Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup prize money
The Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup is worth £1,235,000 for the 2024 running . That makes it the 46th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 8th richest in Hong Kong.
The race announces its purse as HK$13,000,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup is
Group 1 · 2,400 meters (About 12 furlongs / miles) · Turf · Sha Tin Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Sha Tin Racecourse
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Grade
- Group 1
- Distance
- 2,400 meters (About 12 furlongs / miles)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-years-old and up
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1870
- As published
- HK$13,000,000
We hold the total fund for the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 2:26.67 in 2026, the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup pays £8,420 for every second of the race, which is 60th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 12th in Hong Kong.
Every Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup winner
37 runnings, 1990 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Romantic Warrior8 · 2:26.67 | James McDonald | Danny Shum Chap-shing | Peter Lau Pak Fai |
| 2025 | Voyage Bubble6 · 2:26.67 | James McDonald | Ricky Yiu Poon-fai | Sunshine And Moonlight Syndicate |
| 2024 | Rebel's Romance6 · 2:25.62 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin Racing |
| 2023 | Russian Emperor6 · 2:26.87 | Hugh Bowman | Douglas Whyte | Mike Cheung Shun Ching |
| 2022 | Russian Emperor5 · 2:26.67 | Blake Shinn | Douglas Whyte | Mike Cheung Shun Ching |
| 2021 | Panfield4 · 2:25.25 | Karis Teetan | Tony Millard | Yue Yun Hing |
| 2020 | Exultant6 · 2:26.01 | Zac Purton | Tony Cruz | Eddie Wong Ming Chak & Wong Leung Sau Hing |
| 2019 | Exultant5 · 2:26.00 | Zac Purton | Tony Cruz | Eddie Wong Ming Chak & Wong Leung Sau Hing |
| 2018 | Pakistan Star5 · 2.27.42 | Tommy Berry | Tony Cruz | Kerm Din |
| 2017 | Werther5 · 2:29.26 | Hugh Bowman | |John Moore | Johnson Chen |
| 2016 | Blazing Speed7 · 2:26.18 | Neil Callan | Tony Cruz | Fentons Racing Syndicate |
| 2015 | Helene Super Star5 · 2:27.52 | Douglas Whyte | Tony Cruz | Wilson Woo, Dawson Woo & Jackson Woo |
| 2014 | Blazing Speed5 · 2:28.11 | Neil Callan | Tony Cruz | Fentons Racing Syndicate |
| 2013 | California Memory7 · 2:26.46 | Matthew Chadwick | Tony Cruz | Howard Liang Yum Shing |
| 2012 | Liberator4 · 2:30.84 | Weichong Marwing | David Ferraris | 06/07 David Ferraris Trainer Syndicate |
| 2011 | Mighty High5 · 2:28.34 | Darren Beadman | John Moore | Albert Hung Chao Hong |
| 2010 | Mr Medici5 · 2:38.49 | Gerald Mosse | Peter Ho Leung | Shi Lap Tak |
| 2009 | Viva Pataca7 · 2:27.34 | Weichong Marwing | John Moore | Stanley Ho |
| 2008 | Packing Winner5 · 2:27.3 | Douglas Whyte | Peter Ho Leung | Lee Wan Keung |
| 2007 | Viva Pataca5 · 2:24.6 | Michael Kinane | John Moore | Stanley Ho |
| 2006 | Viva Pataca4 · 2:29.7 | Michael Kinane | John Moore | Stanley Ho |
| 2005 | Vengeance of Rain4 · 2:29.9 | Anthony Delpech | David Ferraris | Raymond Gianco Chow Hon Man |
| 2004 | Super Kid4 · 2:28.1 | Shane Dye | John Size | Wong Yuk Kwan |
| 2003 | Precision5 · 2:30.4 | Brett Prebble | David Oughton | Wu Sai Wing |
| 2002 | Cheers Hong Kong5 · 2:35.0 | Douglas Whyte | Ivan Allan | Tuesday Club Syndicate |
| 2001 | Oriental Express8 · 2:28.1 | Felix Coetzee | Ivan Allan | Larry Yung |
| 2000 | Housemaster4 · 2:27.4 | Robbie Fradd | Ivan Allan | Larry Yung |
| 1999 | Oriental Express6 · 2:28.3 | Eric Saint-Martin | Ivan Allan | Larry Yung |
| 1998 | Indigenous5 · 2:31.4 | Basil Marcus | Ivan Allan | Pang Yuen Hing |
| 1997 | Indigenous4 · 2:28.2 | Alan Munro | L. S. Li | Pang Yuen Hing |
| 1996 | Privilege5 · 2:26.1 | Basil Marcus | Ivan Allan | Peggy Kwoh So Chi |
| 1995 | Makarpura Star4 · 2:30.6 | Tony Cruz | John Moore | Frank Wong Wing Pak |
| 1994 | River Verdon7 · 2:16.0 | John Marshall | David Hill | Oswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli |
| 1993 | River Verdon6 · 2:15.8 | Basil Marcus | David Hill | Oswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli |
| 1992 | River Verdon5 · 2:16.2 | Basil Marcus | David Hill | Oswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli |
| 1991 | River Verdon4 · 1:48.5 | John Matthias | David Hill | Oswald Cheung & Ronald Arculli |
| 1990 | Quicken Away4 · 1:51.3 | Nigel Tiley | Peter Ng | Lo Sing Pui |
