SINGAPORE GOLD CUP · SINGAPORE
Singapore Gold Cup prize money
The Singapore Gold Cup is worth £581,400 . That makes it the 118th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 2nd richest in Singapore.
The race announces its purse as S$1,000,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £581,400
AS PUBLISHED S$1,000,000
WORLD RANK 118th
RUNNINGS HELD 95
FIRST RUN 1924
What the Singapore Gold Cup is
Group 1 · 2,000 metres · Turf · Singapore Turf Club
- Racecourse
- Singapore Turf Club
- Country
- Singapore
- Grade
- Group 1
- Distance
- 2,000 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds & up
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1924
- As published
- S$1,000,000
We hold the total fund for the Singapore Gold 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 2:00.45 in 2024, the Singapore Gold Cup pays £4,827 for every second of the race, which is 110th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 2nd in Singapore.
Every Singapore Gold Cup winner
95 runnings, 1924 to 2024, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Smart Star2:00.45 | Muzi Yeni | David Kok | Smart Bet |
| 2023 | Lim's Kosciuszko2:00.67 | Marc Lerner | Dan Meagher | Lim Siah Mong |
| 2022 | Hong Kong Great2:00.86 | Mark Zahra | Ricardo Le Grange | Edmond Yue Kwok Yin |
| 2021 | Lim's Lightning2:02.05 | Danny Beasley | Daniel Meagher | Lim’s Stable |
| 2020 | Big Hearted2:03.90 | Simon Kok Wei Hoong | Michael Clements | Falcon Racing No 7 Stable |
| 2019 | Mr Clint2:01.02 | Craig Williams | Lee Freedman | Oscar Racing Stable |
| 2018 | Elite Invincible2:02.79 | Ronald Woodworth | Mark Walker | Elite Performance Stable |
| 2017 | Gilt Complex2:14.37 | Michael Rodd | Clifford Brown | Graham Christopher Mackie |
| 2016 | Bahana2:17.42 | Craig Williams | Stephen Gray | Dago Stable |
| 2015 | Cooptado2:14.69 | Rizuan Shafiq | Patrick Bernard Shaw | Red Stable |
| 2014 | Quechua2:15.07 | Corey Brown | Ricardo Le Grange | Avengers Stable |
| 2013 | Tropaios2:16.46 | Tommy Berry | Michael John Freedman | China Horse Club Stable |
| 2012 | Better Life2:18.33 | Alan Munro | Hideyuki Takaoka | Suzuka Racing Stable |
| 2011 | El Dorado2:20.24 | Ronnie Stewart | Hideyuki Takaoka | Big Valley Stable |
| 2010 | Risky Business2:15.61 | Glen Boss | Steven Burridge | Results Stable |
| 2009 | El Dorado2:14.8 | Ronnie Stewart | Hideyuki Takaoka | Big Valley Stable |
| 2008 | El Dorado2:16.7 | Ronnie Stewart | Hideyuki Takaoka | Big Valley Stable |
| 2007 | Recast2:15.3 | Opie Bosson | Laurie Laxon | Kings Stable |
| 2006 | Mr Line2:17.5 | Jeff Lloyd | Patrick Shaw | Quartet Stable |
| 2005 | Terfel2:18.1 | Soo Khoon Beng | Daniel J. Murphy | Daniel J. Murphy |
| 2004 | Raul2:20.3 | Mark Du Plessis | Laurie Laxon | Perfectum Stable |
| 2003 | Zirna2:21.5 | Mark Du Plessis | Malcolm Thwaites | Westbury Stable |
| 2002 | Smart Bet2:19.4 | Grant Cooksley | Mohd Yusof | Smart Bet Stable |
| 2001 | Kutub2:15.1 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing |
| 2000 | Kim Angel2:15.4 | Mick Dittman | John Meagher | Kimmui's Stable |
| 1999 | Carry The Flag2:15.1 | Brett Doyle | Michael Kent | Dragon Stable |
| 1998 | Three Crowns †2:22.3 | S. Price | Malcolm Thwaites | Lucky Stable |
| 1997 | Lucky Treasure2:13.6 | Oo Khuang Liang | Malcolm Thwaites | Lucky Stable |
| 1996 | Zatopek II2:12.5 | Saimee Jumaat | Malcolm Thwaites | Eres Tu Stable |
| 1995 | Grand Jury2:13.5 | Kim Clapperton | Teh Choon Beng | Auric Stable |
| 1994 | Lee's Bid2:14.9 | S. Y. Leong | Yashaiya Bin Ahmad | Nikko Stable |
| 1993 | Navajo II2:13.6 | Wayne Harris | Malcolm Thwaites | Eres Tu Stable |
| 1992 | Village Kid2:13.9 | Thangaraju Asogan | H. B. Lim | Village Kid Stable |
| 1991 | Starman2:14.2 | David Walsh | Teh Choon Beng | Auric Stable |
| 1990 | Danzadancer2:14.0 | Rick Dominguez | Ivan Allan | Swettenham Stable |
| 1989 | Colonial Chief2:19.9 | Oo Khuang Liang | Ivan Allan | Promise Stable |
