Raffles Cup

Raffles Cup
	Group 1 race
Location	Kranji Racecourse; Singapore
Inaugurated	1991
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Singapore Turf Club
Race information
Distance	1800 meters (1.12 miles / 9 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up
Weight	Weight-for-age; Fillies & Mares: 1.5 kg allowance
Purse	S$500,000

The Raffles Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the first week of November at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race is run over a distance 1800 metres (1.12 miles / 9 furlongs) and is open to horses age three and older.

The Raffles Cup was inaugurated in 1991 at the Bukit Timah Race Course and raced there through 1999 when the track was closed to be replaced by the new Kranji Racecourse. It was raced at 1600 metres from 1991 through 2000 then in 2001 it was changed to its present distance of 1800 metres.

Named for Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore, the Raffles Cup is the second leg of the Singapore Triple Crown. It comes after the Kranji Mile and is followed by the Singapore Gold Cup.

Records

Speed record:

1:48.0 - Chevron (2008)

Most wins by an owner:

3 - Auric Stable (1993, 1994, 1995)

Most wins by a jockey:

3 - Kim Clapperton (1993, 1994, 1995)

Most wins by a trainer:

4 - Teh Choon Beng (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2010	Better Than Ever	Saimee Jumaat	L Laxon		1:47.38
2009	Cheyenne Dancer	D Beasley	M Freedman		1:47.07
2008	Chevron	Saimee Jumaat	Charles Leck	Redcap Stable	1:48.0
2007	Lim's Objective	K. B. Soo	John Meagher	Lim's Stable	1:49.0
2006	Lim's Classic	Ismail Saifudin	John Meagher	Lim's Stable	1:51.5
2005	Big Easy	S. Sam	Laurie Laxon	Perfectum Stable	1:50.5
2004	Mayo's Music	Mark Zahra	John Meagher	Kings Stable	1:51.1
2003	Zirna	Mark du Plessis	Malcolm Thwaites	Westbury Stable	1:49.5
2002	Smart Bet	Grant Cooksley	Mohd Yusof	Smart Bet Stable	1:50.0
2001	Tapildo	Eddie Wilkinson	Laurie Laxon	Silver Fern Racing Stable	1:49.3
2000	Con Air	Craig Carmody	Don Baertschiger	Sally A. Baertschiger	1:35.7
1999	Ouzo	Saimee Jumaat	Malcolm Thwaites	Eres Tu No 2 Stable	1:35.0
1998	Flint Zest	Michael Coleman	Francis Nathan	Good Field Stable	1:41.2
1997	Hippo Valour	K. C. Ng	Charles Leck	Good Field Stable	1:34.9
1996	Emerald Isles	W. H. Lao	Charles Leck	Aspiration Stable	1:34.2
1995	Starman II	Kim Clapperton	Teh Choon Beng	Auric Stable	1:34.7
1994	The Mailman	Kim Clapperton	Teh Choon Beng	Auric Stable	1:34.8
1993	Storm	Kim Clapperton	Teh Choon Beng	Auric Stable	1:37.6
1992	Hard Rock	Rick Dominguez	K. C. Yeoh	Kuo Stable	1:38.2
1991	Tuneful Melody	Ismail Ismadi	Teh Choon Beng	Chen's Stable	1:36.2

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References

The Raffles Cup at the Singapore Turf Club

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