Celebration Cup

Celebration Cup
Group 3 race
LocationSha Tin Racecourse
Inaugurated2014
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o+
PurseHK$3,250,000[1]

The Celebration Cup, is a horse race for horses aged three and over, run at a distance of 1,400 metres (seven furlongs) on turf on 1 October (National Day of the People's Republic of China) at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.

The Celebration Cup was first contested in 2014, and was upgraded to International Group 3 class in 2016.

Records

Record time:

Most successful horse:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2014 Gold-Fun 5 Douglas Whyte Richard Gibson 1:21.44
2015 Contentment 5 João Moreira John Size 1:21.17
2016 Joyful Trinity 4 João Moreira John Moore 1:21.11[2]
2017 Beauty Generation 5 Derek Leung John Moore 1:21.80[3]
2018 Beauty Generation 6 Zac Purton John Moore 1:20.62[4]
2019 Beauty Generation 7 Zac Purton John Moore 1:20.05
2020 Golden Sixty 5 C Y Ho K W Lui 1:20.54[5]
2021 Buddies 6 Matthew Chadwick Tony Cruz 1:20.48
2022 California Spangle 4 Zac Purton Tony Cruz 1:20.49
2023 Healthy Happy 7 Alexis Badel Frankie Lor Fu-cuen 1:21.93
2024 The Golden Scenery 7 Brenton Avdulla Tony Cruz 1:22.74

See also

References

  1. ^ Hong Kong Pattern Races
  2. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 1 October 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 1 October 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 1 October 2018.
  5. ^ "2020 result". Racing Post. 27 September 2020.