Yorkshire Cup (horse race)
The Yorkshire Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 188 yards (2,787 metres) at York in May.
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | York Racecourse York, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1927 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Matchbook |
| Website | York |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 5f 188y (2,787m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
| Weight | 9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners* * since 31 August last year |
| Purse | £120,000 (2021) 1st: £68,052 |
| 2021 | ||
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| Spanish Mission | Santiago | Sir Ron Priestley |
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| 2019 | ||
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| Stradivarius | Southern France | Mildenberger |
| 2018 | ||
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| Stradivarius | Desert Skyline | Call To Mind |
| 2017 | ||
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| Dartmouth | Simple Verse | High Jinx |
| 2016 | ||
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| Clever Cookie | Curbyourenthusiasm | Second Step |
| 2015 | ||
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| Snow Sky | Brown Panther | Havana Beat |
| 2014 | ||
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| Gospel Choir | Tac De Boistron | Tiger Cliff |
| 2013 | ||
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| Glen's Diamond | Top Trip | Royal Diamond |
| 2012 | ||
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| Red Cadeaux | Glen's Diamond | Harris Tweed |
| 2011 | ||
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| Duncan | Blue Bajan | Manighar |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Manifest | Purple Moon | Wajir |
| 2009 | ||
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| Ask | Blue Bajan | Veracity |
| 2008 | ||
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| Geordieland | Royal And Regal | Samuel |
| 2007 | ||
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| Sergeant Cecil | Geordieland | Bulwark |
| 2006 | ||
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| Percussionist | Sergeant Cecil | Orcadian |
| 2005 | ||
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| Franklins Gardens | Percussionist | Defining |
| 2004 | ||
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| Millenary | Alcazar | Jelani |
| 2003 | ||
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| Mamool | Warrsan | Bollin Eric |
| 2002 | ||
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| Zindabad | Boreas | Jardines Lookout |
| 2001 | ||
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| Marienbard | Samsaam | Eternal Spring |
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| 2000 | ||
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| Kayf Tara | Rainbow Ways | Churlish Charm |
| 1999 | ||
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| Churlish Charm | Largesse | Arctic Owl |
| 1998 | ||
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| Busy Flight | Strategic Choice | Persian Punch |
| 1997 | ||
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| Celeric | Mons | Whitewater Affair |
| 1996 | ||
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| Classic Cliche | Strategic Choice | Court Of Honour |
| 1995 | ||
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| Moonax | Parthian Springs | Shambo |
| 1994 | ||
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| Key To My Heart | My Patriarch | Shareek |
| 1993 | ||
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| Assessor | Allegan | Roll A Dollar |
| 1992 | ||
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| Rock Hopper | Sapience | Snurge |
| 1991 | ||
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| Arzanni | Shambo | Teamster |
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| Braashee | Sapience | Top Class |
| 1989 | ||
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| Mountain Kingdom | Zaffaran | Mazzacano |
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| Moon Madness | Lake Erie | Daarkom |
History
Formerly a weight-for-age race, the event was revived as a handicap in 1927.[1] It was originally contested over 2 miles. The first running was won by Templestowe.[2]
The Yorkshire Cup was abandoned from 1940 to 1944. A substitute called the Yorkshire Autumn Cup, for horses aged three or older, was staged in 1945.
The event became a conditions race after the war.[3] It temporarily reverted to a handicap in 1951. That year's edition was titled the Yorkshire Stayers' Handicap.[4] Its previous format was restored in 1952.[5]
The race continued with its original distance until 1965.[6] It was cut to 1¾ miles in 1966.[7] It was given Group 2 status in 1971.
The Yorkshire Cup became part of the British Champions Series in 2011.[8] It is now the first race in the long-distance division, which concludes with the British Champions Long Distance Cup in October.
