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.
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 in 1987 then ten years later as a trainer.
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) 2 - Speed Baby (2010, 2012)
Most wins by an owner: 3 - Confidence Stable (1996, 2002, 2003)
Most wins by a jockey: 4 - Azhar Ismail (1990, 1991, 1998, 2012) 4 - J De Souza (2013, 2014, 2018, 2023)
Most wins by a trainer: 3 - Francis Nathan (1996, 2002, 2003)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time2025Good StarR. ShafiqT. MahadiOmniarch1:41.22024Mega GemsA.K. LimW.C. LimMG Stable1:34.92023Good FightJ De SouzaS. DunderdalePavitra Gallop1:38.72022Elite RemarkableK.C. ThamV. SivanLeong Mee Fong1:37.82019Sacred EmpireC.K. KhawF. MaynardRaffles Racing Stable1:42.72018Ready To RockJ De SouzaR. LinesPremier Racing Stable1:37.62017Tilsworth FreddieW.K. YanP. LeeHo Ho Ho Stable1:39.42016TrusonLou HoS. CookBuffalo No 2 Stable1:38.02014Good BabyJ De SouzaC. C. OoiGolden Knight Stable1:39.02013Taichi MasterJ De SouzaR. LinesTivic Stable1:36.12012Speed BabyAzhar IsmailK. CoetzeeSuper Singh Stable1:40.62011Fox CommandH. S. GillB. T. LimFox Chase Stable1:39.32010Speed BabyJ. LimK. CoetzeeSuper Singh Stable1:37.72009Kiko's ReturnBenny WoodworthB. T. LimOng Stable1:43.32008Triple LuckChan Cheok FongSimon LiewMdm Kong Sau Leng1:40.02007Free SpiritSaimee JumaatChong Keng LeongLucky Nine Stable1:37.32006Golden Ace †Ronald WoodworthPrakhash PereiraLuckily Stable1:40.72005Golden Ace †Leong Yoon FeiPrakhash PereiraPrakhash Pereira1:41.32004Flying DiamondGrant CooksleyJohn McGillivrayLT Stable1:42.92003ConfluenceOscar ChavezFrancis NathanConfidence Stable1:47.62002ConfluenceSaimee JumaatFrancis NathanConfidence Stable1:41.42001Baby TycoonBenny WoodworthK VeluL H Chan1:43.12000BallisticCatherine TreymaneTan Soo BengIndex Link Stable1:40.31999GolcondaSaimee JumaatChong Keng LeongSunshine Eight Stable1:42.61998RoseberyAzhar IsmailMichael KentRosebery Stable1:38.61997Fire Phoenix IISaifudin IsmailW. K . SeowMylee Stable1:48.71996Confidence VSofhan LatifFrancis NathanConfidence Stable1:42.11995Exciting ReviewP. K. YeapDonald BaertschigerReview Stable1:42.01994The Best In TownGrant CooksleyDonald BaertschigerThe Best In Town Stable1:42.11993King's SealSY LeongAhmad SamadPerfectum Stable1:34.71992Winning TouchGavin EadesJ HoT & T Stable1:36.21991Dynamite TrioAzhar IsmailJ KokCavalier Stable1:40.41990Sombre LegendAzhar IsmailJ HoKua Si Hoo1:43.71989World CourtP. K. YeapMalcolm ThwaitesEasy Stable1:35.71988ElcarimGary GryllsM HoElcarim Stable1:35.71987He's DawanW. K. SeowMalcolm ThwaitesHe's Dawan Stable1:42.01986Deer HunterKhuang Liang OoJohn RodgersBLDG Stable1:41.71985Big ChiefDeclan MurphyIvan W. AllanDato Amar et al.1:41.2
† Bred in Australia, Golden Ace was originally named Foreign Footsteps. There was no race in 2015, 2020, 2021
References The Coronation Cup at Turfonline.com Selangor Turf Club website database Racingandsports database Malayan Racing Association database