# Raffles Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Raffles_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Raffles_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffles_Cup > Source revision: 1329287641 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox horseraces | surface = Turf | class = Group 1 | horse race = Raffles Cup | image = | caption = | location = [Kranji Racecourse](/source/Kranji_Racecourse)
[Singapore](/source/Singapore) {{flagicon|Singapore}} | inaugurated = 1991 | race type = [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) - [Flat racing](/source/Flat_racing) | website = [http://www.turfclub.com.sg/ Singapore Turf Club] | distance = 1600 metres (8 furlongs)/1800 metres (9 furlongs) | track = Left-handed | qualification = Three-years-old & up | weight = [Weight-for-age](/source/Weight-for-age)
Fillies & Mares: 1.5 kg allowance | purse = | bonuses = }} The '''Raffles Cup''' was a [Thoroughbred horse race](/source/Thoroughbred_horse_race) held annually at [Kranji Racecourse](/source/Kranji_Racecourse) in [Singapore](/source/Singapore). Contested on [turf](/source/Grass) over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race was open to horses age three and older. The Raffles Cup was inaugurated in 1991 at the [Bukit Timah Race Course](/source/Bukit_Timah_Race_Course) and raced there through 1999 when the track was closed to be replaced by the new Kranji Racecourse. It has been raced over a distance of: * 1,600 metres from 1991 through to 2000 * 1,800 metres from 2001 to 2017 * 1,600 metres from 2018 onwards. Named for [Sir Stamford Raffles](/source/Stamford_Raffles), founder of Singapore, the Raffles Cup is the second leg of the [Singapore Triple Crown](/source/Singapore_Triple_Crown). It is staged after the [Kranji Mile](/source/Kranji_Mile) and followed by the [Singapore Gold Cup](/source/Singapore_Gold_Cup). The 2024 edition was the last held upon cessation of horse racing in Singapore.https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/singapore-horse-racing-final/#:~:text=After%20a%20more%20than%20180,government%20for%20redevelopment%20in%202027.{{Cite web|url=https://www.punters.com.au/remote/check_cookie.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.punters.com.au%2Fnews%2Ftrainers-and-jockeys-not-shocked-at-singapores-imminent-closure-20230606%2F|title=Punters.com.au - We Love Australian Horse Racing - Punters|website=punters.com.au}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-05/singapore-turf-club-horserace-track-replaced-affordable-housing/104427230|title=Singapore real estate prices are so shocking, the city-state is bulldozing this racecourse for the land|date=October 4, 2024|via=www.abc.net.au}} ==Records== '''Speed record:''' * 1600m - 1:33.47 Debt Agent (2018) * 1800m - 1:46:34 War Affair (2014) '''Most wins by a [jockey](/source/jockey):''' * 3 - [Kim Clapperton](/source/Kim_Clapperton) (1993, 1994, 1995) * 3 - [Saimee Jumaat](/source/Saimee_Jumaat) (1998, 2008, 2010) * 3 - [Danny Beasley](/source/Danny_Beasley) (2009, 2014, 2021) * 3 - [Michael Rodd](/source/Michael_Rodd_(jockey)) (2015, 2016, 2018) * 3 - Chin Chuen Wong (2023x2, 2024) '''Most wins by a [trainer](/source/Horse_trainer):''' * 4 - [Teh Choon Beng](/source/Teh_Choon_Beng) (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995) * 4 - [Laurie Laxon](/source/Laurie_Laxon) (2001, 2005, 2010, 2015) * 4 - Daniel Meagher (2013, 2021, 2023x2) ==Winners== The following are the winners of the Raffles Cup,{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingandsports.com.au/thoroughbred/feature-race/singapore/raffles-cup/1143|title=Raffles Cup | Past Winners | Results | Singapore|date=September 23, 2023|website=www.racingandsports.com.au}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! style="width:60px" | Year ! style="width:135px" | Winner ! style="width:140px" | Jockey ! style="width:140px" | Trainer ! style="width:170px" | Owner ! style="width:80px" | Time |- |2024{{Cite web|url=https://www.racenet.com.au/remote/check_cookie.