The Hong Kong Champion Middle-distance Horse is an honour given in Hong Kong thoroughbred horse racing. It is awarded annually by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC). The honour is part of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards and is awarded at the end of the Hong Kong season in July.
Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and commonly abbreviated as HK, is a special administrative region on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China. With over 7.4 million people of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the world's fourth most densely populated region.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, having been founded in 1884. In 1959, it was granted a Royal Charter and renamed The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (英皇御准香港賽馬會). The institution reverted to its original name in 1996 due to the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong in 1997. Membership of the club is by nomination and election.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards are given annually by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) to the outstanding horses and people in Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse racing.
Year | Horse | Age | Bred | Trainer | Owner |
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2000/2001 | Industrial Pioneer | 4 | Ireland | Brian Kan Ping-chee | Albert Hu Si Nok |
2001/2002 | Olympic Express | 4 | United Kingdom | Ivan Allen | Larry Yung |
2002/2003 | Precision | 5 | France | David Oughton | Wu Sai Wing |
2003/2004 | River Dancer | 5 | Ireland | John Size | R J Arculli |
2004/2005 | Vengeance of Rain | 4 | New Zealand | David Ferraris | Chow Chu May Ping |
2005/2006 | Vengeance of Rain | 5 | New Zealand | David Ferraris | Chow Chu May Ping |
2006/2007 | Viva Pataca | 5 | United Kingdom | John Moore | Stanley Ho Hung Sun |
2007/2008 | Viva Pataca | 6 | United Kingdom | John Moore | Stanley Ho Hung Sun |
2008/2009 | Viva Pataca | 7 | United Kingdom | John Moore | Stanley Ho Hung Sun |
2009/2010 | Collection | 5 | Ireland | John Moore | John Moore Trainer Syndicate |
2010/2011 | Ambitious Dragon | 4 | New Zealand | A T Millard | Johnson Lam Pui Hung |
2011/2012 | Ambitious Dragon | 5 | New Zealand | A T Millard | Johnson Lam Pui Hung |
2012/2013 | Military Attack | 5 | Ireland | John Moore | Steven Lo Kit Sing |
2013/2014 | Designs On Rome | 4 | Ireland | John Moore | Cheng Keung Fai |
2014/2015 | Designs On Rome | 5 | Ireland | John Moore | Cheng Keung Fai |
2015/2016 | Werther | 4 | New Zealand | John Moore | Johnson Chen |
2016/2017 | Rapper Dragon | 5 | Australia | John Moore | Albert Hung |
2017/2018 | Time Warp | 5 | Great Britain | Anthony S. Cruz | Martin Siu Kim Sun |
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