22 2017 Highland Reel 5 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien (Ireland) Smith, Magnier & Tabor 2:26.23 2018 Exultant 4 Zac Purton Tony Cruz (Hong Kong) Eddie Wong Ming Chak & Wong Leung Sau Hing 2:26.56 2019 Glory Vase 4 João Moreira Tomohito Ozeki (Japan) Silk Racing Co Ltd 2:24.77 2020 Mogul 3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien (Ireland) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier 2:27.21 2021 Glory Vase 6 João Moreira Tomohito Ozeki (Japan) Silk Racing Co Ltd 2:27.07 2022 Win Marilyn 5 Damian Lane Takahisa Tezuka (Japan) Win Co Ltd 2:27.53 2023 Junko 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre (France) Wertheimer et Frère 2:30.12 2024 Giavellotto 5 Oisin Murphy Marco Botti (Great Britain) Scuderia La Tesa Limited & Vaibhav Shah 2:27.532025Sosie4Maxime GuyonAndré Fabre (France)Wertheimer et Frère2:28.50
See also List of Hong Kong horse races
References
Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Racing Information of Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (2011/12) Website of Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (2011/12) The Hong Kong Jockey Club horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Hong Kong Vase (2016). pedigreequery.com – Hong Kong Vase – Sha Tin.