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Ascot Gold Cup
As the name suggests, the Ascot Gold Cup is an integral part of the Royal Ascot Festival hosted annually in June at Ascot Racecourse. However, the official title of the race is simply 'Gold Cup'; the Ascot reference is merely added to relieve any confusion with the numerous other Gold Cup races at racecourses across the country.
The Ascot Gold Cup was established in 1807, making it one of the oldest continuously running races in the United Kingdom. The inaugural running of the Gold Cup already attracted a royal audience, with King George II and Queen Charlotte in attendance. From the premier event onwards the distance of the race has never changed, it was run over two miles and four furlongs from the very beginning. This relatively long distance makes the Ascot Gold Cup a stayers races and one of the most prestigious events of its kind in the United Kingdom.
The Gold Cup is the first leg of a series of races known as the British Stayers' Triple Crown; which is completed by the Goodwood Cup and the Doncaster Cup. It tests the abilities of thoroughbred horses aged four and over, who compete for a purse worth £250,000.
In the past four years the Ascot Gold Cup has been dominated by the Irish thoroughbred stallion Yeats, who in 2009 celebrated his fourth consecutive victory at the event - reaching levels of performance no other horse has matched in the 200 year history of the Gold Cup at Ascot.
Recent Winners of the Ascot Gold Cup:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
2010 |
Rite Of Passage |
Pat Smullen |
Dermot Weld |
4:16.92 |
2009 |
Yeats |
Johnny Murtagh |
Aidan O'Brien |
4:20.73 |
2008 |
Yeats |
Johnny Murtagh |
Aidan O'Brien |
4:21.14 |
2007 |
Yeats |
Micheal Kinane |
Aidan O'Brien |
4:20.78 |
2006 |
Yeats |
Kieren Fallon |
Aidan O'Brien |
4:20.45 |
2005 |
Westerner |
Olivier Peslier |
Elie Lellouche |
4:19.49 |
Ascot Gold Cup Odds and News
7 Dec 2011: Jukebox Jury Targets 2012 Ascot Gold Cup Following Injury Scare
Local stayer Jukebox Jury may be back in England in time for next year’s Ascot Gold Cup in June.
The five-year-old colt fractured his leg during a run in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup in Australia last month.
Jukebox Jury has improved greatly since sustaining the serious injury and is expected to leave Australia at the end of January.
Co-owner Colleen Bamford said the horse would be back to his best in time for the Ascot Carnival in 2012.
“All is going really well,” Ms Bamford said.
“He is a really good patient and is showing no signs of any lameness so at this stage it looks like it is healing.
“We really do expect him to make a full recovery. He looks terrific.”
Ms Bamford said Jukebox Jury may only be restricted to his box for another three weeks.
“We are X-raying his leg every two weeks and just waiting on the advice of vets when they think we can stop bandaging him,” Bamford said.
“I would imagine he could be another three weeks in the box and I think he then needs to be 30 days in quarantine before he can go back to England.”
Jukebox Jury is trained by Middleham trainer Mark Johnston, who is also optimistic about Jukebox Jury’s future.
“The reports are good and he should be home by the end of January,” Johnston said.
“The Ascot Gold Cup is in our minds but you couldn’t go straight there so we can’t say he’ll definitely make it.”
The fracture has not put Johnston off taking Jukebox Jury to Australia for another shot at the Melbourne Cup next November.
“The long-term plan is the Melbourne Cup again next year,” he said.
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