Hong Kong Classic Mile

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.

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1980 Super Plentiful Tony Cruz C L Ng 1:23.40
1981 Gilgit G W Moore G Moore 1:22.80
1983 Gay Eighty Brian Taylor T C Cheng 1:36.90
1983 Silver Surf Pat Eddery B Hutchison 1:38.30
1985 Gay Hundred Brent Thomson T C Cheng 1:37.20
1986 Distinction G W Moore John Moore 1:35.20
1987 Gold Belt Willie Ryan P C Kan 1:35.60
1988 Royal Sovereign P Leyshan G Smyth 1:37.10
1989 Gerrnas Tony Cruz H F Lam 1:51.70
1990 Zaitech Walter Swinburn P C Kan 1:52.40
1991 Greenmail N Barker John Moore 1:37.00
1992 Sound Print Mick Kinane P C Kan 1:36.90
1993 Happy Guy Tony Cruz P C Kan 1:35.30
1994 Sterling Town Lester Piggott Ivan Allan 1:37.00
1995 Bogie's Pride Darryll Holland P H Chan 1:35.40
1996 Mr Vitality Basil Marcus Ivan Allan 1:35.30
1997 Smart Kid P Strydom S T Wong 1:36.00
1998 Johan Cruyff Éric Legrix P Biancone 1:34.40
1999 Resfa Basil Marcus D A Hayes 1:34.80
2000 Industrialist K H Ting P C Kan 1:36.30
2001 Charming City 4 Shane Dye D A Hayes 1:34.50
2002 Olympic Express 4 Weichong Marwing Ivan Allan 1:34.90
2003 Self Flit 4 W M Lai Ivan Allan 1:35.10
2004 Tiber 4 Douglas Whyte John Moore 1:34.40
2005 Scintillation 4 Gérald Mossé C S Shum 1:36.10
2006 Sunny Sing 4 Eric Saint-Martin John Moore 1:34.80
2007 Floral Pegasus 4 Gérald Mossé Tony Cruz 1:34.60
2008 Helene Mascot 4 F Coetzee Tony Cruz 1:34.30
2009 Thumbs Up 4 Christophe Soumillon C S Shum 1:35.65
2010 Beauty Flash 4 Christophe Soumillon Tony Cruz 1:34.39
2011 Lucky Nine 4 Brett Prebble Caspar Fownes 1:34.25
2012 Sweet Orange 4 Weichong Marwing D E Ferraris 1:37.64
2013 Gold-Fun 4 Douglas Whyte Richard Gibson 1:34.27
2014 Able Friend 4 João Moreira John Moore 1:33.43
2015 Beauty Only 4 Neil Callan Tony Cruz 1:33.95
2016 Sun Jewellery 4 Ryan Moore John Size 1:35.05
2017 Rapper Dragon 4 João Moreira John Moore 1:34.98
2018 Nothingilikemore 4 João Moreira John Size 1:34.24
2019 Furore 4 Hugh Bowman Frankie Lor 1:34.28
2020 Golden Sixty 4 Vincent Ho K W Lui 1:33.61
2021 Excellent Proposal 4 Blake Shinn John Size 1:33.81
2022 Romantic Warrior 4 Karis Teetan C S Shum 1:33.80
2023 Voyage Bubble 4 Jamie Kah P F Yiu 1:34.58
2024 Helios Express 4 Hugh Bowman John Size 1:34.44

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References

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