The Hong Kong Gold Cup is a

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held annually since 1979 at

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. It is open to horses three years of age and older. Run on

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, it was initially run over a distance of 1,800 metres, but is now set at 2,000 metres (ten furlongs) and it offers a purse of HK$12,000,000. The second leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown the

race comes after the Steward's Cup and is followed by the

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. A HK$5,000,000 bonus is paid to the owner of the horse winning all three legs of the Triple Crown Series and a consolation bonus of HK$2,000,000 will be paid to the owner of the horse winning any two legs. Hong Kong Champion and former Horse of the Year

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won this race three times and in 1994 became the only horse to ever win the Triple Crown.

Recent winners of the Hong Kong Gold Cup

The 2002 winner ''Industrial Pioneer'' was later exported to Europe and renamed ''Sobriety''.

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Recurring sporting events established in 1979 Horse races in Hong Kong Open middle distance horse races Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing 1979 establishments in Hong Kong

Recent winners of the Hong Kong Gold Cup

See also

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