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The Cup race to commemorate her visit ran over 2,200m and offered a prizemoney of $35,000. A 26,000-strong crowd showed up to see the Royal Family. After 34 years, Queen Elizabeth II paid a second visit to Singapore Turf Club with Prince Philip on 18 March 2006, once again gracing the race named after her.
During its sixty-six years, Bukit Timah Race Course was visited by numerous Singapore and foreign dignitaries including a 1972 visit by racing fan and Thoroughbred owner, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Princess Anne. In honor of her visit, the Queen Elizabeth II Cup was established.
On 20 February 1972, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, together with Prince Philip and Princess Anne, visited the Club for the Queen Elizabeth II Cup during her state visit to the Republic. The Cup race to commemorate her visit ran over 2,200m and offered a prizemoney of $35,000. A 26,000-strong crowd showed up to see the Royal Family.
The Singapore Racecourse/ Singapore Turf Club is a venue for thoroughbred horse racing, situated in Kranji, next to the Kranji MRT station. Built and operated by the Singapore Turf Club , it opened on 4 March 2000, replacing the Bukit Timah Race Course .
Doncaster Cup (world's oldest race) Eclipse Stakes; Derby Stakes (aka Epsom Derby) Oaks Stakes (aka Epsom Oaks) Goodwood Cup; International Stakes; July Cup; King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes; Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (British Champions Mile) Royal Ascot: Day 1 (2015–Present): Queen Anne Stakes; Coventry Stakes; King's Stand Stakes ...
The Queen Elizabeth II Cup was first run at the Happy Valley Racecourse in Happy Valley, Hong Kong to commemorate a visit to Hong Kong by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. It was a local Class 1 or 2 race over a distance between 1,400 and 1,800 metres until 1995 when it opened to international entries.
Singapore has passed a law designed to protect against foreign interference in its race-based clans and business associations, as the government looks to limit outsiders from undermining racial ...
India: Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Royal Calcutta Turf Club, Calcutta; Japan: Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup until 2012), Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto; New Zealand: Queen's Service Order; Singapore: Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Singapore Turf Club; United Kingdom: Elizabeth Cross; United Kingdom: Elizabeth Medal of ...