Yorkshire Cup (horse race)

Group 2 race
Yorkshire Cup

Location	York Racecourse York, England
Inaugurated	1927
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Emirates Airline
Website	York
Race information
Distance	1m 6f (2,816 metres)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Four-years-old and up
Weight	8 st 12 lb (4yo); 8 st 13 lb (5yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * since August 31 last year
Purse	£140,000 (2011) 1st: £79,478

The Yorkshire Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

The event was established in 1927, and it was originally contested over 2 miles. It was abandoned from 1940 to 1944, and it was staged later in the year as the Yorkshire Autumn Cup in 1945. It was cut to 1 mile and 6 furlongs in 1966.

The Yorkshire Cup is usually held on the final day of York's three-day Dante Festival meeting, the day after the Dante Stakes.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Ardross – 1981, 1982

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Leading jockey (8 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Pandofell (1961), Aunt Edith (1966), Knockroe (1972), Bruni (1976), Bright Finish (1977), Noble Saint (1980), Ardross (1981, 1982)

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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 since 1979

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
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	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	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

Earlier winners

• 1927: Templestowe
• 1928: Royal Pom
• 1929: The Consul
• 1930: The Bastard *
• 1931: The Scout II
• 1932: Trimdon
• 1933: Orpen
• 1934: Within-the-Law
• 1935: Felicitation
• 1936: Valerius
• 1937: Silversol
• 1938: Suzerain
• 1939: Finis
• 1940–44: no race
• 1945: Kingstone
• 1946: Stirling Castle

• 1947: No Orchids
• 1948: Whiteway
• 1949: Woodburn
• 1950: Miraculous Atom
• 1951: Orderly Ann
• 1952: Eastern Emperor
• 1953: Childe Harold
• 1954: Premonition
• 1955: By Thunder!
• 1956: Romany Air
• 1957: Souverlone
• 1958: Brioche
• 1959: Cutter
• 1960: Dickens
• 1961: Pandofell
• 1962: Sagacity

• 1963: Honour Bound
• 1964: Raise You Ten
• 1965: Apprentice
• 1966: Aunt Edith
• 1967: Salvo
• 1968: Sweet Story
• 1969: Quartette
• 1970: Rangong
• 1971: Alto Volante
• 1972: Knockroe
• 1973: Celtic Cone
• 1974: Buoy
• 1975: Riboson
• 1976: Bruni
• 1977: Bright Finish
• 1978: Smuggler

* The 1930 winner The Bastard was later exported to Australia and renamed The Buzzard.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Yorkshire Cup.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Yorkshire Cup (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Yorkshire Cup – York.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 43–44. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.