Lion Rock Trophy prize money
The Lion Rock Trophy is worth £308,750 . That makes it the 223rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 15th richest in Hong Kong.
The race announces its purse as HK$3,250,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Lion Rock Trophy is
Group 3 · 1,600 metres · Turf · Sha Tin Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Sha Tin Racecourse
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,600 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- 3-y-o+
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 2016
- As published
- HK$3,250,000
We hold the total fund for the Lion Rock Trophy 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 1:33.58 in 2026, the Lion Rock Trophy pays £3,299 for every second of the race, which is 173rd of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 15th in Hong Kong.
Every Lion Rock Trophy winner
11 runnings, 2016 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Light Years Charm5 · 1:33.58 | Jerry Chau Chun-lok | David Eustace |
| 2025 | Pray For Mir4 · 1:33.83 | Matthew Chadwick | Cody Mo Wai-kit |
| 2024 | Galaxy Patch4 · 1:33.93 | Vincent Ho Chak-yiu | Pierre Ng Pang-chi |
| 2023 | Beauty Eternal4 · 1:33.34 | Zac Purton | John Size |
| 2022 | Beauty Joy5 · 1:34.71 | Zac Purton | Tony Cruz |
| 2021 | Sky Darci4 · 1:33.45 | João Moreira | Caspar Fownes |
| 2020 | Ka Ying Star5 · 1:32.95 | Chad Schofield | Tony Cruz |
| 2019 | Champion's Way3 · 1:35.00 | João Moreira | John Size |
| 2018 | The Golden Age4 · 1:33.13 | João Moreira | Tony Cruz |
| 2017 | Booming Delight4 · 1:33.91 | Sam Clipperton | John Moore |
| 2016 | Rapper Dragon3 · 1:33.87 | João Moreira | John Moore |
11 of the 11 runnings name the rider, 11 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Lion Rock Trophy more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Lion Rock Trophy in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | Grand Prix de Saint-CloudSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 214 | Grosser Preis von BadenIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 215 | Prix Guillaume d'OrnanoDeauville Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 216 | Prix Jean PratDeauville Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 217 | Prix Jean-Luc LagardèreLongchamp Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 218 | Prix Marcel BoussacLongchamp Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 219 | Prix Vicomtesse VigierLongchamp Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 220 | Stayers' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 221 | Prix Maurice de GheestDeauville Racecourse | France | £324,786 | €380,000 |
| 222 | Celebration CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | £308,750 | HK$3,250,000 |
| 224 | New Zealand 2000 GuineasRiccarton Park | New Zealand | £308,630 | NZ$700,000 |
| 225 | Railway StakesEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | £308,630 | NZ$700,000 |
| 226 | Bing Crosby StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 227 | Clement L. Hirsch StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 228 | Fountain of Youth StakesGulfstream Park | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 229 | Frizette StakesBelmont Park | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 230 | Gallant Bob StakesParx Casino and Racing | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 231 | Gamely StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 232 | Hollywood DerbyDel Mar racetrack | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 233 | Lafayette StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Lion Rock Trophy 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, 15th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sha Tin Trophy | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 2 | £403,750 |
| Celebration Cup | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 3 | £308,750 |
| Hong Kong Cup | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 1 | £3,800,000£3.8m |
| Hong Kong Mile | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 1 | £3,040,000£3.0m |
| Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 1 | £2,850,000£2.9m |
| Hong Kong Sprint | Sha Tin Racecourse | Group 1 | £2,470,000£2.5m |
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 Lion Rock Trophy prize money?
£308,750. The race announces it as HK$3,250,000.
Where does the Lion Rock Trophy rank among the richest races in the world?
223rd of 997. 222 races pay more, the nearest of them Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. In Hong Kong it is 15th of 15.
Which jockey has won the Lion Rock Trophy most often?
João Moreira, with 4 wins between 2016 and 2021.
When was the Lion Rock Trophy first run?
2016. This page holds 11 runnings, from 2016 to 2026.
How far is the Lion Rock Trophy?
1,600 metres, on turf, at Sha Tin Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money