The Perak Coronation Cup is a Malaysian Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1985 at the Perak Turf Club racecourse in Ipoh, Perak. Held during the third week of November, the 1600 meter (1 mile or 8 furlongs) race on turf is open to horses age three and older. Due to repairs to the racecourse, the 1997 race had to be run at a distance of 1800 meters.

Perak Coronation Cup
Malayan Classic race
LocationPerak Turf Club
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Inaugurated1985
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteThe Perak Turf Club
Race information
Distance1600 meters (1 mile or 8 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds & up
WeightWeight-for-age
PurseRM700,000

The Coronation Cup was inaugurated in 1985 to commemorate the installation of Azlan Shah as the Sultan of Perak.

Milestones

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W. K. Seow won the Coronation Cup as a jockey in 1987 then ten years later as a trainer.

In 2000, Catherine Treymane became the first female jockey to win the race.

Records

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Speed record:

  • 1:34.7 - King's Seal (1993)

Most wins:

  • 2 - Confluence (2002, 2003)
  • 2 - Golden Ace † (2005, 2006)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - Confidence Stable (1996, 2002, 2003)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

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Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2008 Triple Luck Chan Cheok Fong Simon Liew Mdm Kong Sau Leng 1:40.0
2007 Free Spirit Saimee Jumaat Chong Keng Leong Lucky Nine Stable 1:37.3
2006 Golden Ace † Ronald Woodworth Prakhash Pereira Luckily Stable 1:40.7
2005 Golden Ace † Leong Yoon Fei Prakhash Pereira Prakhash Pereira 1:41.3
2004 Flying Diamond Grant Cooksley John McGillivray LT Stable 1:42.9
2003 Confluence Oscar Chavez Francis Nathan Confidence Stable 1:47.6
2002 Confluence Saimee Jumaat Francis Nathan Confidence Stable 1:41.4
2001 Baby Tycoon Benny Woodworth K Velu L H Chan 1:43.1
2000 Ballistic Catherine Treymane Tan Soo Beng Index Link Stable 1:40.3
1999 Golconda Saimee Jumaat Chong Keng Leong Sunshine Eight Stable 1:42.6
1998 Rosebery Azhar Ismail Michael Kent Rosebery Stable 1:38.6
1997 Fire Phoenix II Saifudin Ismail W. K . Seow Mylee Stable 1:48.7
1996 Confidence V Sofhan Latif Francis Nathan Confidence Stable 1:42.1
1995 Exciting Review P. K. Yeap Donald Baertschiger Review Stable 1:42.0
1994 The Best In Town Grant Cooksley Donald Baertschiger The Best In Town Stable 1:42.1
1993 King's Seal SY Leong Ahmad Samad Perfectum Stable 1:34.7
1992 Winning Touch Gavin Eades J Ho T & T Stable 1:36.2
1991 Dynamite Trio Azhar Ismail J Kok Cavalier Stable 1:40.4
1990 Sombre Legend Azhar Ismail J Ho Kua Si Hoo 1:43.7
1989 World Court P. K. Yeap Malcolm Thwaites Easy Stable 1:35.7
1988 Elcarim Gary Grylls M Ho Elcarim Stable 1:35.7
1987 He's Dawan W. K. Seow Malcolm Thwaites He's Dawan Stable 1:42.0
1986 Deer Hunter Khuang Liang Oo John Rodgers BLDG Stable 1:41.7
1985 Big Chief Declan Murphy Ivan W. Allan Dato Amar et al. 1:41.2
  • † Bred in Australia, Golden Ace was originally named Foreign Footsteps.

References

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