Hong Kong Cup
Hong Kong Cup
Group One Betting Guide
| Date: | December 13, 2020 |
| Location: | Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong |
| Distance: | 2,000m |
THE Hong Kong Cup is the final feature race at the International Meeting at Sha Tin and it usually features an international field of quality runners.The 2000m Group one was first run in 1988 and since then it has attracted world-wide fame and a string of champion winners.
Names such as Jim And Tonic, Fantastic Light, Designs On Rome and 2015 winner A Shin Hikari have graced the Cup in recent history and since 1990 it has become a race open to horses all over the world. Come 1992, horses from United States, Canada and Japan were allowed to run in the Hong Kong Cup and that has stood the test of time.
2020 Hong Kong Cup betting odds
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Hong Kong Cup betting
The Hong Kong Cup has been won by diverse and usually very talented horses with none more so than last year’s Japanese winner and champion Maurice. Because there are so many good horses in Hong Kong for the International Meeting it can often be raffle who wins the Cup.
A good indicate of the key chances in these races is the jockey onboard the horse. If Joao Moreira is onboard you can guarantee his mount is a chance because he generally is given the plumb rides. While many of Australia’s best like Hugh Bowman and James McDonald make the trek over for the race.
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2020 Hong Kong Cup Nominations
| 2020 Hong Kong Cup Nominations | ||||
| # | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIERCE IMPACT (JPN) | H | 6 | Matthew Smith |
| 2 | FUNSTAR (AUS) | F | 4 | Chris Waller |
| 3 | HUMIDOR (NZ) | G | 8 | Chris Waller |
| 4 | KOLDING (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller |
| 5 | OLMEDO (FR) | H | 5 | Chris Waller |
| 6 | YULONG PRINCE (SAF) | H | 6 | Chris Waller |
| 7 | SKALLETI (FR) | G | 5 | Jerome Reynier |
| 8 | THE REVENANT (GB) | G | 5 | Francis-Henri Graffard |
| 9 | ADDEYBB (IRE) | G | 6 | William Haggas |
| 10 | AUDARYA (FR) | F | 4 | James Fanshawe |
| 11 | LORD NORTH (IRE) | G | 4 | John Gosden |
| 12 | MEHDAAYIH (GB) | F | 4 | John Gosden |
| 13 | QUEST THE MOON (GER) | C | 4 | S Steinburg |
| 14 | AMAZING ONE PLUS (IRE) | G | 5 | C S Shum |
| 15 | BERLIN TANGO (GB) | G | 3 | A S Cruz |
| 16 | BUTTERFIELD | G | 5 | C S Shum |
| 17 | CHEFANO (SAF) | G | 6 | D Hayes |
| 18 | DANCES WITH DRAGON (NZ) | G | 7 | C Fownes |
| 19 | DARK DREAM (AUS) | G | 6 | D Hayes |
| 20 | ENJOYING (AUS) | G | 5 | D Whyte |
| 21 | EXULTANT (IRE) | G | 6 | A S Cruz |
| 22 | FURORE (NZ) | G | 6 | A S Cruz |
| 23 | GOLDEN SIXTY (AUS) | G | 5 | K Lui |
| 24 | HELENE LEADINGSTAR (AUS) | G | 6 | A S Cruz |
| 25 | LAKESHORE EAGLE (AUS) | G | 6 | W So |
| 26 | PACKING WALTHAM (FR) | G | 3 | A S Cruz |
| 27 | PLAYA DEL PUENTE (IRE) | G | 4 | C S Shum |
| 28 | PRECIOUSSHIP (IRE) | G | 5 | P Yiu |
| 29 | RELIABLE TEAM (NZ) | G | 5 | F Lor |
| 30 | RUSSIAN EMPEROR (IRE) | C | 3 | D Whyte |
| 31 | SAVVY NINE (FR) | G | 4 | D Whyte |
| 32 | SIMPLY BRILLIANT (GB) | G | 6 | F Lor |
| 33 | SINGAPORE SLING (SAF) | G | 7 | A Millard |
| 34 | SOUTHERN LEGEND (AUS) | G | 8 | C Fownes |
