Ascot Gold Cup
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The Ascot Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2 miles 4 furlongs (4,023 metres) at Ascot Racecourse during June.
First run in 1807, the Gold Cup is traditionally held on Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot. 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.
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.
[edit] 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 |
* Royal Gait finished first in 1988 but was relegated to last place following a Stewards' Inquiry. The horse subsequently won the Champion Hurdle.
** The 2005 race took place at York Racecourse.
[edit] 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
