Singapore Gold Cup

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Singapore Gold Cup
Group 1 race
LocationKranji Racecourse
Singapore
Inaugurated1924
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
WebsiteSingapore Turf Club
Race information
Distance2,000 metres (1.2 miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds & up
WeightHandicap
PurseS$1,350,000

The Singapore Gold Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually at the end 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 2,000 metres (1.2 miles) and is open to domestic horses age three and older.

The Singapore Gold Cup follows the Raffles Cup and the as the third leg of the .

History[]

Inaugurated in 1924 at the Serangoon Road Race Course at Farrer Park, it was raced there until 1933 at which time it was moved to the new Bukit Timah Race Course. It remained there through 1999 when the Bukit Timah facility was closed to be replaced by the new Kranji Racecourse.

The first Singapore Gold Cup held in 1924 at Farrer Park was won by Thelasocrete, who also took home the prizemoney of $1,600.

In 1958, became the first local jockey to win the Gold Cup. In 2008, El Dorado won the event, making him the first ever Japanese-bred horse trained in Singapore to win a Singapore Group 1 race.

To mark its move from Bukit Timah to Kranji in 1999, Singapore Turf Club raised the prizemoney to $1 million and opened the race to international contenders, but the race returned to domestic status three years later.

Since to 2002, the race has been closed to international entries. The residency conditions are specified on the Singapore Turf Club website.

As a result of World War II, there was no race run from 1942 through 1947.

Since inception the race has been contested at various distances:

  • 2000 meters : 2018 to Present
  • 2011.25 meters : 1924–1931, 1933–1935, 1948, 1965–1968
  • 2011.25 (about) : 1936–1941, 1948, 1953–1964
  • 2044.19 meters : 1949–1952
  • 2212.375 meters : 1969–1975
  • 2200 meters : 1976-2017
  • 2414 meters : 1932

Records[]

Speed record: (at current distance of 2200 meters)

  • 2:12.5 – Zatopek II (1996)

Most wins:

  • 3 – (1954, 1956, 1957)
  • 3 – El Dorado (2008, 2009, 2011)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 5 – Zatopek II (1974, 1977, 1985, 1991, 1995)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 3 – T. Farthing (1936, 1939, 1941)
  • 3 – (1963, 1966, 1968)
  • 3 - Ron Stewart (2008, 2009, 2011)

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 9 – Ivan Allan (1973, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990)

Winners[]

Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2021 Lim's Lightning Danny Beasley Daniel Meagher Siah Mong Lim 2:02.05
2020 Big Hearted Simon Kok Wei Hoong Michael Clements Krit Chittaseni 2:03.90
2019 Mr Clint Craig Williams Lee Freedman Oscar Racing Stable 2:01.02
2018 Elite Invincible Ronald Woodworth Mark Walker Elite Performance Stable 2:02.79
2017 Gilt Complex Michael Rodd Clifford Brown Graham Christopher Mackie 2:14.37
2016 Bahana Craig A. Williams Stephen Gray Dago Stable 2:17.42
2015 Cooptado Rizuan Shafiq Patrick Bernard Shaw Valentin Bukhtoyarov & Evgeny Kappushev 2:14.69
2014 Quechua Corey Brown Ricardo Le Grange Avengers Stable 2:15.07
2013 Tropaios China Horse Club Stable 2:16.46
2012 Better Life Alan Munro Suzuka Racing Stable 2:18.33
2011 El Dorado Big Valley Stable 2:20.24
2010 Risky Business Glen Boss Results Stable 2:15.61
2009 El Dorado Big Valley Stable 2:14.8
2008 El Dorado Big Valley Stable 2:16.7
2007 Recast Opie Bosson Kings Stable 2:15.3
2006 Mr Line Quartet Stable 2:17.5
2005 Terfel Daniel J. Murphy 2:18.1
2004 Raul † Mark Du Plessis Perfectum Stable 2:20.3
2003 Zirna Mark Du Plessis Westbury Stable 2:21.5
2002 Smart Bet Stable 2:19.4
2001 Kutub Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Racing 2:15.1
2000 Kim Angel Mick Dittman John Meagher Kimmui's Stable 2:15.4
1999 Carry The Flag Brett Doyle Dragon Stable 2:15.1
1998 Three Crowns † S. Price Lucky Stable 2:22.3
1997 Lucky Treasure Lucky Stable 2:13.6
1996 Zatopek II Eres Tu Stable 2:12.5
1995 Grand Jury 2:13.5
1994 Lee's Bid Nikko Stable 2:14.9
1993 Navajo II Wayne Harris Eres Tu Stable 2:13.6
1992 Village Kid Village Kid Stable 2:13.9
1991 Starman David Walsh 2:14.2
1990 Danzadancer Ivan Allan Swettenham Stable 2:14.0
1989 Ivan Allan Promise Stable 2:19.9
1988 Trend Defy A. John Shirley Yap 2:18.0
1987 Feu Vert K. C. Ng Ace-In-The-Hole Stable 2:16.9
1986 St Gallen Equus Stable 2:14.7
1985 Best Bold 2:18.9
1984 Big Chief Tony Cruz Ivan Allan Datuk Amar et al. 2:23.5
1983 Freedom Fighter II A. Buang Freedom Stable 2:21.0
1982 Siapa Rajah IV Ivan Allan Amar Wee Hood Teck 2:17.3
1981 Taman Singapura Ivan Allan Loh Pia Kee Stable 2:21.6
1980 Saas Fee Ivan Allan Equus Stable 2:16.5
1979 Bold Hunter Sean Stable 2:18.9
1978 Saas Fee Ivan Allan Equus Stable 2:19.8
1977 Sir Toby Taffy Thomas 2:21.8
1976 San Retta Ivan Allan Redcap Stable 2:22.2
1975 Wonderful Surprise II S. Osman Agasam Stable 2:19.2
1974 Man of Courage II 2:19.4
1973 Firebrand Ivan Allan TBL Stable 2:21.0
1972 Hard To Beat E. Donnelly Jacky's Stable 2:33.5
1971 Sungei Wang II M. Mansor D. & D. Chong Kok Lim 2:17.6
1970 Interest Joon Stable 2:18.6
1969 Katong Ocean Lucky Stable 2:17.8
1968 Moonbeam Ng Khoon Khoon 2:09.4
1967 Columbo Court J. Donnelly Asiatic Stable 2:05.4
1966 Grenadier L K Ng 2:14.8
1965 Grenadier L K Ng 2:08.4
1964 Pulau Pangkor Ng & Ng Stable 2:14.2
1963 Resquilleur Veni Vici Stable 2:04.6
1962 Water Scout S. Khamis Salamat Stable 2:09.0
1961 Balkan Bambino C. O. Dragon K. R. Daniels Result Stable 2:11.0
1960 Rina N. L. McGrowdie K. R. Daniels L & T Stable 2:07.6
1959 Lord Arrogance D. L. Jones K. Y. Lee J. Schuyt 2:07.4
1958 Straits Code Mr & Mrs T H Teo 2:10.6
1957 W. K. Camer E. J. Tan 2:08.8
1956 D. G. Paterson E. J. Tan 2:16.2
1955 Bearer Bond Garnet Bougoure Mr & Mrs S K Foo 2:14.8
1954 E. J. Tan 2:05.4
1953 Mubarak Salamat Stable 2:05.4
1952 Entertainment II C. M. Tulloh J. Spencer Entertainment II 2:08.2
1951 Red Carnation G. Woods C. Parker Mdm TH Oei 2:10.4
1950 Tara Street W. S. Bagby W. Lewis S C Wong et al. 2:08.8
1949 Longchamps II E. Donnelly M/M Yeo Hock Seng 2:09.2
1948 Leoda W. T. Lawler T. Fox L. Melville Thompson 2:10.0
1941 Grand Prix T. Farthing Mr. Eddie 2:07.2
1940 Mystic Music F. C. Mayo T. Menzies Mrs T. Menzies 2:09.8
1939 Cooltipt T. Farthing Mining Kongsi 2:12.0
1938 Golden Glimpse W. L. White N. Hobbs O. Struges 2:07.0
1937 Blue Peter G. Woods T. Fox T. Fox & F. Handley 2:05.6
1936 Cockpen T. Farthing J. Duval A. van Tooren 2:07.6
1935 Bestlot E. H. Dawson G. Magill Mac Kongsi 2:07.6
1934 Fiesole W. Christie 2:10.0
1933 Row Boat C. O. Davies W. Redfearn Anam Kongsi 2:09.0
1932 Punkawalla William Irvine Teoh Kon Moh 2:38.4
1931 Lightarmed C. V. Whalan J. Duval Alan Loke 2:10.6
1930 Abbot's Gift E. Donnelly J. Duval H. Helling 2:09.4
1929 Cafe Royal G. Robinson P. Logue Sultan of Perak 2:07.2
1928 Millicent F. C. Mayo J. Orchard T. Memzies 2:14.4
1927 Barbara Godolphin B. Hayes E. Bowden A. Dick 2:11.4
1926 Sultan T. C. Thompson T. Woodgate Alan Loke 2:04.4
1925 Bonnie Friend A. W. Sleigh W. Redfearn I. Ellison 2:13.6
1924 Alan L. Jack Manning Alan Loke Alan Loke nf
1924 Thelasocrete A. Heterick A. Heterick JM Stable 2:05.6
  • † 2004 winner Raul was originally named Devil's Gossip.
  • † 1998 winner Three Crowns was originally named Interval.

References[]

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