| 1988 | Trend Defy2:18.0 | A. John | Malcolm Thwaites | Shirley Yap |
| 1987 | Feu Vert2:16.9 | K. C. Ng | Charlie Read | Ace-In-The-Hole Stable |
| 1986 | St Gallen2:14.7 | Mark Sestich | Charlie Read | Equus Stable |
| 1985 | Best Bold2:18.9 | Nigel Tiley | Teh Choon Beng | Auric Stable |
| 1984 | Big Chief2:23.5 | Tony Cruz | Ivan Allan | Datuk Amar et al. |
| 1983 | Freedom Fighter II2:21.0 | Graham Cook | A. Buang | Freedom Stable |
| 1982 | Siapa Rajah IV2:17.3 | Terry G. Lucas | Ivan Allan | Datuk Amar & Datin |Amar Wee Hood Teck |
| 1981 | Taman Singapura2:21.6 | Gerry Donnelly | Ivan Allan | Loh Pia Kee Stable |
| 1980 | Saas Fee2:16.5 | John A. Murray | Ivan Allan | Equus Stable |
| 1979 | Bold Hunter2:18.9 | C. H. Ooi | Ahmad Bin A.Samad | Sean Stable |
| 1978 | Saas Fee2:19.8 | Noel Harris | Ivan Allan | Equus Stable |
| 1977 | Sir Toby2:21.8 | Taffy Thomas | Teh Choon Beng | Auric Stable |
| 1976 | San Retta2:22.2 | Terry G. Lucas | Ivan Allan | Redcap Stable |
| 1975 | Wonderful Surprise II2:19.2 | M. C. Lam | S. Osman | Agasam Stable |
| 1974 | Man of Courage II2:19.4 | Johnny L. Wilson | Teh Choon Beng | Auric Stable |
| 1973 | Firebrand2:21.0 | Des Coleman | Ivan Allan | TBL Stable |
| 1972 | Hard To Beat2:33.5 | R. G. Kingston | E. Donnelly | Jacky's Stable |
| 1971 | Sungei Wang II2:17.6 | Rod C. Dawkins | M. Mansor | D. & D. Chong Kok Lim |
| 1970 | Interest2:18.6 | Johnny L. Wilson | Eddie T. van Breukelen | Joon Stable |
| 1969 | Katong Ocean2:17.8 | Glynn M. Pretty | Eddie T. van Breukelen | Lucky Stable |
| 1968 | Moonbeam2:09.4 | Alan J. Trevena | Eddie T. van Breukelen | Ng Khoon Khoon |
| 1967 | Columbo Court2:05.4 | Subian Dalwee | J. Donnelly | Asiatic Stable |
| 1966 | Grenadier2:14.8 | Alan J. Trevena | Rinus van Breukelen | L K Ng |
| 1965 | Grenadier2:08.4 | L. G. Coles | Rinus van Breukelen | L K Ng |
| 1964 | Pulau Pangkor2:14.2 | Sonny Lim | Rinus van Breukelen | Ng & Ng Stable |
| 1963 | Resquilleur2:04.6 | Alan J. Trevena | Eddie T. van Breukelen | Veni Vici Stable |
| 1962 | Water Scout2:09.0 | S. Khamis | John Rodgers | Salamat Stable |
| 1961 | Balkan Bambino2:11.0 | C. O. Dragon | K. R. Daniels | Result Stable |
| 1960 | Rina2:07.6 | N. L. McGrowdie | K. R. Daniels | L & T Stable |
| 1959 | Lord Arrogance2:07.4 | D. L. Jones | K. Y. Lee | J. Schuyt |
| 1958 | Straits Code2:10.6 | Abdul Mawi | Rinus van Breukelen | Mr & Mrs T H Teo |
| 1957 | Three Rings2:08.8 | W. K. Camer | John Rodgers | E. J. Tan |
| 1956 | Three Rings2:16.2 | D. G. Paterson | John Rodgers | E. J. Tan |
| 1955 | Bearer Bond2:14.8 | Garnet Bougoure | Rinus van Breukelen | Mr & Mrs S K Foo |
| 1954 | Three Rings2:05.4 | Harry McCloud | John Rodgers | E. J. Tan |
| 1953 | Mubarak2:05.4 | Harry McCloud | John Rodgers | Salamat Stable |
| 1952 | Entertainment II2:08.2 | C. M. Tulloh | J. Spencer | Entertainment II |
| 1951 | Red Carnation2:10.4 | G. Woods | C. Parker | Mdm TH Oei |
| 1950 | Tara Street2:08.8 | W. S. Bagby | W. Lewis | S C Wong et al. |
| 1949 | Longchamps II2:09.2 | E. Donnelly | M. van Breukelen | M/M Yeo Hock Seng |
| 1948 | Leoda2:10.0 | W. T. Lawler | T. Fox | L. Melville Thompson |
| 1941 | Grand Prix2:07.2 | T. Farthing | M. van Breukelen | Mr. Eddie |
| 1940 | Mystic Music2:09.8 | F. C. Mayo | T. Menzies | Mrs T. Menzies |
| 1939 | Cooltipt2:12.0 | T. Farthing | M. van Breukelen | Mining Kongsi |
| 1938 | Golden Glimpse2:07.0 | W. L. White | N. Hobbs | O. Struges |
| 1937 | Blue Peter2:05.6 | G. Woods | T. Fox | T. Fox & F. Handley |
| 1936 | Cockpen2:07.6 | T. Farthing | J. Duval | A. van Tooren |
| 1935 | Bestlot2:07.6 | E. H. Dawson | G. Magill | Mac Kongsi |
| 1934 | Fiesole2:10.0 | W. Christie | M. van Breukelen | M. van Breukelen |
| 1933 | Row Boat2:09.0 | C. O. Davies | W. Redfearn | Anam Kongsi |
| 1932 | Punkawalla2:38.4 | William Irvine | M. van Breukelen | Teoh Kon Moh |
| 1931 | Lightarmed2:10.6 | C. V. Whalan | J. Duval | Alan Loke |
