Hong Kong Classic Mile

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The Hong Kong Classic Mile is a domestic Group 1 four year old set weights Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong, run over a distance of 1600 metres. It was originally a Group 3 race and was the traditional lead-up race for the Hong Kong Derby. In the season of 1999/2000, this race was upgraded to domestic Group 1 status. Now, it is the first of the three major races for the Hong Kong classic generation.

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Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
1980Super Plentiful Tony Cruz Ng Chi-lam1:23.40
1981GilgitGary W. MooreGeorge Moore1:22.80
1983Gay EightyBrian TaylorDerek Cheng Tai-chee1:36.90
1983Silver Surf Pat Eddery Bruce Hutchison1:38.30
1985Gay HundredBrent ThomsonDerek Cheng Tai-chee1:37.20
1986DistinctionGary W. Moore John Moore 1:35.20
1987Gold Belt Willie Ryan Brian Kan Ping-chee 1:35.60
1988Royal SovereignPeter LeyshanGordon Smyth1:37.10
1989Gerrnas Tony Cruz Lam Hung-fei1:51.70
1990Zaitech Walter Swinburn Brian Kan Ping-chee 1:52.40
1991GreenmailNoel Barker John Moore 1:37.00
1992Sound Print Mick Kinane Brian Kan Ping-chee 1:36.90
1993Happy Guy Tony Cruz Brian Kan Ping-chee 1:35.30
1994Sterling Town Lester Piggott Ivan Allan 1:37.00
1995Bogie's Pride Darryll Holland Tony Chan Pak-hung1:35.40
1996Mr Vitality Basil Marcus Ivan Allan 1:35.30
1997Smart KidPiere StrydomAlex Wong Siu-tan1:36.00
1998Johan Cruyff Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone 1:34.40
1999ResfaBasil Marcus David Hayes 1:34.80
2000IndustrialistJimmy Ting Koon-ho Brian Kan Ping-chee 1:36.30
2001Charming City4 Shane Dye David Hayes 1:34.50
2002Olympic Express4 Weichong Marwing Ivan Allan 1:34.90
2003Self Flit4 Eddy Lai Wai-ming Ivan Allan 1:35.10
2004Tiber4 Douglas Whyte John Moore 1:34.40
2005Scintillation4 Gérald Mossé Danny Shum Chap-shing1:36.10
2006Sunny Sing4Eric Saint-Martin John Moore 1:34.80
2007Floral Pegasus4 Gérald Mossé Tony Cruz 1:34.60
2008Helene Mascot4 Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz 1:34.30
2009Thumbs Up4 Christophe Soumillon Danny Shum Chap-shing1:35.65
2010Beauty Flash4 Christophe Soumillon Tony Cruz 1:34.39
2011 Lucky Nine 4 Brett Prebble Caspar Fownes 1:34.25
2012Sweet Orange4 Weichong Marwing David Ferraris 1:37.64
2013 Gold-Fun 4 Douglas Whyte Richard Gibson1:34.27
2014 Able Friend 4 João Moreira John Moore 1:33.43
2015Beauty Only4 Neil Callan Tony Cruz 1:33.95
2016Sun Jewellery4 Ryan Moore John Size 1:35.05
2017 Rapper Dragon 4 João Moreira John Moore 1:34.98
2018Nothingilikemore4 João Moreira John Size 1:34.24
2019Furore4 Hugh Bowman Frankie Lor Fu-chuen 1:34.28
2020 Golden Sixty 4 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Francis Lui Kin-wai1:33.61
2021Excellent Proposal4 Blake Shinn John Size 1:33.81
2022 Romantic Warrior 4 Karis Teetan Danny Shum Chap-shing1:33.80
2023Voyage Bubble4 Jamie Kah Ricky Yiu Poon-fai 1:34.58
2024Helios Express4 Hugh Bowman John Size 1:34.44
2025My Wish4 Luke Ferraris Mark Newnham 1:33.98

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