Queen Mother Memorial Cup

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The Queen Mother Memorial Cup is a Group 3 Thoroughbred handicap horse race in Hong Kong in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, run at Sha Tin over 2400 metres in June.

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Horses rated 80 and above which have not won a Group 1 or Hong Kong Group 1 race in the season are qualified to enter the race.

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
1981Galveston Willie Carson
1982Top Champ Philippe Paquet M K Tam2:13.90
1983Dudley WoodK S WongS T Wong2:23.90
1984Midas TouchP YoungS T Wong2:26.60
1985Great SpeedP H ChanD Kent2:17.50
1986Moulton BoyPeter LeyshanA Ward2:19.90
1987Dudley WoodPeter LeyshanT P Wong2:22.50
1988Always Win A S Cruz Lawrie Fownes2:15.50
1989StingrayGeoff Allendorf John Moore 2:16.70
1990Reliable Source Declan Murphy B K Ng 2:20.50
1991Wonderful World C H Yip K C Lo2:16.60
1992Rancher Gérald Mossé Patrick Biancone 2:33.50
1993Fortune LeaderBasil MarcusDavid Hill2:31.60
1994Fortune Duke Lance O'Sullivan Geoff Lane2:34.40
1995Cricket Lord Lance O'Sullivan Lawrie Fownes2:29.80
1996Mazal4 John Marshall David Oughton2:27.90
1997Mazal5Éric Saint-MartinDavid Oughton2:29.40
1998Fat Choy Together5W Y Kan P C Kan 2:31.30
1999Ho Ho5 Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone 2:28.60
2000Idol3 Weichong Marwing S T Wong2:30.70
2001Rainbow And Gold4 Éric Legrix P C Kan 2:30.70
2002Caracoler5Wendyll Woods David Hayes 2:37.10
2003Supreme Rabbit4 Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz 2:27.80
2004Industrial Success4 Douglas Whyte C H Yip 2:30.00
2005Saturn5 Robbie Fradd Caspar Fownes 2:31.20
2006Dr Well5 Chris Munce John Size 2:26.30
2007Ever Bright4 Danny Nikolic Paul O'Sullivan 2:27.80
2008Ever Bright5 Brett Prebble Paul O'Sullivan 2:26.80
2009 Mr Medici 4 H W Lai L Ho2:27.82
2010Fat Choy Ichiban5 Y T Cheng C H Yip 2:28.08
2011Super Pistachio5 Matthew Chadwick Tony Cruz 2:30.64
2012Dominant4 Douglas Whyte John Moore 2:27.75
2013Dominant5 Zac Purton John Moore 2:29.98
2014Bubble Chic6Karis Teetan David Hall 2:33.62
2015Helene Happy Star4 Neil Callan John Moore 2:30.70
2016Ambitious Champion6Chad SchofieldRichard Gibson2:29.75
2017Eagle Way4 João Moreira John Moore 2:25.48
2018Exultant4 Zac Purton Tony Cruz 2:25.98
2019Ho Ho Khan4 C Y Ho David Hall 2:28.06
2020Chefano5 Matthew Chadwick John Moore 2:27.05
2021Butterfield5Matthew PoonDanny Shum2:28.14
2022Senor Toba4 João Moreira Caspar Fownes 2:33.16
2023Straight Arron4 Vincent C Y Ho Caspar Fownes 2:30.72
2024La City Blanche5 Matthew Chadwick Tony Cruz 2:25.46

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