Centenary Sprint Cup
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{{Infobox horseraces
| surface = Turf
| class = Group 1
| horse race = The Centenary Sprint Cup
| image =
| caption =
| location = Sha Tin Racecourse
Hong Kong
| inaugurated = 1984
| race type = Flat / Thoroughbred
| website = [https://campaigns.hkjc.com/stewards-centenary-sprint/en/centenary-sprint-cup Centenary Sprint Cup]
| distance = 1,200 metres
(About 6 furlongs)
| track = Right-handed
| qualification = Three-years-old and up
| weight = 119 lb (3y); 126 lb (4y+)
Allowances
4 lb for fillies and mares
4 lb for N. Hemisphere 3-y-o
| purse = HK$12,000,000 (2022)
| bonuses =
}}
The Centenary Sprint Cup is a Hong Kong Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race over a distance of 1200 metres at Sha Tin in January.
It was originally known as the Centenary Cup, which was first run on 24 November 1984 to celebrate the centenary of The Hong Kong Jockey Club. It offers a purse of HK$10,000,000.
In the season of 2005/06, it becomes the first leg of the Hong Kong Speed Series (formerly the Champion Sprint Series). In the 2017/2018 season, the race was promoted to Group 1 status.
==Winners==
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| style="width:36px" | Year | style="width:160px" | Winner | style="width:30px" | Age | style="width:180px" | Jockey | style="width:180px" | Trainer | style="width:50px" | Time |
| 2001
| King Of Danes | 3 | 55.80 |
| 2002
| Firebolt | 4 | 57.00 |
| 2003
| Grand Delight | 5 | 56.70 |
| 2004
| 4 | 56.20 |
| 2005
| 5 | 56.70 |
| 2006
| Scintillation | 5 | Eric Saint-Martin | Danny Shum Chap-shing | 56.30 |
| 2007
| Scintillation | 6 | Eric Saint-Martin | Danny Shum Chap-shing | 56.40 |
| 2008
| Absolute Champion | 6 | 56.50 |
| 2009
| 5 | 56.91 |
| 2010
| 6 | 55.37 |
| 2011
| 7 | 56.52 |
| 2012
| Eagle Regiment | 4 | 57.05 |
| 2013
| Eagle Regiment | 5 | 56.32 |
| 2014
| Amber Sky | 4 | 55.86 |
| 2015
| Peniaphobia | 4 | 55.49 |
| 2016
| Aerovelocity | 7 | 1:08.36 |
| 2017
| Peniaphobia | 6 | 1:09.15 |
| 2018
| D B Pin | 5 | 1:09.64 |
| 2019
| Beat The Clock | 5 | 1:08.42 |
| 2020
| Beat The Clock | 6 | 1:08.57 |
| 2021
| Hot King Prawn | 6 | 1:08.01 |
| 2022
| Stronger | 5 | 1:08.78 |
| 2023
| Lucky Sweynesse | 4 | 1:08.12 |
| 2024
| Victor The Winner | 5 | Danny Shum Chap-shing | 1:09.43 |
| 2025
| 4 | 1:07.20 |
See also
References
- Racing Post:
- {{Racing Post|300458|2001|03|17|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|323652|2002|03|17|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|330674|2003|03|23|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|347862|2004|03|13|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|379697|2005|02|27|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|403098|2006|02|26|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|425200|2007|02|04|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|449265|2008|01|27|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|474971|2009|02|01|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|498858|2010|01|31|416|sha-tin}}
- {{Racing Post|522985|2011|01|16|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|546668|2012|01|15|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|572095|2013|01|27|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|595229|2014|01|26|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|618217|2015|01|25|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|643680|2016|01|31|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|668211|2017|01|30|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|693419|2018|01|28|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|721045|2019|01|20|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|749743|2020|01|19|416|sha-tin}}
- {{Racing Post|776933|2021|01|24|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|803469|2022|01|23|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|832726|2023|02|05|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|859811|2024|01|28|416|sha-tin}}, {{Racing Post|886507|2025|01|19|416|sha-tin}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120122083410/http://special.hkjc.com/promo/en/2012-hkg1/main-kent.asp The Hong Kong Jockey Club official website of Kent & Curwen Centenary Sprint Cup (2011/12)]
- [http://www.hkjc.com/chinese/racinginfo/images/patternrace2011_CSC.pdf Racing Information of Kent & Curwen Centenary Sprint Cup (2011/12)]
- The Hong Kong Jockey Club [http://www.hkjc.com/home/english/index.asp#wikipedia]
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