Raffles Cup


The Raffles Cup was a Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race was open to horses age three and older.
The Raffles Cup was inaugurated in 1991 at the Bukit Timah Race Course and raced there through 1999 when the track was closed to be replaced by the new Kranji Racecourse.
It has been raced over a distance of:
  • 1,600 metres from 1991 through to 2000
  • 1,800 metres from 2001 to 2017
  • 1,600 metres from 2018 onwards.
Named for Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore, the Raffles Cup is the second leg of the Singapore Triple Crown. It is staged after the Kranji Mile and followed by the Singapore Gold Cup.
The 2024 edition was the last held upon cessation of horse racing in Singapore.

Records

Speed record:
  • 1600m - 1:33.47 Debt Agent
  • 1800m - 1:46:34 War Affair
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

The following are the winners of the Raffles Cup,
YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
2024Lim's SaltoroChin Chuen WongDaniel Meagher1:34.03
2023 Lim's KosciuszkoChin Chuen WongDaniel MeagherLim's Stable1:33.81
2023 Lim's KosciuszkoChin Chuen WongDaniel MeagherLim's Stable1:33.68
2021Lim's LightningDanny BeasleyDaniel MeagherLim's Stable1:34.18
2020AramayoR MaiaShane Donald Baertschiger1:36.28
2019MakananiMarc LernerHideyuki Takaoka1:34.20
2018Debt AgentMichael RoddClifford Ian Brown1:33.47
2017Gilt ComplexKasim A'IsisuhairiClifford Ian Brown1:47.38
2016Debt AgentMichael RoddClifford Ian Brown1:50.37
2015StepitupMichael RoddLaurie Laxon1:48.01
2014War AffairDanny BeasleyTan Hai Wang1:46.34
2013Super NinetysevenAlan MunroMichael FreedmanJoy N Happiness Stable1:48.20
2012FlaxJose VerenzuelaDavid HillNewbury Racing Stable1:50.03
2011Always CertainVlad DuricMichael FreedmanHorizon Stable1:50.40
2010Better Than EverSaimee JumaatLaurie Laxon1:47.38
2009Cheyenne DancerDanny BeasleyMichael Freedman1:47.07
2008ChevronSaimee JumaatCharles LeckRedcap Stable1:48.0
2007Lim's ObjectiveK. B. SooJohn MeagherLim's Stable1:49.0
2006Lim's ClassicIsmail SaifudinJohn MeagherLim's Stable1:51.5
2005Big EasyS. SamLaurie LaxonPerfectum Stable1:50.5
2004Mayo's MusicMark ZahraJohn MeagherKings Stable1:51.1
2003ZirnaMark Du PlessisMalcolm ThwaitesWestbury Stable1:49.5
2002Smart BetGrant CooksleyMohd YusofSmart Bet Stable1:50.0
2001TapildoEddie WilkinsonLaurie LaxonSilver Fern Racing Stable1:49.3
2000Con AirCraig CarmodyDon BaertschigerSally A. Baertschiger1:35.7
1999OuzoSaimee JumaatMalcolm ThwaitesEres Tu No 2 Stable1:35.0
1998Flint ZestMichael ColemanFrancis NathanGood Field Stable1:41.2
1997Hippo ValourK. C. NgCharles LeckGood Field Stable1:34.9
1996Emerald IslesW. H. LaoCharles LeckAspiration Stable1:34.2
1995Starman IIKim ClappertonTeh Choon BengAuric Stable1:34.7
1994The MailmanKim ClappertonTeh Choon BengAuric Stable1:34.8
1993StormKim ClappertonTeh Choon BengAuric Stable1:37.6
1992Hard RockRick DominguezK. C. YeohKuo Stable1:38.2
1991Tuneful MelodyIsmail IsmadiTeh Choon BengChen's Stable1:36.2