Group 1 race | |
Location | Sha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong |
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Inaugurated | 1954 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | Stewards' Cup |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 meters (About 8 furlongs / 1 mile) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 115 lb (3y); 126 lb (4y+) Allowances 4 lb for fillies and mares 6 lb for N. Hemisphere 3-y-o |
Purse | HK$12,000,000 (2022) |
The Stewards' Cup is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the latter part of January at Sha Tin Racecourse. A Group One race that offers a purse of HK$12,000,000, it is run on turf over a distance of 1600 meters and is open to horses three years of age and older. The first leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown, it is followed by the Hong Kong Gold Cup in February. and the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup in late May/early June.