The Perak Coronation Cup is a Malaysian Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

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 run annually since 1985 at the Perak Turf Club

Perak Turf Club

Perak Turf Club is the major Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The Club is a part of the Malayan Racing Association. The Club's major annual races are:* Perak Coronation Cup* Perak Derby* Sultan Gold Vase-References:*...

 racecourse in Ipoh

Ipoh

Ipoh is the capital city of Perak state, Malaysia. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the North-South Expressway....

, Perak

Perak

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. Held during the third week of November, the 1600 meter (1 mile or 8 furlongs) race on turf

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 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.

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

Milestones

W. K. Seow won the Coronation Cup as a jockey

Jockey

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 in 1987 then ten years later as a trainer

Horse trainer

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

Records

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

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:

• 3 - Azhar Ismail (1990, 1991, 1998)
• 3 - Saimee Jumaat (1999, 2002, 2007)

Most wins by a trainer

Horse trainer

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:

• 3 - Francis Nathan (1996, 2002, 2003)

Winners

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
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  , Golden Ace was originally named Foreign Footsteps.