Past winners of Hong Kong Classic Cup(since 2006)
Year / Group / Horse Name / Age/Weight / Jockey / Trainer / Owner / Winning margin / Draw / Odds
2014 / HKG1 / Designs On Rome / 4/126 / T Berry / J Moore / Cheng Keung Fai / 1-1/2 / 3 / 3.0
2013 / HKG1 / It Has To Be You / 4/126 / T Clark / J Size / Vicky Tang / 3/4 / 2 / 99
2012 / HKG1 / Zaidan / 4/126 / O Doleuze / J Moore / Cheng Keung Fai / Nose / 3 / 16
2011 / HKG1 / Ambitious Dragon / 4/126 / M Guyon / A T Millard / Johnson Lam Pui Hung & Anderson Lam Hin Yue / 1-3/4 / 7 / 10
2010 / HKG2 / King Dancer / 4/126 / G Mosse / S Woods / Peter Chu Ka Lok / NK / 10 / 18
2009 / HKG2 / Unique Jewellery / 4/126 / O Doleuze / J Size / Tung Moon Fai / SH / 4 / 12
2008 / HKG2 / Green Birdie / 4/126 / O Doleuze / C Fownes / Roger Li Ka Chun / 3/4 / 4 / 6.1
2007 / HKG2 / Floral Pegasus / 4/126 / G Mosse / A S Cruz / Jacky Chan Cheung Ming and Mr & Mrs Sammy Chan Cheong Yuk / 1-1/2 / 9 / 2.3F
2006 / HKG2 / Hello Pretty / 4/126 / G Mosse / K W Lui / Mr & Mrs Kwok Siu Ming / 1-3/4 / 4 / 4
# The race is formerly known as the Hong Kong Derby Trial until 2010.
The Hong Kong Classic Cup
TheHong Kong Classic Cup has been run as a Hong Kong Group 1 race since the 2010/2011 racing season. As the second of the three major races for the Hong Kong four-year-old generation, the race is an important lead-up event for the HKG1 Hong Kong Derby. The first three horses to pass the winning post in the Hong Kong Classic Cup are given priority to start in the Hong Kong Derby. Since 2006 two Hong Kong Classic Cup victors have gone on to claim the Hong Kong Derby: Ambitious Dragon (2011) and Designs On Rome (2014). French jockeys have performed well in this 1800m event, having won seven of the past nine editions thanks to Gerald Mosse and Olivier Delouze winning three times apiece, and Maxime Guyon taking the honours in 2011. John Moore and John Size are the best performing trainers as each has won the race twice.