Raffles Cup

Raffles Cup
Group 1 race
LocationKranji Racecourse
Singapore Singapore
Inaugurated1991
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteSingapore Turf Club
Race information
Distance1600 metres (8 furlongs)/1800 metres (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightWeight-for-age
Fillies & Mares: 1.5 kg allowance

The Raffles Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race is open to horses age three and older.

The Raffles Cup was inaugurated in 1991 at the Bukit Timah Race Course and raced there through 1999 when the track was closed to be replaced by the new Kranji Racecourse.

It has been raced over a distance of:

  • 1,600 metres from 1991 through to 2000
  • 1,800 metres from 2001 to 2017
  • 1,600 metres from 2018 onwards.

Named for Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore, the Raffles Cup is the second leg of the Singapore Triple Crown. It is staged after the Kranji Mile and followed by the Singapore Gold Cup.

Records

Speed record:

  • 1600m - 1:33.47 Debt Agent (2018)
  • 1800m - 1:46:34 War Affair (2014)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

The following are the winners of the Raffles Cup,[1]

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
2023 (Sep) [2][3] Lim's Kosciuszko[4] Wong Chin Chuen Daniel Meagher Lim's Stable 1:33.81
2023 (Mar) Lim's Kosciuszko Wong Chin Chuen Daniel Meagher Lim's Stable 1:33.68
2021 Lim's Lightning Danny Beasley Daniel Meagher Lim's Stable 1:34.18
2020 Aramayo R Maia Shane Donald Baertschiger 1:36.28
2019 Makanani Marc Lerner Hideyuki Takaoka 1:34.20
2018 Debt Agent Michael Rodd Clifford Ian Brown 1:33.47
2017 Gilt Complex Kasim A'Isisuhairi Clifford Ian Brown 1:47.38 (1800m)
2016 Debt Agent Michael Rodd Clifford Ian Brown 1:50.37 (1800m)
2015 Stepitup Michael Rodd Laurie Laxon 1:48.01 (1800m)
2014 War Affair Danny Beasley Tan Hai Wang 1:46.34 (1800m)
2013 Super Ninetyseven Alan Munro Michael Freedman Joy N Happiness Stable 1:48.20 (1800m)
2012 Flax Jose Verenzuela David Hill Newbury Racing Stable 1:50.03 (1800m)
2011 Always Certain Vlad Duric Michael Freedman Horizon Stable 1:50.40 (1800m)
2010 Better Than Ever Saimee Jumaat Laurie Laxon 1:47.38 (1800m)
2009 Cheyenne Dancer Danny Beasley Michael Freedman 1:47.07 (1800m)
2008 Chevron Saimee Jumaat Charles Leck Redcap Stable 1:48.0 (1800m)
2007 Lim's Objective K. B. Soo John Meagher Lim's Stable 1:49.0 (1800m)
2006 Lim's Classic Ismail Saifudin John Meagher Lim's Stable 1:51.5 (1800m)
2005 Big Easy S. Sam Laurie Laxon Perfectum Stable 1:50.5 (1800m)
2004 Mayo's Music Mark Zahra John Meagher Kings Stable 1:51.1 (1800m)
2003 Zirna Mark Du Plessis Malcolm Thwaites Westbury Stable 1:49.5 (1800m)
2002 Smart Bet Grant Cooksley Mohd Yusof Smart Bet Stable 1:50.0 (1800m)
2001 Tapildo Eddie Wilkinson Laurie Laxon Silver Fern Racing Stable 1:49.3 (1800m)
2000 Con Air Craig Carmody Don Baertschiger Sally A. Baertschiger 1:35.7
1999 Ouzo Saimee Jumaat Malcolm Thwaites Eres Tu No 2 Stable 1:35.0
1998 Flint Zest Michael Coleman Francis Nathan Good Field Stable 1:41.2
1997 Hippo Valour K. C. Ng Charles Leck Good Field Stable 1:34.9
1996 Emerald Isles W. H. Lao Charles Leck Aspiration Stable 1:34.2
1995 Starman II Kim Clapperton Teh Choon Beng Auric Stable 1:34.7
1994 The Mailman Kim Clapperton Teh Choon Beng Auric Stable 1:34.8
1993 Storm Kim Clapperton Teh Choon Beng Auric Stable 1:37.6
1992 Hard Rock Rick Dominguez K. C. Yeoh Kuo Stable 1:38.2
1991 Tuneful Melody Ismail Ismadi Teh Choon Beng Chen's Stable 1:36.2

References

  1. ^ "Raffles Cup | Past Winners | Results | Singapore". www.racingandsports.com.au. September 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Result for 2023 Raffles Cup". Breednet.
  3. ^ "Raffles Cup 2023 (Lim's Kosciuszko)". September 23, 2023 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Lim's Kosciuszko Continues Singapore Reign in Raffles Cup". New Zealand Bloodstock. 25 September 2023.