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Malayan Classic race | |
Location | Perak Turf Club Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
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Inaugurated | 1985 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | The Perak Turf Club |
Race information | |
Distance | 1600 meters (1 mile or 8 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
Weight | Weight-for-age |
Purse | RM700,000 |
The Perak Coronation Cup is a Malaysian Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1985 at the Perak Turf Club racecourse in Ipoh, Perak. Held during the third week of November, the 1600 meter (1 mile or 8 furlongs) race on turf is open to horses age three and older. Due to repairs to the racecourse, the 1997 race had to be run at a distance of 1800 meters.
The Coronation Cup was inaugurated in 1985 to commemorate the installation of Azlan Shah as the Sultan of Perak.
W. K. Seow won the Coronation Cup as a jockey in 1987 then ten years later as a trainer.
In 2000, Catherine Treymane became the first female jockey to win the race.
Speed record:
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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2008 | Triple Luck | Chan Cheok Fong | Simon Liew | Mdm Kong Sau Leng | 1:40.0 |
2007 | Free Spirit | Saimee Jumaat | Chong Keng Leong | Lucky Nine Stable | 1:37.3 |
2006 | Golden Ace † | Ronald Woodworth | Prakhash Pereira | Luckily Stable | 1:40.7 |
2005 | Golden Ace † | Leong Yoon Fei | Prakhash Pereira | Prakhash Pereira | 1:41.3 |
2004 | Flying Diamond | Grant Cooksley | John McGillivray | LT Stable | 1:42.9 |
2003 | Confluence | Oscar Chavez | Francis Nathan | Confidence Stable | 1:47.6 |
2002 | Confluence | Saimee Jumaat | Francis Nathan | Confidence Stable | 1:41.4 |
2001 | Baby Tycoon | Benny Woodworth | K Velu | L H Chan | 1:43.1 |
2000 | Ballistic | Catherine Treymane | Tan Soo Beng | Index Link Stable | 1:40.3 |
1999 | Golconda | Saimee Jumaat | Chong Keng Leong | Sunshine Eight Stable | 1:42.6 |
1998 | Rosebery | Azhar Ismail | Michael Kent | Rosebery Stable | 1:38.6 |
1997 | Fire Phoenix II | Saifudin Ismail | W. K . Seow | Mylee Stable | 1:48.7 |
1996 | Confidence V | Sofhan Latif | Francis Nathan | Confidence Stable | 1:42.1 |
1995 | Exciting Review | P. K. Yeap | Donald Baertschiger | Review Stable | 1:42.0 |
1994 | The Best In Town | Grant Cooksley | Donald Baertschiger | The Best In Town Stable | 1:42.1 |
1993 | King's Seal | SY Leong | Ahmad Samad | Perfectum Stable | 1:34.7 |
1992 | Winning Touch | Gavin Eades | J Ho | T & T Stable | 1:36.2 |
1991 | Dynamite Trio | Azhar Ismail | J Kok | Cavalier Stable | 1:40.4 |
1990 | Sombre Legend | Azhar Ismail | J Ho | Kua Si Hoo | 1:43.7 |
1989 | World Court | P. K. Yeap | Malcolm Thwaites | Easy Stable | 1:35.7 |
1988 | Elcarim | Gary Grylls | M Ho | Elcarim Stable | 1:35.7 |
1987 | He's Dawan | W. K. Seow | Malcolm Thwaites | He's Dawan Stable | 1:42.0 |
1986 | Deer Hunter | Khuang Liang Oo | John Rodgers | BLDG Stable | 1:41.7 |
1985 | Big Chief | Declan Murphy | Ivan W. Allan | Dato Amar et al. | 1:41.2 |
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