| 1930 | Abbot's Gift2:09.4 | E. Donnelly | J. Duval | H. Helling |
| 1929 | Cafe Royal2:07.2 | G. Robinson | P. Logue | Sultan of Perak |
| 1928 | Millicent2:14.4 | F. C. Mayo | J. Orchard | T. Memzies |
| 1927 | Barbara Godolphin2:11.4 | B. Hayes | E. Bowden | A. Dick |
| 1926 | Sultan2:04.4 | T. C. Thompson | T. Woodgate | Alan Loke |
| 1925 | Bonnie Friend2:13.6 | A. W. Sleigh | W. Redfearn | I. Ellison |
| 1924 | Thelasocrete2:05.6 | A. Heterick | A. Heterick | JM Stable |
95 of the 95 runnings name the rider, 95 name the trainer and 95 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Singapore Gold Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
El Dorado has won it 3 times, which is more than any other horse.
4 horses have won it more than once across 95 runnings.
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2011 |
| Three Rings | 3 | 1954, 1956, 1957 |
| Saas Fee | 2 | 1978, 1980 |
| Grenadier | 2 | 1965, 1966 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Singapore Gold Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Teio ShoOhi | Japan | £685,440 | ¥136,000,000 |
| 108 | St James's Palace StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 109 | Cheltenham Gold CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £646,880 | £646,880 |
| 110 | Eagle Farm CupDoomben Racecourse | Australia | £634,921 | AU$1,200,000 |
| 111 | First Lady StakesKeeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky United States | United States | £601,504 | $800,000 |
| 112 | Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | £601,504 | $800,000 |
| 113 | Japan Dirt ClassicOhi Racecourse | Japan | £599,760 | ¥119,000,000 |
| 114 | Gran Premio LotteriaAgnano Racetrack, Naples, | £597,744 | $795,000 | |
| 116 | Jeff Ruby SteaksTurfway Park | United States | £584,211 | $777,000 |
| 117 | Kranji MileSingapore Turf Club | Singapore | £581,400 | S$1,000,000 |
| 119 | Belmont DerbyBelmont Park | United States | £563,910 | $750,000 |
| 120 | Christophe Clement Turf StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | £563,910 | $750,000 |
| 121 | Fourstardave StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | £563,910 | $750,000 |
| 122 | New York StakesBelmont Park | United States | £563,910 | $750,000 |
| 123 | Pat Day Mile StakesChurchill Downs | United States | £563,910 | $750,000 |
| 124 | Saratoga Derby StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | £563,910 | $750,000 |
| 125 | Wood Memorial StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | £563,910 | $750,000 |
| 126 | Deutsches DerbyHorner Rennbahn | Germany | £555,556 | €650,000 |
| 127 | New Zealand DerbyEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | £551,125 | NZ$1,250,000 |
| 128 | King's PlateWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | £536,800 | CA$1,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Singapore Gold 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 Singapore
3 races, 2nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kranji Mile | Singapore Turf Club | Group 1 | £581,400 |
| Singapore Derby | Singapore Turf Club | Group 1 | £232,560 |
Every race in Singapore we hold a purse for is on the Singapore prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Singapore Gold Cup prize money?
£581,400. The race announces it as S$1,000,000.
Where does the Singapore Gold Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
118th of 997. 117 races pay more, the nearest of them Teio Sho. In Singapore it is 2nd of 3.
Which horse has won the Singapore Gold Cup most often?
El Dorado, 3 times, in 2008, 2009, 2011.
Which jockey has won the Singapore Gold Cup most often?
Ronnie Stewart, with 3 wins between 2008 and 2011.
When was the Singapore Gold Cup first run?
1924. This page holds 95 runnings, from 1924 to 2024.
How far is the Singapore Gold Cup?
2,000 metres, on turf, at Singapore Turf Club.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money