Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup

Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late May or early June at Sha Tin Racecourse. A Group One race that offers a purse of HK$12,000,000, it is run on turf over a distance of 2400 meters (prior to 1995 it was disputed over 2200 meters and prior to 1992 over 1800 meters) and is open to horses three years of age and older. The third leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown, it follows the Steward's Cup in January and the Hong Kong Gold Cup in February. The race has been an International Group 1 race since 2015.

The Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup was first run in 1870 as "The Champion Stakes". After 1926, this race was renamed as "The Chater Cup" in honor of the renowned Hong Kong businessman and racehorse owner, Sir Paul Chater, who died on 27 May 1926. In 1955, the Hong Kong Jockey Club renamed this race to its current name.

Winners since 1990 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time1990Quicken Away4Nigel TileyPeter NgLo Sing Pui1:51.31991River Verdon4John MatthiasDavid HillOswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli1:48.51992River Verdon5Basil MarcusDavid HillOswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli2:16.2 1993River Verdon6Basil MarcusDavid HillOswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli2:15.81994River Verdon7John MarshallDavid HillOswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli2:16.01995Makarpura Star4Tony CruzJohn MooreFrank Wong Wing Pak2:30.6 DHSurvey King5Greg ChildsJohn MooreMak Kang Hoi2:30.6 1996Privilege5Basil MarcusIvan AllanPeggy Kwoh So Chi2:26.1 1997 Indigenous 4 Alan Munro L. S. Li Pang Yuen Hing 2:28.2 1998 Indigenous 5 Basil Marcus Ivan Allan Pang Yuen Hing 2:31.4 1999 Oriental Express 6 Eric Saint-Martin Ivan Allan Larry Yung 2:28.3 2000 Housemaster 4 Robbie Fradd Ivan Allan Larry Yung 2:27.4 2001 Oriental Express 8 Felix Coetzee Ivan Allan Larry Yung 2:28.1 2002 Cheers Hong Kong 5 Douglas Whyte Ivan Allan Tuesday Club Syndicate 2:35.0 2003 Precision 5 Brett Prebble David Oughton Wu Sai Wing 2:30.4 2004 Super Kid 4 Shane Dye John Size Wong Yuk Kwan 2:28.1 2005 Vengeance of Rain 4 Anthony Delpech David Ferraris Raymond Gianco Chow Hon Man 2:29.9 2006 Viva Pataca 4 Michael Kinane John Moore Stanley Ho 2:29.7 2007 Viva Pataca 5 Michael Kinane John Moore Stanley Ho 2:24.6 2008 Packing Winner 5 Douglas Whyte Peter Ho Leung Lee Wan Keung 2:27.3 2009 Viva Pataca 7 Weichong Marwing John Moore Stanley Ho 2:27.342010Mr Medici 5Gerald MossePeter Ho LeungShi Lap Tak2:38.492011Mighty High 5Darren BeadmanJohn MooreAlbert Hung Chao Hong 2:28.342012Liberator 4Weichong MarwingDavid Ferraris06/07 David Ferraris Trainer Syndicate2:30.842013California Memory 7 Matthew ChadwickTony Cruz Howard Liang Yum Shing2:26.462014 Blazing Speed 5 Neil CallanTony Cruz Fentons Racing Syndicate2:28.112015 Helene Super Star 5 Douglas WhyteTony Cruz Wilson Woo, Dawson Woo & Jackson Woo2:27.522016 Blazing Speed 7 Neil CallanTony Cruz Fentons Racing Syndicate2:26.182017 Werther 5 Hugh BowmanJohn Moore Johnson Chen2:29.262018 Pakistan Star 5 Tommy BerryTony Cruz Kerm Din2.27.422019 Exultant 5 Zac PurtonTony Cruz Eddie Wong Ming Chak & Wong Leung Sau Hing2:26.00 2020 Exultant 6 Zac Purton Tony Cruz Eddie Wong Ming Chak & Wong Leung Sau Hing 2:26.01 2021 Panfield 4 Karis Teetan Tony Millard Yue Yun Hing 2:25.25 2022 Russian Emperor 5 Blake Shinn Douglas Whyte Mike Cheung Shun Ching 2:26.67 2023 Russian Emperor 6 Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte Mike Cheung Shun Ching 2:26.87 2024 Rebel's Romance 6 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin Racing 2:25.62 2025 Voyage Bubble 6 James McDonald Ricky Yiu Poon-fai Sunshine And Moonlight Syndicate 2:26.67 2026 Romantic Warrior 8 James McDonald Danny Shum Chap-shing Peter Lau Pak Fai 2:26.67 Since 1992 the race was disputed over 2200 meters.

Since 1995 the race is disputed over 2400 meters.

Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup

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