The race is currently held on the final day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting. It is run the day after the Dante Stakes.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Ardross – 1981, 1982
- Stradivarius – 2018, 2019
Leading jockey (8 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Pandofell (1961), Aunt Edith (1966), Knockroe (1972), Bruni (1976), Bright Finish (1977), Noble Saint (1980), Ardross (1981, 1982)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Cecil Boyd-Rochfort – The Scout II (1931), Kingstone (1945), Premonition (1954), Dickens (1960), Sagacity (1962), Raise You Ten (1964), Apprentice (1965)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 1927 | Templestowe | 5 | Tommy Weston | Robert Colling | |
| 1928 | Royal Pom | 4 | George Baines | Ronald Farquharson | |
| 1929 | The Consul | 4 | Willie Stephenson | William Rose Jarvis | |
| 1930 | The Bastard[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | Harry Wragg | Jack Jarvis | |
| 1931 | The Scout II | 4 | Joe Childs | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | |
| 1932 | Trimdon | 6 | Joe Childs | Joseph Lawson | |
| 1933 | Orpen | 5 | Dick Perryman | Frank Butters | |
| 1934 | Within-the-Law | 5 | W. Wells | J. Cannon | |
| 1935 | Felicitation | 5 | Freddie Fox | Frank Butters | |
| 1936 | Valerius | 5 | Tommy Weston | Joseph Lawson | |
| 1937 | Silversol | 4 | Billy Nevett | Matthew Peacock | |
| 1938 | Suzerain | 5 | Bill Rickaby | Ted Leader | |
| 1939 | Finis | 4 | Harry Wragg | Ossie Bell | |
| no race 1940–44 | |||||
| 1945 | Kingstone | 3 | Doug Smith | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | |
| 1946 | Stirling Castle | 4 | Eph Smith | Joseph Lawson | |
| 1947 | No Orchids | 4 | Harry Blackshaw | M. Everitt | |
| 1948 | Whiteway | 4 | Bill Evans | Norman Bertie | |
| 1949 | Woodburn | 4 | Bill Rickaby | Charles Elsey | |
| 1950 | Miraculous Atom | 6 | Billy Nevett | Sam Hall | |
| 1951 | Orderly Ann | 5 | A. Carson | Tommy Shedden | |
| 1952 | Eastern Emperor | 4 | Bill Rickaby | Jack Jarvis | |
| 1953 | Childe Harold | 4 | Jack Brace | Bill Dutton | |
| 1954 | Premonition | 4 | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | |
| 1955 | By Thunder! | 4 | Wally Swinburn | Sam Armstrong | |
| 1956 | Romany Air | 5 | Bill Rickaby | Reginald Day | |
| 1957 | Souverlone | 4 | Joe Sime | Harry Peacock | |
| 1958 | Brioche | 4 | Edgar Britt | Charles Elsey | |
| 1959 | Cutter | 4 | Manny Mercer | John Oxley | 3:59.60 |
| 1960 | Dickens | 4 | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 3:28.00 |
| 1961 | Pandofell | 4 | Lester Piggott | Freddie Maxwell | |
| 1962 | Sagacity | 4 | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 3:43.30 |
| 1963 | Honour Bound | 5 | Doug Smith | Fred Rimell | |
| 1964 | Raise You Ten | 4 | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | |
| 1965 | Apprentice | 5 | Stan Clayton | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 3:36.00 |
| 1966 | Aunt Edith | 4 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | 3:21.60 |
| 1967 | Salvo | 4 | Ron Hutchinson | Harry Wragg | 3:19.00 |
| 1968 | Sweet Story | 6 | Jimmy Etherington | Dick Peacock | |
| 1969 | Quartette | 5 | Russ Maddock | Tommy Gosling | |
| 1970 | Rangong | 5 | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | |
| 1971 | Alto Volante | 4 | Brian Taylor | Freddie Maxwell | 3:00.50 |
| 1972 | Knockroe | 4 | Lester Piggott | Peter Nelson | |
| 1973 | Celtic Cone | 6 | Greville Starkey | Frank Cundell | 2:58.20 |
| 1974 | Buoy | 4 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | 2:56.40 |
| 1975 | Riboson | 4 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | 3:06.70 |
| 1976 | Bruni | 4 | Lester Piggott | Ryan Price | 3:06.40 |
| 1977 | Bright Finish | 4 | Lester Piggott | Jeremy Tree | 3:05.90 |
| 1978 | Smuggler | 5 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 2:56.30 |
| 1979 | Pragmatic | 4 | John Reid | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 3:07.90 |
| 1980 | Noble Saint | 4 | Lester Piggott | Robert Armstrong | 2:56.00 |
| 1981 | Ardross | 5 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | 3:08.30 |
| 1982 | Ardross | 6 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | |
| 1983 | Line Slinger | 4 | Edward Hide | Bill Elsey | 3:19.40 |
| 1984 | Band | 4 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 2:57.20 |
