January Cup
The 'January Cup' is a Group 3 Thoroughbred handicap horse race which takes place annually in January at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong, run over a distance of 1800 metres. Horses rated 90 and above are qualified to enter this race.
Winners since 2012
[edit]| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pure Champion | 6 | Gérald Mossé | Tony Cruz | Mr & Mrs Eddie Wong & Kameny Wong | 1:48.61 |
| 2013 | Military Attack | 5 | Weichong Marwing | John Moore | Steven Lo and Canny Leung | 1:49.73 |
| 2014 | Same World | 6 | João Moreira | John Moore | Jackson So | 1:48.70 |
| 2015 | Pleasure Gains | 6 | Douglas Whyte | Manfred Man Ka-leung | Mr & Mrs Michael Kao Cheung Chong & Vivian Kao | 1:49.39 |
| 2016 | Flame Hero | 6 | Derek Leung Ka-chun | Peter Ho-leung | Amy Li Chi Lin, April Tsui & Ben Tsui | 1:48.52 |
| 2017 | Harbour Master | 7 | Zac Purton | John Moore | Mr & Mrs Chow Kay Yui | 1:49.83 |
| 2018 | Eagle Way | 5 | Zac Purton | John Moore | Siu Pak Kwan | 1:50.14 |
| 2019 | Simply Brilliant | 5 | Alexis Badel | Frankie Lor Fu-chuen | Simply Brilliant Syndicate | 1:48.83 |
| 2020 | Doctor Geoff | 6 | Vincent Ho Chak-yiu | Francis Lui Kin-wai | Huang Kai Wen | 1:48.10 |
| 2021 | Savvy Nine | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Douglas Whyte | Julian Hui Chun Hang & Michele Reis | 1:48.68 |
| 2022 | Zebrowski | 5 | João Moreira | Caspar Fownes | Vision Syndicate | 1:48.25 |
| 2023 | Money Catcher | 5 | Silvestre De Sousa | Frankie Lor Fu-chuen | The Sunflower Syndicate | 1:47.94 |
| 2024 | Happy Together | 5 | Alexis Badel | Frankie Lor Fu-chuen | Excellent Ride Syndicate | 1:48.29 |
| 2025 | Helene Feeling | 5 | Harry Bentley | Danny Shum Chap-shing | Helene Syndicate | 1:49.19 |
| 2026 | Speed Dragon | 6 | Lyle Hewitson | Francis Lui Kin-wai | Peter Chu Ka Lok | 1:48.00 |