ASCOT GOLD CUP

The 'Ascot Gold Cup' is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2 miles 4 furlongs (4,023 metres) at Ascot Racecourse in June.
First run in 1807, the Gold Cup is traditionally held on Ladies' Day (day three) at Royal Ascot and is the feature event of the five-day racing festival.
Sagaro won the race three times in a row and there have been a number of two-time winners including Touchstone, Le Moss, Ardross, Prince Palatine and Kayf Tara. Renowned jockey Lester Piggott won the race eleven times.
Together with the 2 miles 2 furlongs (3,219 m) Doncaster Cup and 2 miles (3,219 metres) Goodwood Cup, the Ascot Gold Cup is part of Britain's ''Stayers' Triple Crown'' for horses capable of running longer distances. Only six horses have ever swept the series; Le Moss is the only horse to do it twice.
When Royal Ascot was temporarily moved to York Racecourse in 2005, the course had to be modified to allow the Gold Cup and other long distance races to be possible.

Contents

Winners since 1988

Earlier winners

See also

Winners since 1988

'Year'	'Winner'	'Age'	'Jockey'	'Trainer'	'Owner'	'Time'
1988	Sadeem ★	5	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	Sheikh Mohammed	4:15.67
1989	Sadeem	6	Willie Carson	Guy Harwood	Sheikh Mohammed	4:22.68
1990	Ashal	4	Richard Hills	Tom Jones	Hamdan Al Maktoum	4:28.58
1991	Indian Queen	6	Walter Swinburn	Lord Huntingdon	Sir Gordon Brunton	4:23.90
1992	Drum Taps	6	Frankie Dettori	Lord Huntingdon	Yoshio Asakawa	4:18.29
1993	Drum Taps	7	Frankie Dettori	Lord Huntingdon	Yoshio Asakawa	4:32.57
1994	Arcadian Heights	6	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	John Pearce	4:27.67
1995	Double Trigger	4	Jason Weaver	Mark Johnston	Ron Huggins	4:20.25
1996	Classic Cliché	4	Michael Kinane	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	4:23.20
1997	Celeric	5	Pat Eddery	David Morley	Christopher Spence	4:26.19
1998	Kayf Tara	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	4:32.36
1999	Enzeli	4	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	4:18.85
2000	Kayf Tara	6	Michael Kinane	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	4:24.53
2001	Royal Rebel	5	Johnny Murtagh	Mark Johnston	Peter Savill	4:18.92
2002	Royal Rebel	6	Johnny Murtagh	Mark Johnston	Peter Savill	4:25.64
2003	Mr Dinos	4	Kieren Fallon	Paul Cole	Constantine Shiacolas	4:20.15
2004	Papineau	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	4:20.90
2005	Westerner ★	6	Olivier Peslier	Elie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	4:19.49
2006	Yeats	5	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier & Diane Nagle	4:20.45
2007	Yeats	6	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier & Diane Nagle	4:20.78

★ The subsequent Champion Hurdle winner Royal Gait finished first in 1988 but was relegated to last place following a Stewards' Inquiry.

★ The 2005 race took place at York Racecourse.

