The Sha Tin Trophy is a horse race for horses aged four and over, run at a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on turf in October at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Sha Tin Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o+ |
| Purse | HK$4,250,000[1] |
The Sha Tin Trophy was first contested in 1997. It was upgraded to International Group 2 class in 2016.
Records edit
Record time:
- 1:32.82 – Rise High 2019
Most successful horse:
- 2 – Beauty Generation 2017, 2018
- 2 – California Spangle 2022, 2023
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Zac Purton 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 – John Moore 2005, 2006, 2006, 2017, 2018
Winners edit
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Smashing Pumpkin | 4 | Basil Marcus | David Hayes | 1:34.50 |
| 1998 | Indigenous | 5 | Eric Saint-Martin | Ivan Allan | 1:35.20 |
| 1999 | Desert Fox | 4 | Alan Munro | David Oughton | 1:34.60 |
| 2000 | Billion Win | 6 | Mark De Montfort | Gary Ng Ting-keung | 1:33.90 |
| 2001 | Shaxi Fortune | 5 | Steven King | Francis Lui Kin-wai | 1:34.20 |
| 2002 | Super Molly | 5 | Douglas Whyte | David Hayes | 1:34.70 |
| 2003 | Self Flit | 5 | Weichong Marwing | Ivan Allan | 1:34.20 |
| 2004 | Ain't Here | 5 | Brett Prebble | David Hayes | 1:34.00 |
| 2005 | Best Gift | 4 | Howard Cheng Yue-tin | John Moore | 1:34.20 |
| 2006 | Green Treasure | 6 | Shane Dye | Caspar Fownes | 1:33.50 |
| 2007 | Down Town | 5 | Douglas Whyte | Dennis Yip Chor-hong | 1:33.10 |
| 2008 | Viva Pataca | 6 | Darren Beadman | John Moore | 1:34.71 |
| 2009 | Packing Winner | 7 | Brett Doyle | Peter Ho Leung | 1:34.67 |
| 2010 | Thumbs Up | 6 | Brett Doyle | Caspar Fownes | 1:33.56 |
| 2011 | California Memory | 5 | Matthew Chadwick | Tony Cruz | 1:34.75 |
| 2012 | Ambitious Dragon | 6 | Zac Purton | Tony Millard | 1:33.59 |
| 2013 | Gold-Fun | 4 | Olivier Doleuze | Richard Gibson | 1:34.05 |
| 2014 | Military Attack | 6 | Zac Purton | Caspar Fownes | 1:34.37 |
| 2015 | Contentment | 5 | João Moreira | John Size | 1:33.79 |
| 2016 | Designs On Rome | 6 | Karis Teetan | John Moore | 1:35.36[2] |
| 2017 | Beauty Generation | 5 | Derek Leung Ka-chun | John Moore | 1:33.56[3] |
| 2018 | Beauty Generation | 6 | Zac Purton | John Moore | 1:33.07[4] |
| 2019 | Rise High | 5 | Vincent Ho Chak-yiu | Caspar Fownes | 1:32.82 |
| 2020 | Golden Sixty | 5 | Vincent Ho Chak-yiu | Francis Lui Kin-wai | 1:33.37 |
| 2021 | Panfield | 5 | Karis Teetan | Tony Millard | 1:34.40 |
| 2022 | California Spangle | 4 | Zac Purton | Tony Cruz | 1:33.41 |
| 2023 | California Spangle | 5 | Hugh Bowman | Tony Cruz | 1:34.18 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Hong Kong Pattern Races
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 23 October 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 22 October 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 21 October 2018.