37 of the 37 runnings name the rider, 37 name the trainer and 37 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| River Verdon | 4 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Viva Pataca | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2009 |
| Russian Emperor | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Exultant | 2 | 2019, 2020 |
| Blazing Speed | 2 | 2014, 2016 |
| Oriental Express | 2 | 1999, 2001 |
| Indigenous | 2 | 1997, 1998 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Breeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesNorth America | United States | £1,503,759£1.5m | $2,000,000 |
| 37 | Breeders' Cup MileNorth America | United States | £1,503,759£1.5m | $2,000,000 |
| 38 | Breeders' Cup SprintNorth America | United States | £1,503,759£1.5m | $2,000,000 |
| 39 | Dubai Golden ShaheenMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £1,503,759£1.5m | $2,000,000 |
| 40 | Preakness StakesPimlico Race Course | United States | £1,503,759£1.5m | $2,000,000 |
| 41 | Stephen Foster StakesChurchill Downs | United States | £1,503,759£1.5m | $2,000,000 |
| 42 | Epsom DerbyEpsom Downs | Great Britain | £1,500,000£1.5m | £1,500,000 |
| 43 | All-Star MileFlemington Racecourse, Caulfield Racecourse and The Valley | Australia | £1,322,751£1.3m | AU$2,500,000 |
| 44 | Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint StakesKentucky Downs | United States | £1,315,789£1.3m | $1,750,000 |
| 45 | Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly Racecourse | France | £1,282,051£1.3m | €1,500,000 |
| 47 | Centenary Sprint CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | £1,140,000£1.1m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 48 | Hong Kong Gold CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | £1,140,000£1.1m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 49 | Hong Kong Stewards' CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | £1,140,000£1.1m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 50 | Queen's Silver Jubilee CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | £1,140,000£1.1m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 51 | Kentucky OaksChurchill Downs | United States | £1,127,820£1.1m | $1,500,000 |
| 52 | Turf Classic StakesChurchill Downs | United States | £1,127,820£1.1m | $1,500,000 |
| 53 | Australian DerbyRandwick Racecourse | Australia | £1,058,201£1.1m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 54 | Blue Diamond StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | £1,058,201£1.1m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 55 | Coolmore Stud StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | £1,058,201£1.1m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 56 | Hill StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | £1,058,201£1.1m | AU$2,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Hong Kong
15 races, 8th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Sprint | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 1 | £2,470,000£2.5m |
| Hong Kong Derby | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group One (domestic) | £2,280,000£2.3m |
| Hong Kong Vase | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 1 | £2,280,000£2.3m |
| Chairman's Sprint Prize | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 1 | £1,900,000£1.9m |
| Centenary Sprint Cup | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 1 | £1,140,000£1.1m |
| Hong Kong Gold Cup | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 1 | £1,140,000£1.1m |
| Hong Kong Stewards' Cup | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 1 | £1,140,000£1.1m |
| Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 1 | £1,140,000£1.1m |
Every race in Hong Kong we hold a purse for is on the Hong Kong prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup prize money?
£1,235,000, for the 2024 running. The race announces it as HK$13,000,000.
Where does the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
46th of 997. 45 races pay more, the nearest of them Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. In Hong Kong it is 8th of 15.
Which horse has won the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup most often?
River Verdon, 4 times, in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994.
Which jockey has won the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup most often?
Basil Marcus, with 4 wins between 1992 and 1998.
When was the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup first run?
1870. This page holds 37 runnings, from 1990 to 2026.
How far is the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup?
2,400 meters (About 12 furlongs / miles), on turf, at Sha Tin Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money