| 35 | SUPER OASIS (NZ) | G | 5 | P Yiu |
| 36 | TIANCHI MONSTER (NZ) | G | 6 | W So |
| 37 | TIME WARP (GB) | G | 7 | A S Cruz |
| 38 | AMMA GRACE (IRE) | F | 3 | Dermot Weld |
| 39 | ARMORY (IRE) | C | 3 | A P O’Brien |
| 40 | BUCKHURST (IRE) | C | 4 | J P O’Brien |
| 41 | MAGIC WAND (IRE) | M | 5 | A P O’Brien |
| 42 | MAGICAL | M | 5 | A P O’Brien |
| 43 | MOGUL (GB) | C | 3 | A P O’Brien |
| 44 | PEACEFUL (IRE) | F | 3 | A P O’Brien |
| 45 | TARNAWA (IRE) | F | 4 | Dermot Weld |
| 46 | ALMOND EYE (JPN) | M | 5 | Sakae Kunieda |
| 47 | CADENAS (JPN) | H | 6 | Kazuya Nakatake |
| 48 | CAFE PHAROAH (USA) | C | 3 | Noriyuki Hori |
| 49 | CENTELLEO (JPN) | M | 5 | Tomokazu Takano |
| 50 | CHRONO GENESIS (JPN) | F | 4 | Takashi Saito |
| 51 | DANON KINGLY (JPN) | C | 4 | Kiyoshi Hagiwara |
| 52 | DANON PREMIUM (JPN) | H | 5 | Mitsumasa Nakauchida |
| 53 | DEEP BOND (JPN) | C | 3 | Ryuji Okubo |
| 54 | DEIRDRE (JPN) | M | 6 | Mitsuru Hashida |
| 55 | KING OF KOJI (JPN) | C | 4 | Shogo Yasuda |
| 56 | LAST DRAFT (JPN) | C | 4 | Hirofumi Toda |
| 57 | LOVES ONLY YOU (JPN) | F | 4 | Yoshito Yahagi |
| 58 | NORMCORW (JPN) | M | 5 | Kiyoshi Hagiwara |
| 59 | PANTHALASSA (JPN) | C | 3 | Yoshito Yahagi |
| 60 | RED GALANT (JPN) | H | 5 | Takayuki Yasuda |
| 61 | SALIOS (JPN) | C | 3 | Noriyuki Hori |
| 62 | SATONO GARNET (JPN) | M | 5 | Yoshito Yahagi |
| 63 | SATONO IMPRESA (JPN) | C | 3 | Yoshito Yahagi |
| 64 | SATURNALIA (JPN) | C | 4 | Katsuhiko Sumii |
| 65 | SCARLET COLOR (JPN) | M | 5 | Ryo Takahashi |
| 66 | STAY FOOLISH (JPN) | H | 5 | Yoshito Yahagi |
| 67 | WIN BRIGHT (JPN) | H | 6 | Yoshihiro Hatakeyama |
| 68 | WIN GREATEST (JPN) | C | 3 | Bryan Dais |
| 69 | WORLD PREMIERE (JPN) | C | 4 | Yasuo Tomomichi |
| 70 | TOP KNIGHT (AUS) | G | 5 | Michael Clements |
Previous Hong Kong Cup fields
No. Horse/Bred Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 1 Win Bright Y Hatakeyama M Matsuoka 8 57 $5.40 2 Rise High C Fownes V Ho 3 57 $3.20 3 Time Warp A S Cruz K Teetan 6 57 $39 4 Glorious Forever F Lor Z Purton 4 57 $9.80 5 Dark Dream F Lor D Lane 7 57 $41 6 Furore F Lor H Bowman 1 57 $3.20 7 Magic Wand A O’Brien R Moore 2 55.5 $5.90 8 Edisa A De Royer-Dupre S Pasquier 4 54 $11 No. Silks Horse/Bred Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 1 
Sungrazer H Asami J Moreira 6 57 $3.50 2 
Time Warp T Cruz Z Purton 7 57 $5.50 3 
Northern Superstar T Millard K Teetan 9 57 $26 4 
Seasons Bloom D Shum R Moore 4 57 $26 5 
Gold Mount R Gibson O Murphy 5 57 $13 6 
Stormy Antarctic E Walker J Doyle 8 57 $21 7 
Staphanos H Fujiwara W Buick 3 57 $15 8 
Glorious Forever F Lor S de Sousa 1 57 $9 9 
Deirdre M Hashida C Lemaire 2 55.5 $3.80 No. Silks Horse/Bred Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds 1 
Deauville A O’Brien Ryan Moore 2 57 $12 2 
Neorealism Noriyuki Hori J Moreira 1 57 $6 3 
Poet’s Word Sir M Stoute A Atzeni 12 57 $7 4 
Werther J Moore Tommy Berry 3 57 $2.80 5 
Staphanos H Fujiwara J Bowman 8 57 $13 6 
Secret Weapon C H Yip N Rawiller 11 57 $19 7 
Robin Of Navan H J Dunlop S Clipperton 4 57 $41 8 
Garlingari C Barande-Barbe S Pasquier 6 57 $26 9 
Time Warp A S Cruz Z Purton 5 57 $6 10 
War Decree A O’Brien J A Heffernan 7 57 $21 11 
Blonde Me A Balding O Murphy 10 55.5 $21 12 
