The Hong Kong Most Popular Horse of the Year is an honor 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 Delt ...

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 t ...

. 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. This award is decided by a public vote.

Winners since 2001

{, class = "wikitable sortable" , - ! Year ! Horse ! Age ! Bred ! Trainer ! Owner , - , 2000–2001 ,

Fairy King Prawn Fairy King Prawn (Chinese 靚蝦王: foaled 13 October 1995) was an Australian-bred, Hong Kong-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. After being sold and exported to Hong Kong as a yearling he became one of the most successful and popular horses in hi ...

, 5 , Australia ,

Ivan Allan Ivan Allan (16 January 1941 – 4 November 2009) was a champion race horse trainer and businessman. On 24 May 1983, Allan was shot by gunmen outside his house and was rushed to Toa Payoh Hospital. Three bullets were removed while one remained i ...

, Lau Sak Hong , - , 2001–2002 ,

, 6 , Australia ,

, Lau Sak Hong , - , 2002–2003 , Electronic Unicorn , 7 , United States ,

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 ...

, Lo Ying Bin , - , 2003–2004 ,

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, 4 , Australia , Anthony S. Cruz , Arthur Antonio da Silva , - , 2004–2005 ,

, 5 , Australia , Anthony S. Cruz , Arthur Antonio da Silva , - , 2005–2006 ,

Bullish Luck Bullish Luck ({{zh, c=牛精福星) (foaled 1999) is a Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, he is the son of the 1990 Breeders' Cup Mile winner Royal Academy and out of the Alysheba mare Wild Vintage. He was sold by his b ...

, 7 , United States , Anthony S. Cruz , Wong Wing-Keung , - , 2006–2007 ,

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 i ...

, 6 , 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 , - , 2007–2008 ,

Good Ba Ba Good Ba Ba () (foaled 2002) is a Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. In the season of 2007-2008, Good Ba Ba had five consecutive wins in Hong Kong G1 and G2 races. He was voted Hong Kong Horse of the Year. On December 14, 2008 Good Ba Ba ...

, 6 , United States , Michael Chang Chun Wai , John Yuen Se Kit , - , 2008–2009 ,

Sacred Kingdom Sacred Kingdom (Chinese: 蓮華生輝), (foaled 18 November 2003 in Australia on Kornong Stud) is a Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes us ...

, 5 , Australia , Ricky P. F. Yiu , Sin Kang Yuk , - , 2009–2010 ,

, 6 , Australia , Ricky P. F. Yiu , Sin Kang Yuk , - , 2010–2011 ,

Ambitious Dragon Ambitious Dragon () is a New Zealand-bred, Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which began in 2010 he has won eleven races at Sha Tin Racecourse including the Hong Kong Mile, Hong Kong Classic Cup, Hong Kong Derby, Queen El ...

, 4 , New Zealand , A T Millard , Johnson Lam Pui Hung , - , 2011–2012 ,

Little Bridge Little Bridge (5 November 2006 - 5 March 2014) was a Horse racing, racehorse originating from New Zealand. He is best known as the winner of the 2012 Sprinting Champion in Hong Kong and the Winner of the 2012 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot ...

, 6 , New Zealand , C S Shum , Ko Kam Piu , - , 2012–2013 ,

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, 5 , Ireland , John Moore , Steven Lo Kit Sing , - , 2013–2014 ,

Designs On Rome Designs On Rome (foaled 17 March 2010) is an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He is best known for his performances in Hong Kong where he was named Horse of the Year in 2014. Background Designs On Rome is a bay gelding bred in Ireland by th ...

, 4 , Ireland , John Moore , Cheng Keung Fai , - , 2014–2015 ,

Able Friend Able Friend ( zh, 步步友:, link=no foaled 19 September 2009) is an Australian-bred, Hong Kong-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. After showing some promise when winning one of his two races in his native country, the gelding was transferred to r ...

, 5 , Australia , John Moore , Dr & Mrs Cornel Li , - , 2015–2016 ,

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, 4 , New Zealand , John Moore , Johnson Chen , - , 2016–2017 ,

Rapper Dragon Rapper Dragon, (, 27 August 2012 – 7 May 2017) was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. When racing as a two-year-old in Australia he showed considerable promise as he won one race and finished second in both The Schweppervescence an ...

, 4 , Australia , John Moore , Albert Hung , - , 2017–2018 ,

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, 4 , Germany , Anthony S. Cruz , Kerm Din , - , 2018–2019 ,

Beauty Generation Beauty Generation (; foaled 27 September 2012) is a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his performances in Hong Kong. He began his career as a three-year-old in Australia where he won two races and ran second in the Rosehill G ...

, 6 , New Zealand , John Moore , Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen , - , 2019–2020 ,

Golden Sixty Golden Sixty ( zh, 金鎗六十, foaled 14 October 2015) is a champion Australian-bred Hong Kong-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Four-Year-Old Classic Series in year 2020 and was named the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 Hong Kong Horse of t ...

, 4 , Australia , Francis Lui Kin Wai , Stanley Chan Ka Leung , - , 2020–2021 ,

, 5 , Australia , Francis Lui Kin Wai , Stanley Chan Ka Leung , - , 2021–2022 ,

, 6 , Australia , Francis Lui Kin Wai , Stanley Chan Ka Leung , - , 2022–2023 ,

, 7 , Australia , Francis Lui Kin Wai , Stanley Chan Ka Leung

References

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