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The event is named after the Firth of Clyde, an area of water off the coast of Ayr. For a period it held Listed status, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004. It is now the only Group race in Scotland. The Firth of Clyde Stakes is held during the three-day Ayr Gold Cup Festival (previously known as the Western Meeting).
The Ayr Gold Cup became a handicap in 1855, and it was shortened to about a mile in 1870. The Belleisle track closed in 1907, and the race was relocated and cut to 6 furlongs in 1908. The lightest winning weight in the race since it became a sprint is 6 st 13 lb (44 kg).
It is run at Ayr over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. It is currently held on the second day of Ayr's three-day Ayr Gold Cup Festival (previously the Western Meeting). The race is named after Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery, a notable racehorse owner of the twentieth century.
Ayr Gold Cup: 3 1889, 1890, 1891 [92] Del Mar Dennis: ... Portman Cup Chase 3 2020, 2021, 2022 [290] Zed Em Von Doussa Steeplechase 3 2017, 2018, 2019 [259] Harness races
The Eglinton stands at Ayr Racecourse. The five racecourses in Scotland are: Ayr Racecourse in Ayrshire - (mixed) Hamilton Park in South Lanarkshire - (flat) Kelso Racecourse in the Scottish Borders - (national hunt) Musselburgh Racecourse (formerly officially known as Edinburgh Racecourse [9]) in East Lothian - (mixed; was flat only until 1987)
In 1824, Ayr's most important race meeting, the Western Meeting, was established and by 1838 it offered £2000 in prize money and the most valuable two-year-old race of the season in Britain. The meeting's feature race, the Ayr Gold Cup, became a handicap race in 1855 and is now the richest sprint handicap in Europe. [2]
One of the most valuable flat handicaps in Europe is the Ayr Gold Cup held over 6 furlongs at ... UWH Celtic Cup results. Year A team B team Ref. 2022 1st 6th [27 ...
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