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.racenet.com.au%2Fresults%2Fhorse-racing%2Fsingapore-20240811%2Fraffles-cup-race-9|title=Racenet - Australia's Premier Horse Racing News, Form Guides & Tips|website=racenet.com.au}}||Lim's Saltoro||Chin Chuen Wong||Daniel Meagher|| ||1:34.03 |- |2023 (Sep) {{Cite web|url=https://www.breednet.com.au/stakes-race-results/result?v=Singapore&d=2023-09-23&race=Raffles+Cup|title=Result for 2023 Raffles Cup |website=Breednet}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qODw-ru2_8|title=Raffles Cup 2023 (Lim's Kosciuszko)|date=September 23, 2023|via=YouTube}} || Lim's Kosciuszko{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzb.co.nz/news/lim-s-kosciuszko-continues-singapore-reign-in-raffles-cup|title=Lim's Kosciuszko Continues Singapore Reign in Raffles Cup |date=25 September 2023|website=New Zealand Bloodstock}} ||Chin Chuen Wong|| Daniel Meagher || Lim's Stable||1:33.81 |- |2023 (Mar)|| Lim's Kosciuszko ||Chin Chuen Wong|| Daniel Meagher || Lim's Stable||1:33.68 |- |2021 || Lim's Lightning || [Danny Beasley](/source/Danny_Beasley) || Daniel Meagher ||Lim's Stable ||1:34.18 |- |2020|| Aramayo || R Maia || Shane Donald Baertschiger || ||1:36.28 |- |2019 ||Makanani || Marc Lerner ||Hideyuki Takaoka || ||1:34.20 |- |2018 || Debt Agent || [Michael Rodd](/source/Michael_Rodd_(jockey))|| Clifford Ian Brown || ||1:33.47 |- |2017 || Gilt Complex || Kasim A'Isisuhairi ||Clifford Ian Brown || ||1:47.38 (1800m) |- |2016||Debt Agent||[Michael Rodd](/source/Michael_Rodd_(jockey))|| Clifford Ian Brown|| ||1:50.37 (1800m) |- |2015 ||Stepitup||[Michael Rodd](/source/Michael_Rodd_(jockey))|| [Laurie Laxon](/source/Laurie_Laxon) || ||1:48.01 (1800m) |- |2014 || War Affair|| [Danny Beasley](/source/Danny_Beasley)||Tan Hai Wang || ||1:46.34 (1800m) |- |2013 |Super Ninetyseven |Alan Munro |Michael Freedman |Joy N Happiness Stable |1:48.20 (1800m) |- |2012 |Flax |Jose Verenzuela |David Hill |Newbury Racing Stable |1:50.03 (1800m) |- |2011 |Always Certain |Vlad Duric |Michael Freedman |Horizon Stable |1:50.40 (1800m) |- |2010 |[Better Than Ever](/source/Better_Than_Ever) |[Saimee Jumaat](/source/Saimee_Jumaat) |[Laurie Laxon](/source/Laurie_Laxon) | |1:47.38 (1800m) |- |2009 |[Cheyenne Dancer](/source/Cheyenne_Dancer) |Danny Beasley |Michael Freedman | |1:47.07 (1800m) |- |2008 |Chevron |[Saimee Jumaat](/source/Saimee_Jumaat) |[Charles Leck](/source/Charles_Leck) |Redcap Stable |1:48.0 (1800m) |- |2007 |Lim's Objective |[K. B. Soo](/source/K._B._Soo) |[John Meagher](/source/John_F._Meagher) |[Lim's Stable](/source/Lim's_Stable) |1:49.0 (1800m) |- |2006 |Lim's Classic |[Ismail Saifudin](/source/Ismail_Saifudin) |[John Meagher](/source/John_F._Meagher) |[Lim's Stable](/source/Lim's_Stable) |1:51.5 (1800m) |- |2005 |Big Easy |S. Sam |[Laurie Laxon](/source/Laurie_Laxon) |Perfectum Stable |1:50.5 (1800m) |- |2004 |Mayo's Music |[Mark Zahra](/source/Mark_Zahra) |[John Meagher](/source/John_F._Meagher) |Kings Stable |1:51.1 (1800m) |- |2003 |Zirna |[Mark Du Plessis](/source/Mark_Du_Plessis) |[Malcolm Thwaites](/source/Malcolm_P._Thwaites) |Westbury Stable |1:49.5 (1800m) |- |2002 |[Smart Bet](/source/Smart_Bet) |[Grant Cooksley](/source/Grant_Cooksley) |[Mohd Yusof](/source/Mohd_Yusof) |Smart Bet Stable |1:50.0 (1800m) |- |2001 |Tapildo |[Eddie Wilkinson](/source/Eddie_Wilkinson) |[Laurie Laxon](/source/Laurie_Laxon) |Silver Fern Racing Stable |1:49.3 (1800m) |- |2000 |Con Air |[Craig Carmody](/source/Craig_Carmody) |[Don Baertschiger](/source/Donald_W._Baertschiger) |Sally A. Baertschiger |1:35.7 |- |1999 |[Ouzo](/source/Ouzo_(horse)) |[Saimee Jumaat](/source/Saimee_Jumaat) |[Malcolm Thwaites](/source/Malcolm_P._Thwaites) |Eres Tu No 2 Stable |1:35.0 |- |1998 |Flint Zest |[Michael Coleman](/source/Michael_Coleman_(jockey)) |[Francis Nathan](/source/Francis_Nathan) |Good Field Stable |1:41.2 |- |1997 |Hippo Valour |[K. C. Ng](/source/K._C._Ng) |[Charles Leck](/source/Charles_Leck) |Good Field Stable |1:34.9 |- |1996 |Emerald Isles |[W. H. Lao](/source/W._H._Lao) |[Charles Leck](/source/Charles_Leck) |Aspiration Stable |1:34.2 |- |1995 |Starman II |[Kim Clapperton](/source/Kim_Clapperton) |[Teh Choon Beng](/source/Teh_Choon_Beng) |[Auric Stable](/source/Auric_Stable) |1:34.7 |- |1994 |The Mailman |[Kim Clapperton](/source/Kim_Clapperton) |[Teh Choon Beng](/source/Teh_Choon_Beng) |[Auric Stable](/source/Auric_Stable) |1:34.8 |- |1993 |Storm |[Kim Clapperton](/source/Kim_Clapperton) |[Teh Choon Beng](/source/Teh_Choon_Beng) |[Auric Stable](/source/Auric_Stable) |1:37.6 |- |1992 |Hard Rock |[Rick Dominguez](/source/Rick_Dominguez) |[K. C. Yeoh](/source/K._C._Yeoh) |Kuo Stable |1:38.2 |- |1991 |Tuneful Melody |[Ismail Ismadi](/source/Ismail_Ismadi) |[Teh Choon Beng](/source/Teh_Choon_Beng) |Chen's Stable |1:36.2 |- |} == References == {{reflist}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081216171029/http://www.turfclub.com.sg/RacingandOwnership/RacingInGeneral/FeatureRaces/tabid/154/Default.aspx The Raffles Cup at the Singapore Turf Club] Category:Graded stakes races in Singapore Category:Open mile category horse races Category:Recurring events established in 2000 Category:Horse races in Singapore --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Raffles Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffles_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffles_Cup?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.