Perak Coronation Cup

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Perak Coronation Cup
Malayan Classic race
Location Perak Turf Club
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Inaugurated1985
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website The Perak Turf Club
Race information
Distance1600 meters (1 mile or 8 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-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.

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The Coronation Cup was inaugurated in 1985 to commemorate the installation of Azlan Shah as the Sultan of Perak.

Milestones

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.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2008Triple Luck Chan Cheok Fong Simon Liew Mdm Kong Sau Leng1:40.0
2007Free Spirit Saimee Jumaat Chong Keng Leong Lucky Nine Stable1:37.3
2006Golden Ace † Ronald Woodworth Prakhash Pereira Luckily Stable1:40.7
2005Golden Ace † Leong Yoon Fei Prakhash Pereira Prakhash Pereira 1:41.3
2004Flying Diamond Grant Cooksley John McGillivray LT Stable1:42.9
2003Confluence Oscar Chavez Francis Nathan Confidence Stable1:47.6
2002Confluence Saimee Jumaat Francis Nathan Confidence Stable1:41.4
2001Baby Tycoon Benny Woodworth K VeluL H Chan1:43.1
2000Ballistic Catherine Treymane Tan Soo Beng Index Link Stable1:40.3
1999Golconda Saimee Jumaat Chong Keng Leong Sunshine Eight Stable1:42.6
1998Rosebery Azhar Ismail Michael Kent Rosebery Stable1:38.6
1997Fire Phoenix II Saifudin Ismail W. K . Seow Mylee Stable1:48.7
1996Confidence V Sofhan Latif Francis Nathan Confidence Stable1:42.1
1995Exciting Review P. K. Yeap Donald Baertschiger Review Stable1:42.0
1994The Best In Town Grant Cooksley Donald Baertschiger The Best In Town Stable1:42.1
1993King's SealSY Leong Ahmad Samad Perfectum Stable1:34.7
1992Winning Touch Gavin Eades J HoT & T Stable1:36.2
1991Dynamite Trio Azhar Ismail J KokCavalier Stable1:40.4
1990Sombre Legend Azhar Ismail J HoKua Si Hoo1:43.7
1989World Court P. K. Yeap Malcolm Thwaites Easy Stable1:35.7
1988Elcarim Gary Grylls M HoElcarim Stable1:35.7
1987He's Dawan W. K. Seow Malcolm Thwaites He's Dawan Stable1:42.0
1986Deer Hunter Khuang Liang Oo John Rodgers BLDG Stable1:41.7
1985Big Chief Declan Murphy Ivan W. Allan Dato Amar et al.1:41.2

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