Centenary Sprint Cup

The Centenary Sprint Cup
Group 1 race
LocationSha Tin Racecourse
Hong Kong
Inaugurated1984
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteCentenary Sprint Cup
Race information
Distance1,200 metres
(About 6 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight119 lb (3y); 126 lb (4y+)
Allowances
4 lb for fillies and mares
4 lb for N. Hemisphere 3-y-o
PurseHK$12,000,000 (2022)

The Centenary Sprint Cup is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race over a distance of 1200 metres at Sha Tin in January. It was originally known as the Centenary Cup, which was first run on 24 November 1984 to celebrate the centenary of The Hong Kong Jockey Club. It offers a purse of HK$10,000,000.

In the season of 2005/06, it becomes the first leg of the Hong Kong Speed Series (formerly the Champion Sprint Series). In 2017/2018 season, the race was promoted to Group 1 status.

Winners

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
2001 King Of Danes 3 Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz 55.80
2002 Firebolt 4 Frankie Dettori Ivan Allan 57.00
2003 Grand Delight 5 Shane Dye John Size 56.70
2004 Silent Witness 4 Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz 56.20
2005 Silent Witness 5 Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz 56.70
2006 Scintillation 5 Eric Saint-Martin Danny Shum Chap-shing 56.30
2007 Scintillation 6 Eric Saint-Martin Danny Shum Chap-shing 56.40
2008 Absolute Champion 6 Brett Prebble David Hall 56.50
2009 Inspiration 5 Gerald Mosse John Moore 56.91
2010 Sacred Kingdom 6 Brett Prebble Ricky Yiu Poon-fai 55.37
2011 Sacred Kingdom 7 Brett Prebble Ricky Yiu Poon-fai 56.52
2012 Eagle Regiment 4 Olivier Doleuze Manfred Man Ka-leung 57.05
2013 Eagle Regiment 5 Olivier Doleuze Manfred Man Ka-leung 56.32
2014 Amber Sky 4 João Moreira Ricky Yiu Poon-fai 55.86
2015 Peniaphobia 4 Douglas Whyte Tony Cruz 55.49
2016 Aerovelocity 7 Zac Purton Paul O'Sullivan 1:08.36
2017 Peniaphobia 6 Neil Callan Tony Cruz 1:09.15
2018 D B Pin 5 Olivier Doleuze John Size 1:09.64
2019 Beat The Clock 5 João Moreira John Size 1:08.42
2020 Beat The Clock 6 João Moreira John Size 1:08.57
2021 Hot King Prawn 6 João Moreira John Size 1:08.01
2022 Stronger 5 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Douglas Whyte 1:08.78
2023 Lucky Sweynesse 4 Zac Purton Manfred Man Ka-leung 1:08.12
2024 Victor The Winner 5 Derek Leung Ka-chun Danny Shum Chap-shing 1:09.43

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