Earlier winners

★ 1807 - Master Jackey

★ 1808 - Brighton

★ 1809 - Anderida

★ 1810 - Loiterer

★ 1811 - Jannette

★ 1812 - Flash

★ 1813 - Lutzen

★ 1814 - Pranks

★ 1815 - Aladdin

★ 1816 - Anticipation

★ 1817 - Sir Richard

★ 1818 - Belville

★ 1819 - Anticipation

★ 1820 - Champignon

★ 1821 - Banker

★ 1822 - Sir Hildebrand

★ 1823 - Marcellus

★ 1824 - Bizarre

★ 1825 - Bizarre

★ 1826 - Château Margaux

★ 1827 - Memnon

★ 1828 - Bobadilla

★ 1829 - Zinganee

★ 1830 - Lucetta

★ 1831 - Cetus

★ 1832 - Camarine

★ 1833 - Galata

★ 1834 - Glaucus

★ 1835 - Glencoe

★ 1836 - Touchstone

★ 1837 - Touchstone

★ 1838 - Grey Momus

★ 1839 - Caravan

★ 1840 - St. Francis

★ 1841 - Lancercost

★ 1842 - Beeswing

★ 1843 - Ralph

★ 1844 - The Emperor

★ 1845 - The Emperor

★ 1846 - Alarm

★ 1847 - The Hero

★ 1848 - The Hero

★ 1849 - Van Tromp

★ 1850 - The Flying Dutchman

★ 1851 - Woolwich

★ 1852 - Joe Miller

★ 1853 - Teddington

★ 1854 - West Australian

★ 1855 - Fandango

★ 1856 - Winkfield

★ 1857 - Skirmisher

★ 1858 - Fisherman

★ 1859 - Fisherman

★ 1860 - Rupee

★ 1861 - Thormanby

★ 1862 - Asteroid

★ 1863 - Buckstone

★ 1864 - The Scottish Chief

★ 1865 - Ely

★ 1866 - Gladiateur



★ 1867 - Lecturer

★ 1868 - Blue Gown

★ 1869 - Brigantine

★ 1870 - Sabinus

★ 1871 - Mortemer

★ 1872 - Henry

★ 1873 - Cremorne

★ 1874 - Boïard

★ 1875 - Doncaster

★ 1876 - Apology

★ 1877 - Petrarch

★ 1878 - Verneuil

★ 1879 - Isonomy

★ 1880 - Isonomy

★ 1881 - Robert the Devil

★ 1882 - Foxhall

★ 1883 - Tristan

★ 1884 - St. Simon

★ 1885 - St. Gatien

★ 1886 - Althorp

★ 1887 - Bird of Freedom

★ 1888 - Timothy

★ 1889 - Trayles

★ 1890 - Gold

★ 1891 - Morion

★ 1892 - Buccaneer

★ 1893 - Marcion

★ 1894 - La Flèche

★ 1895 - Isinglass

★ 1896 - Love Wisely

★ 1897 - Persimmon

★ 1898 - Elf II

★ 1899 - Cyllene

★ 1900 - Merman

★ 1901 - Santoi

★ 1902 - William the Third

★ 1903 - Maximum II

★ 1904 - Throwaway

★ 1905 - Zinfandel

★ 1906 - Bachelor's Button

★ 1907 - The White Knight

★ 1908 - The White Knight

★ 1909 - Bomba

★ 1910 - Bayardo

★ 1911 - Willonyx

★ 1912 - Prince Palatine

★ 1913 - Prince Palatine

★ 1914 - Aleppo

★ 1915-16 - ''no race''

★ 1917 - Gay Crusader

★ 1918 - Gainsborough

★ 1919 - By Jingo

★ 1920 - Tangiers

★ 1921 - Periosteum

★ 1922 - Golden Myth

★ 1923 - Happy Man

★ 1924 - Massine

★ 1925 - Santorb

★ 1926 - Solario

★ 1927 - Foxlaw



★ 1928 - Invershin

★ 1929 - Invershin

★ 1930 - Bosworth

★ 1931 - Trimdon

★ 1932 - Trimdon

★ 1933 - Foxhunter

★ 1934 - Felicitation

★ 1935 - Tiberius

★ 1936 - Quashed

★ 1937 - Precipitation

★ 1938 - Flares

★ 1939 - Flyon

★ 1940 - ''no race''

★ 1941 - Finnis

★ 1942 - Owen Tudor

★ 1943 - Ujiji

★ 1944 - Umiddad

★ 1945 - Ocean Swell

★ 1946 - Caracalla

★ 1947 - Souverain

★ 1948 - Arbar

★ 1949 - Alycidon

★ 1950 - Supertello

★ 1951 - Pan II

★ 1952 - Aquino II

★ 1953 - Souepi

★ 1954 - Elpenor

★ 1955 - Botticelli

★ 1956 - Macip

★ 1957 - Zarathustra

★ 1958 - Gladness

★ 1959 - Wallaby

★ 1960 - Sheshoon

★ 1961 - Pandofell

★ 1962 - Balto

★ 1963 - Twilight Alley

★ 1964 - ''no race''

★ 1965 - Fighting Charlie

★ 1966 - Fighting Charlie

★ 1967 - Parbury

★ 1968 - Pardallo II

★ 1969 - Levmoss

★ 1970 - Precipice Wood

★ 1971 - Random Shot

★ 1972 - Erimo Hawk

★ 1973 - Lassalle

★ 1974 - Ragstone

★ 1975 - Sagaro

★ 1976 - Sagaro

★ 1977 - Sagaro

★ 1978 - Shangamuzo

★ 1979 - Le Moss

★ 1980 - Le Moss

★ 1981 - Ardross

★ 1982 - Ardross

★ 1983 - Little Wolf

★ 1984 - Gildoran

★ 1985 - Gildoran

★ 1986 - Longboat

★ 1987 - Paean

See also

★ Horseracing in Great Britain

★ List of British flat horse races