Group 1 race | |
Location | Kranji Racecourse Singapore |
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Inaugurated | 1991 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | Singapore Turf Club |
Race information | |
Distance | 1600 metres (8 furlongs)/1800 metres (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
Weight | Weight-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:
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.