Queen Elizabeth II Cup

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The Queen Elizabeth II Cup is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong, New Territories, China. Established in 1975 by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, it is run annually in April at a distance of 2,000 metres (ten furlongs) on turf. Prior to 1997 it was run at 2,200 metres (eleven furlongs). Sponsored by Audemars Piguet since 1999, it currently offers a purse of HK$14 million (US$1.8 million).

The Queen Elizabeth II Cup was first run at the Happy Valley Racecourse in Happy Valley, Hong Kong to commemorate a visit to Hong Kong by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. It evolved to an international event in 1995, with Hong Kong horses competing against those from the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, France, Japan and Australia.

Since becoming a Group One race in 2001, every winner of the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup has been a descendant of Northern Dancer. The 2006 race saw Irridescence upset the great filly and European Horse of the Year, Ouija Board.

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1995 Red Bishop 7 Michael Kinane Hilal Ibrahim Ali Saeed 2:17.2
1996 Overbury 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:14.5
1997 London News 5 Douglas Whyte Alec Laird Laurie & Jean Jaffee 2:00.3
1998 Oriental Express 5 Douglas Whyte Ivan Allan Larry Yung 2:01.0
1999 Jim And Tonic 5 Gérald Mossé François Doumen John D. Martin 2:00.1
2000 Industrialist 4 Alan Munro Brian Kan A. Hu Si Nok & P. Wong Yau Ming 2:02.1
2001 Silvano 5 Andreas Suborics Andreas Wöhler Stiftung Gestüt Fährhof 2:03.1
2002 Eishin Preston 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Shuji Kitahashi Toyomitsu Hirai 2:02.5
2003 Eishin Preston 6 Yuichi Fukunaga Shuji Kitahashi Toyomitsu Hirai 2:03.8
2004 River Dancer 5 Glyn Schofield John Size Ronnie Arculli 2:01.4
2005 Vengeance of Rain 4 Anthony Delpech David Ferraris Chow Nam & R. G. Chow Hon Man 2:01.8
2006 Irridescence 5 Weichong Marwing Mike de Kock Team Valor 2:02.0

  • 1975 - Nazakat
  • 1976 - Super Win
  • 1977 - Wing Take
  • 1978 - Nazakat
  • 1979 - Go-Getter
  • 1980 - Allegro
  • 1981 - Classic Boy
  • 1982 - Alex Flyer
  • 1983 - Fire Ball
  • 1984 - Yau Wai
  • 1985 - Champion Joker
  • 1986 - Powerhouse
  • 1987 - Forever Gold
  • 1988 - Top Grade
  • 1989 - Star Mark
  • 1990 - Quicken Away
  • 1991 - Galway
  • 1992 - River Verdon
  • 1993 - Muhim
  • 1994 - Deerfield


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