Champions & Chater Cup ? Race Details:
When:	May
Track Location:	Sha Tin Racecourse
Race Distance:	2400m
Race Status:	Group 1
Race Conditions:	Thoroughbreds three-year-old and upwards ? open sex
Stakes:	HK$8million
Inaugurated:	1870

The Hong Kong Champions and Chater Cup is the last leg of the highly esteemed Triple Crown for three-year-olds. It is held annually in May at the Sha Tin Racecourse and is a Group 1 race run over a distance of 2400m on turf, making it the longest and most testing of all the Triple Crown races.

Inaugurated in 1870, the Champions and Chater Cup is also the oldest race in the series and is worth HK$8million. Originally called the Champion Stakes, it was renamed in 1955 in honour of Sir Paul Chater, a famous racehorse owner and Hong Kong businessman.

The most successful trainer in the Champions and Chater Cup is Ivan W. Allan who has produced the winner an amazing five successive wins with Cheers Hong Kong (2002), Oriental Express (2001), Housemaster (2000), Oriental Express again in 1999 and Indigenous for his first win in 1998.

The most successful horse in the race is the champion stayer Viva Pataca who has claimed victory three times, 2009, 2007 and 2006.

The Champions and Chater Cup is a major event and attracts a top-quality field of contenders each year. Many runners may have come via the first two Triple Crown races, the Stewards? Cup and the Gold Cup. Although only one horse has ever won the Hong Kong Triple Crown, River Verdon in 1994, it is still a good tip to check out the form of the entries in these earlier races prior to placing your bets. There is a lot riding on any horse who has won either of these first two races, as not only do Triple Crown winners gain an extra HK$5million bonus, but horses who win any two of the three events are also awarded a consolation bonus of HK$2 million.

Champions & Chater Cup ? Division of Stakes:

All amounts shown in Hong Kong dollars.

1st – $4 000 000
2nd – $1 600 000
3rd – $960 000
4th – $640 000
5th – $480 00
6th – $320 000

Champions & Chater Cup ? Recent Race Results:

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2009	Viva Pataca	Weichong Marwing	John Moore	Stanley Ho Hung-Sun	2:27.34
2008	Packing Winner	Douglas Whyte	L Ho	Lee Wan Keung	2:24.6
2007	Viva Pataca	Michael Kinane	John Moore	Stanley Ho Hung-Sun	2:24.6
2006	Viva Pataca	Michael Kinane	John Moore	Stanley Ho Hung-Sun	2:29.7
2005	Vengeance of Rain	Anthony Delpech	David E. Ferraris	Raymond Gianco Chow Hon Man	2:29.9
2004	Super Kid	Shane Dye	John Size	Wong Yuk Kwan	2:28.1
2003	Precision	Bret Prebble	David Oughton	Wu Sai Wing	2:30.4
2002	Cheers Hong Kong	Douglas Whyte	Ivan W. Allan	Tuesday Club Syndicate	2:35.0