Haydock Sprint Cup
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The Sprint Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a straight distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) at Haydock Park Racecourse in early September.
It was first run in 1966 and was originally run on the last day of the season in November, switching to September in 1979. Two-year-olds were eligible to run in the race prior to 1980, with both Be Friendly (1966) and The Blues (1973) winning as juveniles. Before the opening of the straight six-furlongs at Haydock in 1986, the race was run on the round course. The Sprint Cup was promoted to Group 1 status in 1988.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 1966 | Be Friendly | 2 | Colin Williams | Cyril Mitchell | Peter O'Sullevan | 1:16.40 |
| 1967 | Be Friendly | 3 | Scobie Breasley | Cyril Mitchell | Peter O'Sullevan | 1:18.00 |
| 1968 no race | ||||||
| 1969 | Tudor Music | 3 | Frankie Durr | Michael Jarvis | David Robinson | 1:14.80 |
| 1970 | Golden Orange | 4 | Jimmy Lindley | Ken Cundell | Lady Clifden | 1:15.60 |
| 1971 | Green God | 3 | Lester Piggott | Michael Jarvis | David Robinson | 1:15.90 |
| 1972 | Abergwaun | 4 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Charles St. George | 1:16.16 |
| 1973 | The Blues | 2 | Richard Marshall | Bill Marshall | G. van der Ploeg | 1:17.10 |
| 1974 | Princely Son | 5 | Johnny Seagrave | Ken Cundell | Wilfred Sherman | 1:21.75 |
| 1975 | Lianga | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Angel Penna, Sr. | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:18.61 |
| 1976 | Record Token | 4 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | Sir H. Ingham | 1:19.50 |
| 1977 | Boldboy | 7 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Lady Beaverbrook | 1:19.21 |
| 1978 | Absalom | 3 | Taffy Thomas | Ryan Jarvis | Mrs C. Alington | 1:17.99 |
| 1979 | Double Form | 4 | Geoff Lewis | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza | 1:12.72 |
| 1980 | Moorestyle | 3 | Lester Piggott | Robert Armstrong | Moores Furnishings Ltd | 1:14.81 |
| 1981 | Runnett | 4 | Bruce Raymond | John Dunlop | Miss V. Evans | 1:14.14 |
| 1982 | Indian King | 4 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | J. Levy | 1:12.51 |
| 1983 | Habibti | 3 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Mohamed Mutawa | 1:15.31 |
| 1984 | Petong | 4 | Bruce Raymond | Michael Jarvis | Tom Warner | 1:13.17 |
| 1985 | Orojoya | 3 | Brent Thomson | Jeremy Hindley | Robert Sangster | 1:16.24 |
| 1986 | Green Desert | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:14.82 |
| 1987 | Ajdal | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:14.87 |
| 1988 | Dowsing | 4 | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | Khalid Abdullah | 1:17.24 |
| 1989 | Danehill | 3 | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | Khalid Abdullah | 1:12.75 |
| 1990 | Dayjur | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:12.50 |
| 1991 | Polar Falcon | 4 | Cash Asmussen | John Hammond | David Thompson | 1:11.23 |
| 1992 | Sheikh Albadou | 4 | Bruce Raymond | Alex Scott | Hilal Salem | 1:14.17 |
| 1993 | Wolfhound | 4 | Michael Roberts | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:10.98 |
| 1994 | Lavinia Fontana | 5 | Jason Weaver | John Dunlop | Cyril Humphries | 1:11.42 |
| 1995 | Cherokee Rose | 4 | Cash Asmussen | John Hammond | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:13.74 |
| 1996 | Iktamal | 4 | Willie Ryan | Ed Dunlop | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:09.92 |
| 1997 | Royal Applause | 4 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:14.46 |
| 1998 | Tamarisk | 3 | Tim Sprake | Roger Charlton | Highclere Racing Ltd | 1:11.30 |
| 1999 | Diktat | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:11.04 |
| 2000 | Pipalong | 4 | Kevin Darley | Tim Easterby | T. H. Bennett | 1:15.49 |
| 2001 | Nuclear Debate | 6 | Gérald Mossé | John Hammond | Bob Chester | 1:15.39 |
| 2002 | Invincible Spirit | 5 | John Carroll | John Dunlop | Prince A. A. Faisal | 1:12.44 |
| 2003 | Somnus | 3 | Ted Durcan | Tim Easterby | Legard Sidebottom & Sykes | 1:13.49 |
| 2004 | Tante Rose | 4 | Richard Hughes | Roger Charlton | Bjorn Nielsen | 1:11.58 |
| 2005 | Goodricke | 3 | Jamie Spencer | David Loder | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:10.87 |
| 2006 | Reverence | 5 | Kevin Darley | Eric Alston | Gary & Lesley Middlebrook | 1:15.78 |
