On Sunday 22nd May, the Standard Chartered Champions Cedar Cup (G1) will kick off at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. The Standard Chartered Championship ceded The Chater Cup is one of the three 2,400-meter races in the Hong Kong Horse Season, the final stage of the Hong Kong Triple Crown, and the last Tier 1 event staged in the local horse season every year.
The Chater Cup was formerly known as the Championship Championship, and the first tournament was held in 1870. It was followed in honor of the former President of the Jockey Club, Sir Chater, and the tournament was renamed the Chater Cup from 1926 onwards. The name of the tournament was changed to The Champion Cedar Cup in 1955 and remains in use to this day.
The race has been held on different routes in the past, but has been transferred to the current 2400m distance since 1995 and was upgraded to an international first division in 2015. Standard Chartered Bank has sponsored the Champions Cedar Cup since 2010. The total prize money of the tournament will be increased by HK$2 million to HK$12 million in 2021.
The winners of the tournament include four-time champion "Cuihe" (1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994), the three-time champion "Yongsheng" (1975, 1976 and 1977), "Lu Yi" (1978, 1979, 1981) and "Burst" (2006, 2007 and 2009), as well as "Tongde", "Original Resident", "Claw Emperor Lingyu", "California Wanli", "Bright Moon", "Bucky Star", "Tongde", "Original Resident", "Claw Emperor Lingyu", "California Wanli", "Bright Moon", "Bucky Star", "Tongde", "Original Resident", "Claw Emperor Lingyu", "California Wanli", "Bright Moon", "Bucky Star", "Tongde", "Original Resident", "Claw Emperor Lingyu", "California Wanli", "Bright Moon", "Bucky's Star", "Bucky Star", "Tongde", "Original Resident", "Claw Emperor Lingyu", "Tongde", "Original Resident", "Claw Emperor Lingyu", "California Wanli", "Bright Moon", "Bucky Star", "2006", "2006", "2006", "1907", "Tongde", "Original Resident", "Claw Emperor Lingyu", "California Wanli", "Bright Moon", "Bucky Star", "Bucky Star" All the Time" and last year's champion "Battle God Colt".
"Battle God Colt" and "General King" compete for the Standard Chartered Championship and The Chater Cup
The Standard Chartered Championship cedar Chater Cup (2400m First Division) will be held next Sunday (22 May) at Sha Tin Racecourse. On 10 May, the Hong Kong Jockey Club announced the list of registered horses for the race, with a total of 10 horses interested in participating in the race, including the previous champion "Battle God Foal", the 2022 Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup Champion "General King", the 2021 Hong Kong Bottle Palace Army "Timely More" and the 2022 Queen's Jubilee Memorial Cup (1400m) runner-up "Jiaying Star".
The Standard Chartered Championship Shade Cup is the last first division of the season, and Shen Jie once again sent the Brave Battle God Colt to defend the title. The five-year-old trained by Miao Reed competed in the Fuwei Insurance Queen's Cup (2000m first class) and won a third place at odds of 74 times the odds. At present, the colt is actively testing the gate to prepare for the Standard Chartered Championship and Shade Cup.
"Battle God Foal"
Another racehorse that requires special attention is the "General King", which won the third place in the 2021 Hong Kong Cup against "Only Love You" and "Magnificent", and then achieved another eye-catching result in the One Mile Race (1600 meters of the First Division Directors Cup). At the Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) held in February this year, "General Wang" defeated his rival "Jiubao" to win the championship, winning the second G1 victory of his training career for Weida.
"The King"