Raffles Cup

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Raffles Cup
Group 1 race
LocationKranji Racecourse
Singapore Singapore
Inaugurated1991
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteSingapore Turf Club
Race information
Distance1800 meters (1.12 miles / 9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightWeight-for-age
Fillies & Mares: 1.5 kg allowance
PurseS$500,000

The Raffles Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the first week of November at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race is run over a distance 1800 metres (1.12 miles / 9 furlongs) and 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 was raced at 1600 metres from 1991 through 2000 then in 2001 it was changed to its present distance of 1800 metres.

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

Records[]

Speed record:

  • 1:48.0 - Chevron (2008)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - (1993, 1994, 1995)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 3 - (1993, 1994, 1995)

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 4 - (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995)

Winners[]

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2010 Better Than Ever L Laxon 1:47.38
2009 D Beasley M Freedman 1:47.07
2008 Chevron Redcap Stable 1:48.0
2007 Lim's Objective John Meagher 1:49.0
2006 Lim's Classic John Meagher 1:51.5
2005 Big Easy S. Sam Perfectum Stable 1:50.5
2004 Mayo's Music John Meagher Kings Stable 1:51.1
2003 Zirna Westbury Stable 1:49.5
2002 Smart Bet Stable 1:50.0
2001 Tapildo Silver Fern Racing Stable 1:49.3
2000 Con Air Sally A. Baertschiger 1:35.7
1999 Eres Tu No 2 Stable 1:35.0
1998 Flint Zest Good Field Stable 1:41.2
1997 Hippo Valour Good Field Stable 1:34.9
1996 Emerald Isles Aspiration Stable 1:34.2
1995 Starman II 1:34.7
1994 The Mailman 1:34.8
1993 Storm 1:37.6
1992 Hard Rock Kuo Stable 1:38.2
1991 Tuneful Melody Chen's Stable 1:36.2

References[]

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