Queen Mother Memorial Cup

The Queen Mother Memorial Cup trophy on display at the Hong Kong Racing Museum

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.

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

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1981GalvestonWillie Carson
1982Top ChampPhilippe PaquetM K Tam2:13.90
1983Dudley WoodK S WongAlex Wong Siu-tan2:23.90
1984Midas TouchP YoungAlex Wong Siu-tan2:26.60
1985Great SpeedTony Chan Pak-hungD Kent2:17.50
1986Moulton BoyPeter LeyshanA Ward2:19.90
1987Dudley WoodPeter LeyshanWong Tang-ping2:22.50
1988Always WinTony CruzLawrie Fownes2:15.50
1989StingrayGeoff AllendorfJohn Moore2:16.70
1990Reliable SourceDeclan MurphyPeter Ng Bik-kuen2:20.50
1991Wonderful WorldDennis Yip Chor-hongEddie Lo Kwok-chow2:16.60
1992RancherGérald MosséPatrick Biancone2:33.50
1993Fortune LeaderBasil MarcusDavid Hill2:31.60
1994Fortune DukeLance O'SullivanGeoff Lane2:34.40
1995Cricket LordLance O'SullivanLawrie Fownes2:29.80
1996Mazal4John MarshallDavid Oughton2:27.90
1997Mazal5Éric Saint-MartinDavid Oughton2:29.40
1998Fat Choy Together5Willy Kan Wai-yueBrian Kan Ping-chee2:31.30
1999Ho Ho5Éric LegrixPatrick Biancone2:28.60
2000 Idol 3 Weichong Marwing Alex Wong Siu-tan 2:30.70
2001Rainbow And Gold4Éric LegrixBrian Kan Ping-chee2:30.70
2002 Caracoler 5 Wendyll Woods David Hayes 2:37.10
2003 Supreme Rabbit 4 Felix Coetzee Tony Cruz 2:27.80
2004 Industrial Success 4 Douglas Whyte Dennis Yip Chor-hong 2:30.00
2005 Saturn 5 Robbie Fradd Caspar Fownes 2:31.20
2006 Dr Well 5 Chris Munce John Size 2:26.30
2007 Ever Bright 4 Danny Nikolic Paul O'Sullivan 2:27.80
2008 Ever Bright 5 Brett Prebble Paul O'Sullivan 2:26.80
2009 Mr Medici 4 Alex Lai Hoi-wing Peter Ho Leung 2:27.82
2010 Fat Choy Ichiban 5 Howard Cheng Yue-tin Dennis Yip Chor-hong 2:28.08
2011 Super Pistachio 5 Matthew Chadwick Tony Cruz 2:30.64
2012 Dominant 4 Douglas Whyte John Moore 2:27.75
2013 Dominant 5 Zac Purton John Moore 2:29.98
2014 Bubble Chic 6 Karis Teetan David Hall 2:33.62
2015 Helene Happy Star 4 Neil Callan John Moore 2:30.70
2016 Ambitious Champion 6 Chad Schofield Richard Gibson 2:29.75
2017 Eagle Way 4 João Moreira John Moore 2:25.48
2018 Exultant 4 Zac Purton Tony Cruz 2:25.98
2019 Ho Ho Khan 4 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu David Hall 2:28.06
2020 Chefano 5 Matthew Chadwick John Moore 2:27.05
2021 Butterfield 5 Matthew Poon Ming-fai Danny Shum Chap-shing 2:28.14
2022 Senor Toba 4 João Moreira Caspar Fownes 2:33.16
2023 Straight Arron 4 Vincent Ho Chak-yiu Caspar Fownes 2:30.72
2024 La City Blanche 5 Matthew Chadwick Tony Cruz 2:25.46
2025 Bundle Award 4 Zac Purton John Size 2:29.72
2026 Romantic Thor 5 Matthew Poon Ming-fai Danny Shum Chap-shing 2:30.76

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