Hong Kong has become a fixture for world racing in recent years. Each
year the International Races
including the Hong Kong Cup
draw invaders from all over. You can expect
excitement and suspense each year in the HK Cup. The caliber of horses
and jockeys competing seems to only improve every year. Mark your calendar
for one of the world's greatest race days.The first running of the Hong Kong Cup was in 1988, at Sha Tin Racecourse, where it is still run today. The first running was at 1800 meters, the race is currently run at 2000 meters. Flying Dancer was the first winner of the race. The cup did not attain Group 1 status right way, it took until 1999.
| Previous Winners listed below | |
| Year | Winning Horse |
| 1987 | Flying Dancer (NZ) |
| 1988 | Colonial Chief (NZ) |
| 1989 | Grey Invader (NZ) |
| 1990 | Kessem (NZ) |
| 1991 | River Verdon (Ire) |
| 1992 | Romanee Conti (NZ) |
| 1993 | Motivation (Arg) |
| 1994 | State Taj (USA) |
| 1995 | Fujiyama Kenzan (JPN) |
| 1996 | First Island (GB) |
| 1997 | Val's Prince (USA) |
| 1998 | Midnight Bet (USA) |
| 1999 | Jim and Tonic (FR) |
| 2000 | Fantastic Light (USA) |
| 2001 | Agnes Digital (USA) |
| 2002 | Precision (FR) |
| 2003 | Falbrav (IRE) |
| 2004 | Alexander Goldrun (IRE) |
| 2005 | Vengeance of Rain (NZ) |
| 2006 | Pride (FR) |
| 2007 | Ramonti (FR) |
| 2008 | Eagle Mountain (GB) |
| 2009 | Vision D'Etat (FR) |
| 2010 | Snow Fairy (IRE) |
| 2011 | California Memory (USA) |
| 2012 | California Memory (USA) |
| 2013 | Akeed Mofeed (HK) |
| 2014 | Designs On Rome (IRE) |
| 2015 | A Shin Hikari (JPN) |
| 2016 | Maurice (JPN) |
| 2017 | Time Warp (HK) |
| 2018 | Glorious Forever (HK) |