The Hong Kong Classic Mile is a domestic Group 1 four year old set weights Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong, run over a distance of 1600 metres. It was originally a Group 3 race and was the traditional lead-up race for the Hong Kong Derby. In the season of 1999/2000, this race was upgraded to domestic Group 1 status. Now, it is the first of the three major races for the Hong Kong classic generation.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time1980Super PlentifulTony CruzNg Chi-lam1:23.401981GilgitGary W. MooreGeorge Moore1:22.801983Gay EightyBrian TaylorDerek Cheng Tai-chee1:36.901983Silver SurfPat EdderyBruce Hutchison1:38.301985Gay HundredBrent ThomsonDerek Cheng Tai-chee1:37.201986DistinctionGary W. MooreJohn Moore1:35.201987Gold BeltWillie RyanBrian Kan Ping-chee1:35.601988Royal SovereignPeter LeyshanGordon Smyth1:37.101989GerrnasTony CruzLam Hung-fei1:51.701990ZaitechWalter SwinburnBrian Kan Ping-chee1:52.401991GreenmailNoel BarkerJohn Moore1:37.001992Sound PrintMick KinaneBrian Kan Ping-chee1:36.901993Happy GuyTony CruzBrian Kan Ping-chee1:35.301994Sterling TownLester PiggottIvan Allan1:37.001995Bogie's PrideDarryll HollandTony Chan Pak-hung1:35.401996Mr VitalityBasil MarcusIvan Allan1:35.301997Smart KidPiere StrydomAlex Wong Siu-tan1:36.001998Johan CruyffÉric LegrixPatrick Biancone1:34.401999ResfaBasil MarcusDavid Hayes1:34.802000IndustrialistJimmy Ting Koon-hoBrian Kan Ping-chee1:36.30 2001 Charming City 4 Shane Dye David Hayes 1:34.50 2002 Olympic Express 4 Weichong Marwing Ivan Allan 1:34.90 2003 Self Flit 4 Eddy Lai Wai-ming Ivan Allan 1:35.10 2004 Tiber 4 Douglas Whyte John Moore 1:34.40 2005 Scintillation 4 Gérald Mossé Danny Shum Chap-shing 1:36.10 2006 Sunny Sing 4 Eric Saint-Martin John Moore 1:34.80 2007 Floral Pegasus 4 Gérald Mossé Tony Cruz 1:34.60 2008 Helene Mascot 4 Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz 1:34.30 2009 Thumbs Up 4 Christophe Soumillon Danny Shum Chap-shing 1:35.65 2010 Beauty Flash 4 Christophe Soumillon Tony Cruz 1:34.39 2011 Lucky Nine 4 Brett Prebble Caspar Fownes 1:34.25 2012 Sweet Orange 4 Weichong Marwing David Ferraris 1:37.64 2013 Gold-Fun 4 Douglas Whyte Richard Gibson 1:34.27 2014 Able Friend 4 João Moreira John Moore 1:33.43 2015 Beauty Only 4 Neil Callan Tony Cruz 1:33.95 2016 Sun Jewellery 4 Ryan Moore John Size 1:35.05 2017 Rapper Dragon 4 João Moreira John Moore 1:34.98 2018 Nothingilikemore 4 João Moreira John Size 1:34.24 2019 Furore 4 Hugh Bowman Frankie Lor Fu-chuen 1:34.28 2020 Golden Sixty 4 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Francis Lui Kin-wai 1:33.61 2021 Excellent Proposal 4 Blake Shinn John Size 1:33.81 2022 Romantic Warrior 4 Karis Teetan Danny Shum Chap-shing 1:33.80 2023 Voyage Bubble 4 Jamie Kah Ricky Yiu Poon-fai 1:34.58 2024 Helios Express 4 Hugh Bowman John Size 1:34.44 2025 My Wish 4 Luke Ferraris Mark Newnham 1:33.98 2026 Little Paradise 4 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Jimmy Ting Koon-ho 1:33.31
See also List of Hong Kong horse races
References Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , The Hong Kong Jockey Club official website of Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Classic Mile (2011/12) Racing Information of Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Classic Mile (2011/12) The Hong Kong Jockey Club