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Goodwood Cup

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QUICKTHORN
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The Goodwood Cup is a Group 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for the stayers at Goodwood conducted by the Goodwood Racecourse.

The Goodwood Cup is run over two miles. It was first run in 1812 and was won by Shoestrings.

It is the feature staying race of the Goodwood Festival in late July or early August known as 'Glorious Goodwood'.

Initially a Group 2 race in 1971, it was downgraded to G3 in 1985 but back to G2 in 1995. In 2017 it was awarded Group 1 status.

The Goodwood Cup forms part of the British Stayers' Triple Crown including the Gold Cup and Doncaster Cup.

Many a Melbourne Cup runner has won the Goodwood Cup before heading to Australia.

Double Trigger was joined by Stradivarius in winning the race three times. Stradivarius was in the middle of another dominant season winning the race again. He would go on in 2020 to win it for the fourth straight year.

Big Orange was under two lengths from winning it a third time in 2017.

English soccer hero Michael Owen bred and owned a top young stayer called Brown Panther and he won the Cup in 2013.

Kyprios was in the middle of a superb 2022 staying season winning the Gold Cup, Goodwood Cup, Irish St Leger and the Prix du Cadran.

Six jockeys have won the race five times – Jem Robinson, George Fordham, Steve Donoghue, Lester Piggott, Pat Eddery and then Frankie Dettori joined them in 2020. John Scott trained seven winners in the 1800s.

The Goodwood Cup was worth £500,000 in 2023.

Notable winners of the Goodwood Cup include Kyprios (2022), Trueshan (2021), Stradivarius (2017/2018/2019/2020), Big Orange (2015/2016), Brown Panther (2016), Opinion Poll (2011), Yeats (2006/2008), Distinction (2005), Persian Punch (2001/2003), Kayf Tara (1999), Double Trigger (1995/1997/1998), Further Flight (1991/1992), Ardross (1981), Le Moss (1979/1980), Proverb (1973/1974), Zarathustra (1956), Alycidon (1949), Marsyas (1946), Brown Jack (1930), Merman (1899), Count Schomberg (1896/1897), Isonomy (1879), Doncaster (1874), Virago (1854), Canezou (1849/1850), Charles The Twelth (1841/1842), Harkaway (1838/1839), Glencoe (1834), Priam (1831/1832) and Fleur de Lis (1829/1830).

The 2023 Goodwood Cup was won by Quickthorn from Emily Dickinson and Coltrane.


Racing and Sports

Previous Goodwood Cup Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
QUICKTHORN (GB) 6G
NATHANIEL (IRE) - DAFFYDOWNDILLY (GB) OASIS DREAM (GB)
TOM MARQUAND 62.0 H MORRISON 4
KYPRIOS (IRE) 4H
GALILEO (IRE) - POLISHED GEM (IRE) DANEHILL (USA)
RYAN MOORE 62.0 A P O'BRIEN 8
TRUESHAN (FR) 5G
PLANTEUR (IRE) - SHAO LINE (FR) GENERAL HOLME (USA)
HOLLIE DOYLE 61.0 ALAN KING 2
STRADIVARIUS (IRE) 6H
SEA THE STARS (IRE) - PRIVATE LIFE (FR) BERING (GB)
LANFRANCO DETTORI 61.0 JOHN GOSDEN 7
STRADIVARIUS (IRE) 5H
SEA THE STARS (IRE) - PRIVATE LIFE (FR) BERING (GB)
LANFRANCO DETTORI 61.0 JOHN GOSDEN 2
STRADIVARIUS (IRE) 4H
SEA THE STARS (IRE) - PRIVATE LIFE (FR) BERING (GB)
ANDREA ATZENI 61.0 JOHN GOSDEN 6
STRADIVARIUS (IRE) 3C
SEA THE STARS (IRE) - PRIVATE LIFE (FR) BERING (GB)
ANDREA ATZENI 54.5 JOHN GOSDEN 5
BIG ORANGE (GB) 5G
DUKE OF MARMALADE (IRE) - MISS BROWN TO YOU (IRE) FASLIYEV (USA)
J P SPENCER 61.0 M L W BELL 9
BIG ORANGE (GB) 4G
DUKE OF MARMALADE (IRE) - MISS BROWN TO YOU (IRE) FASLIYEV (USA)
J P SPENCER 61.0 M L W BELL 1
CAVALRYMAN (GB) 8H
HALLING (USA) - SILVERSWORD (FR) HIGHEST HONOR (FR)
K FALLON 61.0 SAEED BIN SUROOR 10
BROWN PANTHER (GB) 5H
SHIROCCO (GER) - TREBLE HEIGHTS (IRE) UNFUWAIN (USA)
RICHARD KINGSCOTE 60.5 TOM DASCOMBE 2
SADDLER'S ROCK (IRE) 4M
SADLER'S WELLS (USA) - GRECIAN BRIDE (IRE) GROOM DANCER (USA)
J MURTAGH 60.5 JOHN M OXX 10
OPINION POLL (IRE) 5H
HALLING (USA) - AHEAD (GB) SHIRLEY HEIGHTS (GB)
LANFRANCO DETTORI 60.5 MAHMOOD AL ZAROONI 16
ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (GB) 7H
DANSILI (GB) - GIPSY MOTH (GB) EFISIO (GB)
JIM CROWLEY 60.5 W J KNIGHT 10
SCHIAPARELLI (GER) 6H
MONSUN (GER) - SACARINA (GB) OLD VIC (GB)
LANFRANCO DETTORI 60.5 SAEED BIN SUROOR 3
YEATS (IRE) 7H
SADLER'S WELLS (USA) - LYNDONVILLE (IRE) TOP VILLE (GB)
J MURTAGH 62.5 A P O'BRIEN 9
ALLEGRETTO (IRE) 4M
GALILEO (IRE) - ALLELUIA (GB) CAERLEON (USA)
RYAN MOORE 59.5 SIR MICHAEL STOUTE 11
YEATS (IRE) 5H
SADLER'S WELLS (USA) - LYNDONVILLE (IRE) TOP VILLE (GB)
M KINANE 61.5 A P O'BRIEN 8
DISTINCTION (IRE) 6G
DANEHILL (USA) - IVY LEAF (IRE) NUREYEV (USA)
M KINANE 59.5 SIR MICHAEL STOUTE 2
DARASIM (IRE) 6G
KAHYASI (IRE) - DARARITA (IRE) HALO (USA)
JOSEPH FANNING 59.0 M JOHNSTON 8
PERSIAN PUNCH (IRE) 10G
PERSIAN HEIGHTS (GB) - RUM CAY (USA) OUR NATIVE (USA)
MARTIN DWYER 59.0 DAVID ELSWORTH 9
JARDINES LOOKOUT (IRE) 5G
FOURSTARS ALLSTAR (USA) - FOOLISH FLIGHT (IRE) FOOLS HOLME (USA)
M KINANE 58.0 A P JARVIS 3
PERSIAN PUNCH (IRE) 8G
PERSIAN HEIGHTS (GB) - RUM CAY (USA) OUR NATIVE (USA)
T QUINN 59.5 DAVID ELSWORTH 1
ROYAL REBEL (GB) 4G
ROBELLINO (USA) - GREENVERA (USA) RIVERMAN (USA)
M KINANE 58.0 M JOHNSTON 2

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