Hong Kong Cup 2025 Betting Odds - Romantic Warrior Dominates the Market

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Last updated: Mon 08 Dec 2025 04:55

Bets.com.au Staff 08 Dec 2025

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Romantic Warrior is the $1.15 favorite for the 2025 Hong Kong Cup
His main competitor, Bellagio Opera, is priced at $5
The race, held at Sha Tin, draws elite international talent

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Romantic Warrior winning the 2024 Hong Kong Cup. (Getty)

Romantic Warrior is a commanding $1.15 favourite with Neds for the 2025 Hong Kong Cup, and the early price reflects his status as Hong Kong’s premier 2000m horse.

Hong Kong Cup 2025 Betting Odds
Hong Kong Cup Winners

The multiple Group 1 winner has owned the middle-distance scene at Sha Tin for several seasons, and he again sets a clear benchmark as he chases another major international feature on home soil.

Bellagio Opera is next in betting at $5, emerging as the primary Japanese threat following a strong season at the top level and shaping as the most credible challenger to the local superstar.

A trio of runners — Lord Del Rey, Massive Sovereign and Straight Arron — sit together at $31, all occupying similar positions as wider market hopes who add depth behind the two established favourites without shifting the early shape of the market.

Hong Kong Cup 2025 Betting Odds

Horse	Odds
Romantic Warrior	$1.15
Bellagio Opera	$5.00
Lord Del Rey	$31.00
Massive Sovereign	$31.00
Straight Arron	$31.00
Quisisana	$41.00
Chancheng Glory	$67.00
Galen	$67.00
Rousham Park	$67.00

Odds courtesy of Neds & correct on 08/12/2025.

Hong Kong Cup Winners

Held each December at Sha Tin, the Hong Kong Cup is one of four Group 1 features on Hong Kong International Raceday and stands as the headline 2000m event of the meeting, forming the middle-distance leg of the global end-of-year championship.

Run under weight-for-age conditions and open to three-year-olds and up, the race consistently attracts an elite blend of Hong Kong stars and high-quality international challengers, particularly from Japan and Europe.

The event’s honour roll features standout middle-distance performers from around the world, with long-established powerhouses from both Hong Kong and Japan playing major roles across its modern history.

Romantic Warrior (2022, 2023, 2024) has claimed the past three editions of the Hong Kong Cup, delivering the longest winning streak in the history of the race.