Sha Tin Trophy
| 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 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.
The Sha Tin Trophy was first contested in 1997. It was upgraded to International Group 2 class in 2016.
Records
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
| 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 | 1:33.90 |
| 2001 | Shaxi Fortune | 5 | Steven King | Francis Lui | 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 | John Moore | 1:34.20 |
| 2006 | Green Treasure | 6 | Shane Dye | Caspar Fownes | 1:33.50 |
| 2007 | Down Town | 5 | Douglas Whyte | Dennis Yip | 1:33.10 |
| 2008 | Viva Pataca | 6 | Darren Beadman | John Moore | 1:34.71 |
| 2009 | Packing Winner | 7 | Brett Doyle | Peter Ho | 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 | John Moore | 1:33.56[3] |
| 2018 | Beauty Generation | 6 | Zac Purton | John Moore | 1:33.07[4] |
| 2019 | Rise High | 5 | C Y Ho | Caspar Fownes | 1:32.82 |
| 2020 | Golden Sixty | 5 | C Y Ho | K W Lui | 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
References
- ^ 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.