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Gold Cup

Group 1 race
The Ascot Gold Cup, 1834 by James Pollard
Location	Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England
Inaugurated	1807
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Ascot
Race information
Distance	2m 3f 210y (4,014 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	9 st 1 lb (4yo); 9 st 2 lb (5yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares 10 lb for S. Hemisphere 4yo horses
Purse	£500,000 (2018) 1st: £283,550

Gold Cup

2018
Stradivarius	Vazirabad	Torcedor

Previous years
2017
Big Orange	Order Of St George	Harbour Law
2016
Order Of St George	Mizzou	Sheikhzayedroad
2015
Trip To Paris	Kingfisher	Forgotten Rules
2014
Leading Light	Estimate	Missunited
2013
Estimate	Simenon	Top Trip
2012
Colour Vision	Opinion Poll	Saddler's Rock
2011
Fame And Glory	Opinion Poll	Brigantin

2010-2001
2010
Rite Of Passage	Age Of Aquarius	Purple Moon
2009
Yeats	Patkai	Geordieland
2008
Yeats	Geordieland	Coastal Path
2007
Yeats	Geordieland	Le Miracle
2006
Yeats	Reefscape	Distinction
2005
Westerner	Distinction	Vinnie Roe
2004
Papineau	Westerner	Darasim
2003
Mr Dinos	Persian Punch	Pole Star
2002
Royal Rebel	Vinnie Roe	Wareed
2001
Royal Rebel	Persian Punch	Jardines Lookout

2000-1991
2000
Kayf Tara	Far Cry	Compton Ace
1999
Enzeli	Invermark	Kayf Tara
1998
Kayf Tara	Double Trigger	Three Cheers
1997
Celeric	Classic Cliche	Election Day
1996
Classic Cliche	Double Trigger	Nononito
1995
Double Trigger	Moonax	Admiral's Well
1994
Arcadian Heights	Vintage Crop	Sonus
1993
Drum Taps	Assessor	Turgeon
1992
Drum Taps	Arcadian Heights	Turgeon
1991
Indian Queen	Arzanni	Warm Feeling

1990-1988
1990
Ashal	Tyrone Bridge	Thethingaboutitis
1989
Sadeem	Mazzacano	Lauries Crusador
1988
Sadeem	Sergeyevich	Chauve Souris

The Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles 3 furlongs and 210 yards (4,014 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

It is Britain's most prestigious event for "stayers" – horses which specialise in racing over long distances. It is traditionally held on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting, which is known colloquially (but not officially) as Ladies' Day. Contrary to popular belief the actual title of the race does not include the word "Ascot".

History

The event was established in 1807,^[1] and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. The inaugural winner, Master Jackey, was awarded prize money of 100 guineas. The first race took place in the presence of King George III and Queen Charlotte.

The 1844 running was attended by Nicholas I of Russia, who was making a state visit to England. That year's winner was unnamed at the time of his victory, but he was given the name "The Emperor" in honour of the visiting monarch. In return Nicholas offered a new trophy for the race — the "Emperor's Plate" — and this became the title of the event for a short period. Its original name was restored after nine years, during the Crimean War.

The Gold Cup is the first leg of Britain's Stayers' Triple Crown, followed by the Goodwood Cup and the Doncaster Cup. The last horse to win all three races in the same year was Double Trigger in 1995.

The Gold Cup is one of three perpetual trophies at the Royal Ascot meeting, along with the Royal Hunt Cup and the Queen's Vase, which can be kept permanently by the winning owners. A number of horses have won it more than once, and the most successful is Yeats, who recorded his fourth victory in 2009.

Records

Winners

^a The race was abandoned in 1964 because of waterlogging

^{b c} Rock Roi finished first in 1971 and 1972, but he was disqualified both times

^d Royal Gait was first in 1988, but he was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry

^e The 2005 running took place at York

• The race was run at Newmarket during the wartime periods of 1917–18 and 1941–44.

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain


• List of British flat horse races

References

• Paris-Turf:
  
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    "1978"., "1979"., "1980"., "1981"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
    
  
  


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    1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
    
  
  
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  galopp-sieger.de – Ascot Gold Cup.
  


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  horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Gold Cup (2018).
  


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  pedigreequery.com – Ascot Gold Cup – Ascot.
  


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  tbheritage.com – Ascot Gold Cup.
  


• 
  Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 88–92. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
  


• YouTube Race Video https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfn5x2SD03q4TvYnBjgdsNth34if5VTOt