The Hong Kong Champion Stayer is an honour given in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

thoroughbred horse racing Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

. It is awarded annually by the

Hong Kong Jockey Club The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, having been founded in 1884. In 1959, it was granted a Royal Charter and renamed The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (). The institution reverted to its original name ...

(HKJC). The honour is part of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards and is awarded at the end of the Hong Kong season in July.

Winners since 2001

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, - , 2000/2001 , Oriental Express , 8 , Ireland ,

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, Larry Yung , - , 2001/2002 , Cheers Hong Kong , 5 , France ,

, Tuesday Club Syndicate , - , 2002/2003 ,

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, 5 , France , David Oughton , Wu Sai Wing , - , 2003/2004 , Super Kid , 5 , New Zealand ,

John Size John Size (born 10 July 1954) is one of the most successful racehorse trainers in Hong Kong history and was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall Of Fame in 2018. After a successful career in his native Australia, Size arrived in Hong Kong fo ...

, Wong Yuk Kwan , - , 2004/2005 ,

Vengeance of Rain Vengeance of Rain (21 September 2000 – 25 October 2011) was a Thoroughbred racehorse in Hong Kong that won Dubai Sheema Classic (Int'l Group One (G1) over 2,400 metres), the joint richest turf race in the world. Vengeance of Rain was foaled ...

, 4 , New Zealand ,

David Ferraris __NOTOC__ David E. Ferraris (born 18 August 1963, in South Africa) is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer in Hong Kong. Born into a racing family, his father, Ormond Ferraris, was a champion trainer in South African racing. He won the South Afric ...

, Chow Chu May Ping , - , 2005/2006 ,

Viva Pataca Viva Pataca () (foaled 7 May 2002) is a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse, who achieved his greatest success when trained in Hong Kong. Background Bred by the Dukes of Devonshire and Roxburghe, he was out of the mare Comic and sired by E ...

, 4 , United Kingdom , John Moore , Stanley Ho Hung Sun , - , 2006/2007 ,

, 6 , New Zealand ,

, Chow Chu May Ping , - , 2007/2008 ,

, 6 , United Kingdom , John Moore , Stanley Ho Hung Sun , - , 2008/2009 ,

, 7 , United Kingdom , John Moore , Stanley Ho Hung Sun , - , 2009/2010 , Mr Medici , 5 , Ireland , L Ho , Allen Shi Lop Tak , - , 2010/2011 , Mighty High , 5 , France , John Moore , Albert Hung Chao Hong , - , 2011/2012 , Liberator , 5 , Australia ,

, David Ferraris Trainer Syndicate , - , 2012/2013 ,

California Memory California Memory () is an American-bred Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the nominees of 2010-2011 Hong Kong Horse of the Year. Background California Memory is a grey gelding sired by Highest Honor out of the mare Kalpi ...

, 7 , United States , Anthony S. Cruz , Howard Liang Yum Shing , - , 2013/2014 , Dominant , 6 , Ireland , John Moore , 10/11 John Moore Trainer Syndicate , - , 2014/2015 , Helene Super Star , 5 , USA , Anthony S. Cruz , Wilson Woo Ka Wah et al. , - , 2015/2016 , Blazing Speed , 7 , United Kingdom , Anthony S. Cruz , Fentons Racing Syndicate , - , 2016/2017 ,

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, 5 , New Zealand , John Moore , Johnson Chen , - , 2017/2018 , Pakistan Star , 5 , Germany , Anthony S. Cruz , Kerm Din

References

Hong Kong Jockey Club News Archive
Horse racing awards Horse racing in Hong Kong