Smart Layer R Okubo Y Take 9 55.5 $11
2019 Hong Kong Cup result
| Place | Horse | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Win Bright | $5.40 |
| 2nd | Magic Wand | $1.70 |
| 3rd | Rise High | $1.40 |
Recent Hong Kong Cup winners
- 2019
Win Bright was able to hold out a fast finishing Magic Wand in a thrilling finish to the 2019 Hong Kong Cup. The pair had paired off in the running just off the pace and looked to both be travelling smoothly when cornering for the run to the judge. Both looked to have been struggling with 200 metres to go, but it was the Japanese galloper Win Bright who was too strong for his rivals over the concluding stages. - 2018
Glorious Forever completed a clean sweep for the Hong Kong trainers at the 2018 HKIR after a brilliant front-running ride by Silvester de Sousa. Spearing out to an early lead it seemed like a foregone conclusion that the swoopers would descend and eventually run the leader down. It wasn’t the case however as de Sousa hugged the rails and under a vigorous ride found enough in the latter stages to hold off the fast-finishing favourite Dierdre. - 2017
Time Warp was not well favoured in the market heading into the Hong Kong Cup in 2017 but under a brilliant ride from champion jockey Zac Purton, the horse duly delivered. Taking to the front early in the piece Time Warp produced a powerful and sustained run from the front before kicking away in the straight to win by close to three lengths from Werther. - 2016
Maurice was having its last start before heading off to stud and it made a great impact on its way out. The Japanese star didn’t jump well with Ryan Moore in the saddle and it was giving A Shin Hikari many lengths into the home straight, but the champion reeled it in quick smart before running away with the victory at the odds-on price of $1.70. Read report here. - 2015
A Shin Hikari burst onto the world scene when winning the Hong Kong Cup in 2015. The Japanese-trained runner was the fourth Japanese winner of the Hong Kong Cup and the first since Agnes Digital won in 2001. A Shin Hikari paid $26 for the win in what was considered a big upset. It set a strong pace in front and it held on to score by a length in a race record time. - 2014
Designs Of Rome was a popular winner in 2014 for trainer John Moore and champion jockey Joao Moreira. The son of Holy Roman Emperor was a stylish winner over the likes of Military Attack and Australian runner Criterion. In its usual style, Designs On Rome settle at the rear of the field before producing a big finishing burst down the outside. - 2013
Akeed Mofeed wasn’t one of the most popular Hong Kong Cup victors in recent history, but the Richard Gibson-trained runner was too good for its rivals in 2013 and it would later represent Hong Kong at the Dubai World Cup. It paid a short price on the tote with bookmakers when holding out Japanese entrant Tokei Halo and Cirrus des Aigles. - 2012/2011
California Memory made it back-to-back victories in 2011 and 2012. The Tony Cruz-trained champion ran almost two seconds quicker when winning for the second time in 2012. It defeated the likes of Giofra and Australian-performed Alcopop which firmly put it into the record books. Matthew Chadwick rode it to victory on both occasions.
