Horse of the Year is the most prestigious honor in Thoroughbred horse racing given by racing organizations in a variety of countries around the world.
In Hong Kong, the voting for Horse of the Year is organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club as part of its annual Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards. The Judging Panel consists of six members from the Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Association of Hong Kong Racing Journalists. Past winners of the award include:
+YearWinner1977-78Silver Lining1978-79Silver Lining1979-80Top Gain1980-81Silver Lining1981-82Football1982-83Co-Tack1983-84Co-Tack1984-85Mystic1985-86Yuno When1986-87Flying Dancer1987-88Top Grade1988-89Quicken Away1989-90Quicken Away1990-91River Verdon1991-92River Verdon1992-93Helene Star1993-94River Verdon1994-95Makarpura Star1995-96Mr Vitality1996-97Privilege1997-98Oriental Express1998-99Indigenous1999-00Fairy King Prawn2000-01Fairy King Prawn2001-02Electronic Unicorn2002-03Grand Delight2003-04Silent Witness2004-05Silent Witness2005-06Bullish Luck2006-07Vengeance of Rain2007-08Good Ba Ba2008-09Viva Pataca2009-10Sacred Kingdom2010-11Ambitious Dragon2011-12Ambitious Dragon2012-13Military Attack2013-14Designs On Rome2014-15Able Friend2015-16Werther2016-17Rapper Dragon(Posthumous)2017-18Beauty Generation2018-19Beauty Generation2019-20Exultant2020-21Golden Sixty2021-22Golden Sixty2022-23Golden Sixty2023-24Romantic Warrior2024-25Ka Ying Rising2025-26Ka Ying Rising(Joint winners)Romantic Warrior(Joint winners)
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