| 1985 | Ilium | 4 | Richard Hills | Harry Thomson Jones | 3:05.40 |
| 1986 | Eastern Mystic | 4 | Pat Eddery | Luca Cumani | 3:12.26 |
| 1987 | Verd-Antique | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 3:08.89 |
| 1988 | Moon Madness | 5 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 3:00.51 |
| 1989 | Mountain Kingdom | 5 | Steve Cauthen | Clive Brittain | 2:52.92 |
| 1990 | Braashee | 4 | Michael Roberts | Alec Stewart | 2:56.79 |
| 1991 | Arzanni | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 2:57.94 |
| 1992 | Rock Hopper | 5 | Pat Eddery | Michael Stoute | 2:59.91 |
| 1993 | Assessor | 4 | Richard Quinn | Richard Hannon Sr. | 2:59.23 |
| 1994 | Key to My Heart | 4 | John Reid | Dudley Moffatt | 2:55.87 |
| 1995 | Moonax | 4 | Pat Eddery | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:58.89 |
| 1996 | Classic Cliche | 4 | Michael Kinane | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:52.77 |
| 1997 | Celeric | 5 | Pat Eddery | David Morley | 2:59.39 |
| 1998 | Busy Flight | 5 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 3:04.02 |
| 1999 | Churlish Charm | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 3:05.61 |
| 2000 | Kayf Tara | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:55.06 |
| 2001 | Marienbard | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:57.30 |
| 2002 | Zindabad | 6 | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 2:54.90 |
| 2003 | Mamool | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:52.54 |
| 2004 | Millenary | 7 | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 3:01.61 |
| 2005 | Franklins Gardens | 5 | Darryll Holland | Mark Tompkins | 3:02.78 |
| 2006 | Percussionist | 5 | Darryll Holland | Howard Johnson | 3:12.41 |
| 2007 | Sergeant Cecil | 8 | Jimmy Fortune | Rod Millman | 2:59.63 |
| 2008 | Geordieland | 7 | Shane Kelly | Jamie Osborne | 3:02.47 |
| 2009 | Ask | 6 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:05.36 |
| 2010 | Manifest | 4 | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | 2:58.99 |
| 2011 | Duncan | 6 | William Buick | John Gosden | 2:58.33 |
| 2012 | Red Cadeaux | 6 | Tom McLaughlin | Ed Dunlop | 3:02.89 |
| 2013 | Glen's Diamond | 5 | Tony Hamilton | Richard Fahey | 3:01.39 |
| 2014 | Gospel Choir | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:00.36 |
| 2015 | Snow Sky | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:57.64 |
| 2016 | Clever Cookie | 8 | P. J. McDonald | Peter Niven | 3:01.12 |
| 2017 | Dartmouth | 5 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:01.90 |
| 2018 | Stradivarius | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 2:55.15 |
| 2019 | Stradivarius | 5 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 3:01.21 |
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| 2021 | Spanish Mission | 5 | William Buick | Andrew Balding | 2:59.56 |
- The 1930 winner The Bastard was later exported to Australia and renamed The Buzzard
- The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[9]
References
- "Yorkshire Cup Today". Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1927. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "1927 Yorkshire Cup". Glasgow Herald. 18 May 1927. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "1950 Yorkshire Cup". Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1950. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "1951 Yorkshire Stayers' Handicap". Glasgow Herald. 6 June 1951. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "1952 Yorkshire Cup". Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1952. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "1965 Yorkshire Cup". Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1965. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "1966 Yorkshire Cup". Glasgow Herald. 12 May 1966. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "2011 British Champions Series". britishchampionsseries.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspension extended". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Yorkshire Cup.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Yorkshire Cup (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Yorkshire Cup – York.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 43–44. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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