The Raffles Cup is a

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held annually in the first week of November at

Kranji Racecourse The Singapore Racecourse/ Singapore Turf Club is a venue for thoroughbred horse racing, situated in Kranji, next to the Kranji MRT station. Built and operated by the Singapore Turf Club, it opened on 4 March 2000, replacing the Bukit Timah Race Co ...

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. Contested on

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over a left-handed course, the domestic

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race is run over a distance of 1800 metres (1.12 miles / 9

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s) and 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 was raced at 1600 metres from 1991 through 2000 then in 2001 it was changed to its present distance of 1800 metres. Named for

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, founder of Singapore, the Raffles Cup is the second leg of the Singapore Triple Crown. It comes after the

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and is followed by the

Singapore Gold Cup The Singapore Gold Cup is a thoroughbred horse race held annually in November at Singapore Turf Club. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group 1 race is run over a distance of 2,000 metres and is open to local horses age t ...

Records

Speed record: * 1:48.0 - Chevron (2008) Most wins by an owner: * 3 - Auric Stable (1993, 1994, 1995) Most wins by a

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: * 3 -

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(1993, 1994, 1995) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 - Teh Choon Beng (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995)

Winners

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! Time , - , 2010 , Better Than Ever , Saimee Jumaat , L Laxon , , 1:47.38 , - , 2009 , Cheyenne Dancer , D Beasley , M Freedman , , 1:47.07 , - , 2008 , Chevron , Saimee Jumaat , Charles Leck , Redcap Stable , 1:48.0 , - , 2007 , Lim's Objective , K. B. Soo , John Meagher , Lim's Stable , 1:49.0 , - , 2006 , Lim's Classic , Ismail Saifudin , John Meagher , Lim's Stable , 1:51.5 , - , 2005 , Big Easy , S. Sam ,

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, Malcolm Thwaites , Westbury Stable , 1:49.5 , - , 2002 , Smart Bet , Grant Cooksley , Mohd Yusof , Smart Bet Stable , 1:50.0 , - , 2001 , Tapildo , Eddie Wilkinson ,

, Silver Fern Racing Stable , 1:49.3 , - , 2000 , Con Air , Craig Carmody , Don Baertschiger , Sally A. Baertschiger , 1:35.7 , - , 1999 ,

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, Saimee Jumaat , Malcolm Thwaites , Eres Tu No 2 Stable , 1:35.0 , - , 1998 , Flint Zest , Michael Coleman , Francis Nathan , Good Field Stable , 1:41.2 , - , 1997 , Hippo Valour , K. C. Ng , Charles Leck , Good Field Stable , 1:34.9 , - , 1996 , Emerald Isles , W. H. Lao , Charles Leck , Aspiration Stable , 1:34.2 , - , 1995 , Starman II ,

, Teh Choon Beng , Auric Stable , 1:34.7 , - , 1994 , The Mailman ,

, Teh Choon Beng , Auric Stable , 1:34.8 , - , 1993 , Storm ,

, Teh Choon Beng , Auric Stable , 1:37.6 , - , 1992 , Hard Rock , Rick Dominguez , K. C. Yeoh , Kuo Stable , 1:38.2 , - , 1991 , Tuneful Melody , Ismail Ismadi , Teh Choon Beng , Chen's Stable , 1:36.2 , -

References

The Raffles Cup at the Singapore Turf Club
Graded stakes races in Singapore Open mile category horse races Recurring events established in 2000 Sport in Singapore