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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 Stradivarius in 2019. 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 ...
The race was first run as the United House Gold Cup on 28 October 2006 as a Class 2 race. It was worth £100,000 and was run over three miles. In 2009 the race was upgraded to Listed class and was further upgraded to Grade 3 in 2011. Sodexo sponsored the race from 2015 to 2020 and Bateaux London have been the sponsors since 2021.
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The Royal Hunt Cup is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
June 21, 1832 – in the Ascot Gold Cup, between Camarine and Rowton; Camarine won in a deciding heat. [3] September 18, 1850 – in the St. Leger Stakes, between Voltigeur and Russborough; Voltigeur won in a deciding heat. [4] April 28, 1868 – in the 2000 Guineas, between Formosa and Moslem. [5]
A specialist stayer he won the Ascot Gold Cup in 1984 and 1985. His other wins included the Sagaro Stakes and the Goodwood Cup. In all, he won seven races in a twenty-two race career which lasted from 1983 until 1985, during which he showed an aptitude for extreme distances and fast ground. He made little impact at stud.
Since 2019 the official title has indicated that the race should be considered as a trial for the Ascot Gold Cup, run at the Royal Meeting at the same course (but a half mile further) in June. Several winners of the Sagaro Stakes have won the Gold Cup in the same season. The most recent was Estimate in 2013.
Awapuni Gold Cup: 3 2007, 2008, 2010 [95] Skylark Royal Whip Stakes: 3 1830, 1831, 1832 [176] St. Gatien: Jockey Club Cup: 3 1884, 1885, 1886 [9] St Paul Avondale Gold Cup 3 1896, 1897, 1898 [51] Stallwalkin' Dude Tale of the Cat Stakes 3 2015, 2016, 2017 [186] Storm Rodrigo: Clásico Independencia 3 2018, 2019, 2020 [187] Stradivarius: Ascot ...