Lion Rock Trophy

The Lion Rock Trophy, is a horse race for horses aged three and over, run at a distance of 1,600 metres (one mile) on turf in late May or early June at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.

Lion Rock Trophy
Group 3 race
LocationSha Tin Racecourse
Inaugurated2016
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Race information
Distance1,600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o+
PurseHK$3,250,000[1]

The Lion Rock Trophy was first contested in 2016 and was upgraded to International Group 3 class a year later. It is named after Lion Rock, a mountain in Hong Kong.

Records

Record time:

  • 1:33.13 – The Golden Age 2018

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won the race more than once

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2016 Rapper Dragon 3 João Moreira John Moore 1:33.87
2017 Booming Delight 4 Sam Clipperton John Moore 1:33.91[2]
2018 The Golden Age 4 João Moreira Tony Cruz 1:33.13[3]
2019 Champion's Way 3 João Moreira John Size 1:35.00[4]
2020 Ka Ying Star 5 Chad Schofield Tony Cruz 1:32.95
2021 Sky Darci 4 João Moreira Caspar Fownes 1:33.45
2022 Beauty Joy 5 Zac Purton Tony Cruz 1:34.71
2023 Beauty Eternal 4 Zac Purton John Size 1:33.34

See also

References

  1. Hong Kong Pattern Races
  2. "2017 result". Racing Post. 4 June 2017.
  3. "2018 result". Racing Post. 3 June 2018.
  4. "2019 result". Racing Post. 2 June 2019.
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