Hong Kong Cup records and statistics
The race record belongs to A Shin Hikari, which ran 2:00.60 when winning in 2015. It became the fourth Japanese-trained runner to win the Hong Kong Cup.
California Memory is the only horse to win more than one Hong Kong Cup when Matthew Chadwick was in the saddle, but Frankie Dettori has won three as a jockey.
The Italian champion won aboard Fantastic Light in 2000, Falbrav in 2003 and Ramonti in 2007.
Godolphin trainer Saeed Bin Suroor has won the race twice with Fantastic Light and Ramonti. Local trainer Tony Cruz has also had two victories in consecutive years with California Memory.
Past Hong Kong Cup champions
| Year | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Flying Dancer | Brian Kan Ping-chee | Bartie Leisher | 1:48.60 |
| 1989 | Colonial Chief / Grey Invader | Ivan W. Allan / Alvin Clark | Tony Cruz / Gary Stewart | 1:49.30 |
| 1990 | Kessem | Brian Smith | Kevin Moses | 1:48.40 |
| 1991 | River Verdon | David Hill | Gerald Mosse | 1:49.80 |
| 1992 | Romanee Conti | Laurie Laxon | Greg Childs | 1:48.20 |
| 1993 | Motivation | John Moore | John Marshall | 1:49.20 |
| 1994 | State Taj | John L Riley | Damien Oliver | 1:48.40 |
| 1995 | Fujiyama Kenzan | Hideyuki Mori | Masayoshi Ebina | 1:47.00 |
| 1996 | First Island | Geoff Wragg | Michael Hills | 1:48.20 |
| 1997 | Val’s Prince | James E Picou | Cash Asmussen | 1:47.20 |
| 1998 | Midnight Bet | Hiroyuki Nagahama | Hiroshi Kawachi | 1:46.90 |
| 1999 | Jim and Tonic | Francois Doumen | Gerald Mosse | 2:01.40 |
| 2000 | Fantastic Light | Saeed bin Suroor | Frankie Dettori | 2:02.20 |
| 2001 | Agnes Digital | Toshiaki Shirai | Hirofumi Shii | 2:02.80 |
| 2002 | Precision | David Oughton | Michael Kinane | 2:07.10 |
| 2003 | Flabrav | Luca Cumani | Frankie Dettori | 2:00.90 |
| 2004 | Alexander Goldrun | Jim Bolger | Kevin Manning | 2:03.30 |
| 2005 | Vengeance Of Rain | David E Ferrais | Anthony Delpech | 2:04.50 |
| 2006 | Pride | Alain de Royer-Dupre | Chrisophe Lemaire | 2:02.80 |
| 2007 | Ramonti | Saeed Bin Suroor | Frankie Dettori | 2:00.92 |
| 2008 | Eagle Mountain | Mike de Kock | Kevin Shea | 2:01.86 |
| 2009 | Vision d’Etat | Eric Libaud | Olivier Peslier | 2:02.94 |
| 2010 | Snow Fairy | Ed Dunlop | Ryan Moore | 2:05.57 |
| 2011 | California Memory | Anthony S Cruz | Mathew Chadwick | 2:03.09 |
| 2012 | California Memory | Anthony S Cruz | Mathew Chadwick | 2:03.09 |
| 2013 | Akeed Mofeed | Richard Gibson | Douglas Whyte | 2:01.96 |
| 2014 | Designs On Rome | John Moore | Joao Moreira | 2:01.96 |
| 2015 | A Shin Hikari | Masanori Sakaguchi | Yutaka Take | 2:00.60 |
| 2016 | Maurice | Noriyuki Hori | Ryan Moore | 2:00.95 |
| 2017 | Time Warp | Anthony S. Cruz | Zac Purton | 2:01.63 |
| 2018 | Glorious Forever | Frankie Lor | Silvester de Sousa | 2:01.71 |
| 2019 | Win Bright | Yoshihiro Hatakeyama | M Matsuoka | 2:00.52 |
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