Tattersalls Gold Cup
Group 1 race | |
Location | Curragh Racecourse Co. Kildare, Ireland |
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Inaugurated | 1962 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Tattersalls |
Website | Curragh |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 2½f (2,112 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | 9 st 3 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares |
Purse | €250,000 (2015) 1st: €155,000 |
2015 | ||
Al Kazeem | Fascinating Rock | Postponed |
Previous years | ||
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2014 | ||
Noble Mission | Magician | Euphrasia |
2013 | ||
Al Kazeem | Camelot | Windsor Palace |
2012 | ||
So You Think | Famous Name | Robin Hood |
2011 | ||
So You Think | Campanologist | Famous Name |
The Tattersalls Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 110 yards (2,112 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
History
The event was established in 1962, and it was originally called the Ballymoss Stakes. It was named in honour of Ballymoss, a successful Irish-trained racehorse in the late 1950s. The first two runnings were held at Limerick Junction over 1 mile and 3½ furlongs (1962) and 1 mile and 4 furlongs (1963). During the early part of its history it was open to horses aged three or older.
The race was renamed the Rogers Gold Cup in 1984, and the minimum age was raised to four in 1985. Under the sponsorship of Tattersalls it became known as the Tattersalls Rogers Gold Cup, and this was shortened to the present title in 1993. For a period the event held Group 2 status, and it was promoted to Group 1 level in 1999.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Yankee Gold – 1976, 1977
- So You Think - 2011, 2012
- Al Kazeem - 2013, 2015
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Michael Kinane – Cockney Lass (1987), Prince of Andros (1995), Definite Article (1996), Dance Design (1997), Montjeu (2000), Black Sam Bellamy (2003)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien – Black Sam Bellamy (2003), Powerscourt (2004), Duke of Marmalade (2008), Fame and Glory (2010), So You Think (2011, 2012)
Leading owner since 1980 (7 wins): (includes part ownership)
- Michael Tabor – Montjeu (2000), Black Sam Bellamy (2003), Hurricane Run (2006), Duke of Marmalade (2008), Fame and Glory (2010), So You Think (2011, 2012)
Winners since 1980
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1980 | Noelino | 4 | Christy Roche | Paddy Prendergast | Roderic More O'Ferrall | 2:12.90 |
1981 | Erins Isle | 3 | Declan Gillespie | Jim Bolger | H. McCaffrey | 2:17.60 |
1982 | Golden Fleece | 3 | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster | 2:12.30 |
1983 | Evening M'Lord | 3 | Stephen Craine | P. Prendergast, Jr. | S. Threadwell | 2:20.90 |
1984 | Foscarini | 3 | Pat Shanahan | Con Collins | Charles St George | 2:06.80 |
1985 | Elegant Air | 4 | Lester Piggott | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon | |
1986 | Fair of the Furze | 4 | Willie Carson | Liam Browne | Sonia Rogers | |
1987 | Cockney Lass | 4 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | Allen Paulson | 2:03.70 |
1988 | Shady Heights | 4 | Michael Roberts | Robert Armstrong | George Tong | 2:08.60 |
1989 | Ile de Chypre | 4 | Tony Clark | Guy Harwood | Athos Christodoulou | 2:03.60 |
1990 | Batshoof | 4 | Pat Eddery | Ben Hanbury | Muttar Salem | 2:09.30 |
1991 | Zoman | 4 | Alan Munro | Paul Cole | Prince Fahd bin Salman | 2:07.20 |
1992 | Opera House | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:06.40 |
1993 | George Augustus | 5 | Michael Roberts | John Oxx | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:11.50 |
1994 | Perfect Imposter | 4 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Michael Smurfit | 2:23.30 |
1995 | Prince of Andros | 5 | Michael Kinane | David Loder | Lucayan Stud | 2:04.80 |
1996 | Definite Article | 4 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | Moyglare Stud Farm | 2:08.90 |
1997 | Dance Design | 4 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | Moyglare Stud Farm | 2:05.60 |
1998 | Daylami | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:06.30 |
1999 | Shiva | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | Niarchos Family | 2:10.20 |
2000 | Montjeu | 4 | Michael Kinane | John Hammond | Michael Tabor | 2:13.30 |
2001 | Fantastic Light | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:13.40 |
2002 | Rebelline | 4 | Declan McDonogh | Kevin Prendergast | Lady O'Reilly | 2:22.20 |
2003 | Black Sam Bellamy | 4 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor | 2:14.80 |
2004 | Powerscourt | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 2:11.00 |
2005 | Grey Swallow | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | Murry Rose Bloodstock | 2:15.10 |
2006 | Hurricane Run | 4 | Kieren Fallon | André Fabre | Michael Tabor | 2:26.40 |
2007 | Notnowcato | 5 | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute | A. & D. de Rothschild | 2:16.20 |
2008 | Duke of Marmalade | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor | 2:15.77 |
2009 | Casual Conquest | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | Moyglare Stud Farm | 2:26.45 |
2010 | Fame and Glory | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 2:13.57 |
2011 | So You Think | 5 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith et al. | 2:14.08 |
2012 | So You Think | 6 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith et al. | 2:15.60 |
2013 | Al Kazeem | 5 | James Doyle | Roger Charlton | John Deer | 2:14.48 |
2014 | Noble Mission | 5 | James Doyle | Lady Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 2:21.71 |
2015 | Al Kazeem | 7 | James Doyle | Roger Charlton | John Deer | 2:13.37 |
Earlier winners
- 1962: T V
- 1963: Nardoo
- 1964: Glenrowan
- 1965: Hardicanute
- 1966: Radbrook
- 1967: White Gloves
- 1968: Candy Cane
- 1969: Selko
- 1970: Eucalyptus
- 1971: Rarity
- 1972: Assertive
- 1973: Cavo Doro
- 1974: Bog Road
- 1975: Hurry Harriet
- 1976: Yankee Gold
- 1977: Yankee Gold
- 1978: Exdirectory
- 1979: Dickens Hill
See also
- List of Irish flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1962 – this race is included under its original title, Ballymoss Stakes.
References
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Tattersalls Gold Cup (ex Ballymoss Stakes).
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Tattersalls Gold Cup (2015).
- irishracinggreats.com – Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1).
- pedigreequery.com – Tattersalls Rogers Gold Cup – Curragh.