Raffles Cup

Raffles Cup
Group 1 race
LocationKranji Racecourse
Singapore Singapore
Inaugurated1991
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteSingapore Turf Club
Race information
Distance1600 metres (8 furlongs)/1800 metres (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightWeight-for-age
Fillies & Mares: 1.5 kg allowance

The Raffles Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race is 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:

  • 1600 metres from 1991 through to 2000
  • 1800 metres from 2001 to 2017
  • 1600 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 comes after the Kranji Mile and is followed by the Singapore Gold Cup.