INTRODUCTION
A legendary trophy in memory for a legendary hero
1940-1941 The Hon, T E Pearce, JP, nicknamed as “Tam” Pearce‘, was the Chairman of HKJC.
He was a prominent businessman and sportsman of his time, who worked unsparingly to improve racing at Happy Valley.
“Tam” Pearce‘ was also keen that the Club should provide land for spelling its racing ponies.
He successfully negotiated with the Hong Kong Government for the purchase of the Club’s property at Beas River.
1941, “Tam” Pearce lost his life in the defence of Hong Kong against the Japanese invasion.
1948, The Pearce Memorial Cup was first run in memory of him.
BACKGROUND
The legacy of a Great Race
“Tam” Pearce‘s racing colors, carried by the Jockey on the Trophy.
His silk commanded great respect and met with considerable success.
HIGHLIGHTS
Recent Results since 1985
| Date | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1985-06-01 | QUALITY FIRST | A S Cruz | K H Au | D J Loh |
| 1986-05-31 | FLYING DANCER | P Leyshan | A Ward | Lo Ka Kun |
| 1987-05-30 | ARI | T Duckett | L Fownes | Mr & Mrs M Y K Ma |
| 1988-05-28 | DIAMOND HEAD | B Compton | J Moore | Sammy Ma Hon Kit |
| 1989-05-28 | SUPER GRADE | P H Chan | K C Lo | Cheng Yu Tung |
| 1990-06-02 | ACCOLADE | N Tiley | K H Au | Andrew K N Li |
| 1991-06-01 | BOLSHOI PRINCE | B Marcus | T P Wong | Daniel L Zigal |
| 1992-05-31 | PILOT STAR | R Thompson | N Begg | Lam Sai Ping |
| 1993-05-29 | CROWN COUNSEL | G Mosse | L Fownes | Wong Chung Din |
| 1994-05-28 | HEAVILY ARMED | M Clarke | G Lane | Ng Yat Hon |
| 1995-04-29 | PRIVILEGE | B Marcus | I W Allan | Peggy Kwoh So Chi |
| 1996-05-04 | SUCCESS PARTNERS | B Marcus | I W Allan | Leong M Y, Raymond Fung, Grace Chan & Nicholas Chiu |
| 1997-05-03 | SKY COAST | P Strydom | L S Li | Cheung Yan Lung |
| 1998-04-25 | ENGINEMAN | C K Tsang | I W Allan | Winway Racing Syndicate |
| 1999-04-24 | MADE TO FIGURE | C T Cheng | D Oughton | Financial Investors Group Syndicate |
| 2000-04-29 | HELENE EXPRESS | B Marcus | D A Hayes | Dawson, Jackson, Wilson & Carmen Woo |
| 2001-04-28 | STRONG SCOTCH | T Culhane | Y O Wong | The Hon Sir Sidney Gordon |
| 2002-04-27 | GENERAL KINGY | S K Sit | K W Lui | Kam Hing Yuen |
| 2003-04-13 | BULLISH LUCK | M Walker | P F Yiu | Wong Wing Keung |
| 2004-05-26 | HIGH INTELLIGENT | R Fradd | J Size | High Intelligent Group Syndicate |
| 2005-05-11 | RED POWER | S Dye | C S Shum | Lucky Combination Syndicate |
| 2006-05-10 | GREENESSY | Y T Cheng | D Cruz | Li Wing Hon & Tung Lai Kwan |
| 2007-05-09 | GREAT ACHIEVEMENT | D Nikolic | K L Man | Wickham Shek Yu Fai |
| 2008-05-07 | IRON FIST | K T Yeung | A T Millard | 06/07 Anthony T Millard Trainer Syndicate |
| 2009-05-06 | MAN IN THE MIRROR | O Doleuze | J Size | Families Fun Racing Syndicate |
| 2010-04-28 | IMPLIED VOLATILITY | Y T Cheng | Y O Wong | Patrick Fu Kor Kuen |
| 2011-05-10 | FORTUNE RED PEPPER | J Lloyd | C W Chang | Lau Fu Wing |
| 2012-01-21 | GO BABY GO | D Whyte | C H Yip | Peter Lam Kin Ngok & Stephen Ip Shu Kwan |
| 2013-12-21 | APPROVE | N Callan | J Moore | Keith Hsu Kai Foo |
| 2014-12-20 | CLUB LIFE | U Rispoli | R Gibson | HK Club Racing Syndicate |
| 2016-01-09_7 | AMAZING KIDS | B Prebble | J Size | Ricky Tsoi Kee Kwong |
| 2017-01-14_9 | BOOMING DELIGHT | S Clipperton | J Moore | Peter Law Kin Sang |
| 2018-01-07_8 | RADIANT STEED | A Badel | R Gibson | Michael Lau Chor Chiu & Steve Lau Tsz Chung |
SUMMARY
For the past 20 years, jockey Basil Marcus and trainer Ivan Allan achieved the best record.
REFERENCE
2012-01-21 Programme Amendment of a 1000m race was run as the Pearce Memorial Challenge Cup.
Traditionally, the trophy race had been held at around the end of racing season.
Mr J L C Pearce, an Honorary Steward of the Club and the son of Chairman Pearce, usually presents the Cup and a miniature to winning owners.
RELATED LINK
Acknowledgment to Mr Lacuda Mengnah, Mr Peter Yuen, and Mr Donald Tsai, HKJC Archives, Hong Kong Racing Museum for relevant content.
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