Hong Kong Classic Mile

Horse race

The Hong Kong Classic Mile is a domestic Group 1 four year old set weights Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong, run over a distance of 1600 metres. It was originally a Group 3 race and was the traditional lead-up race for the Hong Kong Derby. In the season of 1999/2000, this race was upgraded to domestic Group 1 status. Now, it is the first of the three major races for the Hong Kong classic generation.

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1980	Super Plentiful		Tony Cruz	C L Ng	1:23.40
1981	Gilgit		G W Moore	G Moore	1:22.80
1983	Gay Eighty		Brian Taylor	T C Cheng	1:36.90
1983	Silver Surf		Pat Eddery	B Hutchison	1:38.30
1985	Gay Hundred		Brent Thomson	T C Cheng	1:37.20
1986	Distinction		G W Moore	John Moore	1:35.20
1987	Gold Belt		Willie Ryan	P C Kan	1:35.60
1988	Royal Sovereign		P Leyshan	G Smyth	1:37.10
1989	Gerrnas		Tony Cruz	H F Lam	1:51.70
1990	Zaitech		Walter Swinburn	P C Kan	1:52.40
1991	Greenmail		N Barker	John Moore	1:37.00
1992	Sound Print		Mick Kinane	P C Kan	1:36.90
1993	Happy Guy		Tony Cruz	P C Kan	1:35.30
1994	Sterling Town		Lester Piggott	Ivan Allan	1:37.00
1995	Bogie's Pride		Darryll Holland	P H Chan	1:35.40
1996	Mr Vitality		Basil Marcus	Ivan Allan	1:35.30
1997	Smart Kid		P Strydom	S T Wong	1:36.00
1998	Johan Cruyff		Éric Legrix	P Biancone	1:34.40
1999	Resfa		Basil Marcus	D A Hayes	1:34.80
2000	Industrialist		K H Ting	P C Kan	1:36.30
2001	Charming City	4	Shane Dye	D A Hayes	1:34.50
2002	Olympic Express	4	Weichong Marwing	Ivan Allan	1:34.90
2003	Self Flit	4	W M Lai	Ivan Allan	1:35.10
2004	Tiber	4	Douglas Whyte	John Moore	1:34.40
2005	Scintillation	4	Gérald Mossé	C S Shum	1:36.10
2006	Sunny Sing	4	Eric Saint-Martin	John Moore	1:34.80
2007	Floral Pegasus	4	Gérald Mossé	Tony Cruz	1:34.60
2008	Helene Mascot	4	F Coetzee	Tony Cruz	1:34.30
2009	Thumbs Up	4	Christophe Soumillon	C S Shum	1:35.65
2010	Beauty Flash	4	Christophe Soumillon	Tony Cruz	1:34.39
2011	Lucky Nine	4	Brett Prebble	Caspar Fownes	1:34.25
2012	Sweet Orange	4	Weichong Marwing	D E Ferraris	1:37.64
2013	Gold-Fun	4	Douglas Whyte	Richard Gibson	1:34.27
2014	Able Friend	4	João Moreira	John Moore	1:33.43
2015	Beauty Only	4	Neil Callan	Tony Cruz	1:33.95
2016	Sun Jewellery	4	Ryan Moore	John Size	1:35.05
2017	Rapper Dragon	4	João Moreira	John Moore	1:34.98
2018	Nothingilikemore	4	João Moreira	John Size	1:34.24
2019	Furore	4	Hugh Bowman	Frankie Lor	1:34.28
2020	Golden Sixty	4	Vincent Ho	K W Lui	1:33.61
2021	Excellent Proposal	4	Blake Shinn	John Size	1:33.81
2022	Romantic Warrior	4	Karis Teetan	C S Shum	1:33.80
2023	Voyage Bubble	4	Jamie Kah	P F Yiu	1:34.58
2024	Helios Express	4	Hugh Bowman	John Size	1:34.44

References

Racing Post:
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
The Hong Kong Jockey Club official website of Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Classic Mile (2011/12)
Racing Information of Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Classic Mile (2011/12)
The Hong Kong Jockey Club [1]

Triple Crowns and Grand Slams of horse racing

Thoroughbreds

England

Triple Crown	2000 Guineas Stakes Epsom Derby St Leger Stakes
Fillies	1,000 Guineas Stakes Epsom Oaks St. Leger Stakes
Stayers	Ascot Gold Cup Goodwood Cup Doncaster Cup

United States

Triple Crown	Kentucky Derby Preakness Stakes Belmont Stakes
Grand Slam	Triple Crown and Travers Stakes or Breeders' Cup Classic
Fillies	Kentucky Oaks Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Acorn Stakes
Triple Tiara	Acorn Stakes Mother Goose Stakes Coaching Club American Oaks
Handicap	Metropolitan Handicap Brooklyn Handicap Suburban Handicap
Turf Trinity	Belmont Derby Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes Jockey Club Derby
Turf Tiara	Belmont Oaks Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes Jockey Club Oaks
Grand Slam of Grass	Colonial Turf Cup Virginia Derby Secretariat Stakes Breeders' Cup Turf

Australia

Australia	Randwick Guineas Rosehill Guineas Australian Derby
Spring Grand Slam	Caulfield Cup Cox Plate Melbourne Cup
Two Year Old	Golden Slipper Stakes Sires Produce Stakes Champagne Stakes

Canada

Triple Crown	King's Plate Prince of Wales Stakes Breeders' Stakes
Triple Tiara	Woodbine Oaks Bison City Stakes Wonder Where Stakes

France

Triple Crown	Poule d'Essai des Poulains Prix du Jockey Club Grand Prix de Paris
Fillies	Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Prix de Diane Prix Vermeille

Germany

Triple Crown	Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen Deutsches Derby Deutsches St. Leger

Hong Kong

Triple Crown	Hong Kong Stewards' Cup Hong Kong Gold Cup Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup
Speed	Centenary Sprint Cup Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup Chairman's Sprint Prize
Four Year Old	Hong Kong Classic Mile Hong Kong Classic Cup Hong Kong Derby

Ireland

Triple Crown	Irish 2,000 Guineas Irish Derby Irish St. Leger

Italy

Triple Crown	Premio Parioli Derby Italiano St. Leger Italiano
Fillies	Premio Regina Elena

Japan

Triple Crown	Satsuki Shō Tokyo Yūshun Kikuka-shō
Fillies	Oka Sho Yushun Himba Shuka Sho
Dirt Triple Crown	Haneda Hai Tokyo Derby Japan Dirt Classic

New Zealand

Triple Crown	Tarzino Trophy Horlicks Plate Livamol Spring Classic
WFA	Zabeel Classic Herbie Dyke Stakes New Zealand Stakes
Sprint	Railway Stakes Telegraph Stakes Waikato Sprint
Fillies & Mares	Cuddle Stakes Breeders Stakes Travis Stakes

Uruguay

Triple Crown	Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos Gran Premio Jockey Club Gran Premio Nacional

Others

Americas	Argentina Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos Barbados Brazil Chile Dominican Republic Clásico El Ensayo Ecuador Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Derby Nacional Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela
Africa	Kenya
Asia	India Indian Derby Macau Philippines
Europe	Belgium Denmark Hungary The Netherlands Norway Poland Spain Switzerland Sweden Turkey Gazi Derby