 Named after Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore, the Raffles Cup was first run in 1991 at the old Bukit Timah Race Course with its distance first pegged at 1600m before it was raised to 1800m in 2001.Though it has only a relatively short history, many top gallopers have inscribed their names to the Raffles Cup roll of honour.The most notable horses include Ouzo (1999), Smart Bet (2002), Zirna (2003) and most recently Better Than Ever (2010).