The Hong Kong Classic Mile is a domestic Group 1 four year old set weights Thoroughbred horse race in Hong Kong, run over a distance of 1600 metres. It was originally a Group 3 race and was the traditional lead-up race for the Hong Kong Derby. In the season of 1999/2000, this race was upgraded to domestic Group 1 status. Now, it is the first of the three major races for the Hong Kong classic generation.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1980 | Super Plentiful | Tony Cruz | C L Ng | 1:23.40 | |
| 1981 | Gilgit | G W Moore | G Moore | 1:22.80 | |
| 1983 | Gay Eighty | Brian Taylor | T C Cheng | 1:36.90 | |
| 1983 | Silver Surf | Pat Eddery | B Hutchison | 1:38.30 | |
| 1985 | Gay Hundred | Brent Thomson | T C Cheng | 1:37.20 | |
| 1986 | Distinction | G W Moore | John Moore | 1:35.20 | |
| 1987 | Gold Belt | Willie Ryan | P C Kan | 1:35.60 | |
| 1988 | Royal Sovereign | P Leyshan | G Smyth | 1:37.10 | |
| 1989 | Gerrnas | Tony Cruz | H F Lam | 1:51.70 | |
| 1990 | Zaitech | Walter Swinburn | P C Kan | 1:52.40 | |
| 1991 | Greenmail | N Barker | John Moore | 1:37.00 | |
| 1992 | Sound Print | Mick Kinane | P C Kan | 1:36.90 | |
| 1993 | Happy Guy | Tony Cruz | P C Kan | 1:35.30 | |
| 1994 | Sterling Town | Lester Piggott | Ivan Allan | 1:37.00 | |
| 1995 | Bogie's Pride | Darryll Holland | P H Chan | 1:35.40 | |
| 1996 | Mr Vitality | Basil Marcus | Ivan Allan | 1:35.30 | |
| 1997 | Smart Kid | P Strydom | S T Wong | 1:36.00 | |
| 1998 | Johan Cruyff | Éric Legrix | P Biancone | 1:34.40 | |
| 1999 | Resfa | Basil Marcus | D A Hayes | 1:34.80 | |
| 2000 | Industrialist | K H Ting | P C Kan | 1:36.30 | |
| 2001 | Charming City | 4 | Shane Dye | D A Hayes | 1:34.50 |
| 2002 | Olympic Express | 4 | Weichong Marwing | Ivan Allan | 1:34.90 |
| 2003 | Self Flit | 4 | W M Lai | Ivan Allan | 1:35.10 |
| 2004 | Tiber | 4 | Douglas Whyte | John Moore | 1:34.40 |
| 2005 | Scintillation | 4 | Gérald Mossé | C S Shum | 1:36.10 |
| 2006 | Sunny Sing | 4 | Eric Saint-Martin | John Moore | 1:34.80 |
| 2007 | Floral Pegasus | 4 | Gérald Mossé | Tony Cruz | 1:34.60 |
| 2008 | Helene Mascot | 4 | F Coetzee | Tony Cruz | 1:34.30 |
| 2009 | Thumbs Up | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | C S Shum | 1:35.65 |
| 2010 | Beauty Flash | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Tony Cruz | 1:34.39 |
| 2011 | Lucky Nine | 4 | Brett Prebble | Caspar Fownes | 1:34.25 |
| 2012 | Sweet Orange | 4 | Weichong Marwing | D E Ferraris | 1:37.64 |
| 2013 | Gold-Fun | 4 | Douglas Whyte | Richard Gibson | 1:34.27 |
| 2014 | Able Friend | 4 | João Moreira | John Moore | 1:33.43 |
| 2015 | Beauty Only | 4 | Neil Callan | Tony Cruz | 1:33.95 |
| 2016 | Sun Jewellery | 4 | Ryan Moore | John Size | 1:35.05 |
| 2017 | Rapper Dragon | 4 | João Moreira | John Moore | 1:34.98 |
| 2018 | Nothingilikemore | 4 | João Moreira | John Size | 1:34.24 |
| 2019 | Furore | 4 | Hugh Bowman | Frankie Lor | 1:34.28 |
| 2020 | Golden Sixty | 4 | Vincent Ho | K W Lui | 1:33.61 |
| 2021 | Excellent Proposal | 4 | Blake Shinn | John Size | 1:33.81 |
| 2022 | Romantic Warrior | 4 | Karis Teetan | C S Shum | 1:33.80 |
| 2023 | Voyage Bubble | 4 | Jamie Kah | P F Yiu | 1:34.58 |
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References
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