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Haydock Sprint Cup

United Kingdom | FEATURE RACE GUIDE

History

REGIONAL win The Lindum York Handicap at York Racecourse in York, England.
REGIONAL win The Lindum York Handicap at York Racecourse in York, England. Picture: Getty Images

The Haydock Sprint Cup is a Group 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for the sprinters at Haydock Park conducted by the Jockey Club.

The Haydock Sprint Cup is run over six furlongs. It was first run in 1966 and was won by Be Friendly.

The race is one of the younger features of the European flat season and went onto Haydock's new straight track in 1986.

Two year olds were eligible to run in this open race at various times until 1994 but not since. It became that Group 1 in 1998.

The Haydock Sprint Cup is the feature flat race at Haydock each year. It was run at Doncaster in 2008 though.

Along with his Cork and Orrery Stakes win (now the Diamond Jubilee), Danehill won the Haydock Sprint Cup as his other main victory before heading to stud.

Coming off his top July Cup victory, Harry Angel was brilliant in 2017 with sustained speed.

Gordon Lord Byron won in 2013 and would win in Australia six months later.

Be Friendly is the only multiple winner of the race.

Dream Of Dreams just missed in the 2020 Diamond Jubilee but won this two runs later. He would finally get his reward in the Royal Ascot race as well in 2021.

Lester Piggott, Pat Eddery, Willie Carson and Bruce Raymond have all won it on three occasions. John Dunlop is the winningest trainer with four spread over 21 years.

The Haydock Sprint Cup was worth £400,000 in 2023.

Notable winners of the Haydock Sprint Cup include Dream Of Dreams (2020), Hello Youmzain (2019), Harry Angel (2017), Quiet Reflection (2016), Twilight Son (2015), Gordon Lord Byron (2013), Society Rock (2012), Dream Ahead (2011), Reverence (2006), Invincible Spirit (2002), Royal Applause (1997), Danehill (1989), Green Desert (1986), Habibti (1983), Moorestyle (1980), Double Form (1979), Boldboy (1977), Lianga (1975) and Be Friendly (1966/1967).

The 2023 Haydock Sprint Cup was won by Regional from Shouldvebeenaring and Believing.


Racing and Sports

Previous Haydock Sprint Cup Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
REGIONAL (GB) 5G
TERRITORIES (IRE) - FAVULUSA (GB) DANSILI (GB)
CALLUM RODRIGUEZ 59.5 ED BETHELL 13
MINZAAL (IRE) 4H
MEHMAS (IRE) - PARDOVEN (IRE) CLODOVIL (IRE)
JIM CROWLEY 59.5 OWEN BURROWS 7
EMARAATY ANA (GB) 5G
SHAMARDAL (USA) - SPIRIT OF DUBAI (IRE) CAPE CROSS (IRE)
ANDREA ATZENI 58.5 K A RYAN 6
DREAM OF DREAMS (IRE) 6G
DREAM AHEAD (USA) - VASILIA (GB) DANSILI (GB)
OISIN MURPHY 58.5 SIR MICHAEL STOUTE 11
HELLO YOUMZAIN (FR) 3C
KODIAC (GB) - SPASHA (GB) SHAMARDAL (USA)
JAMES DOYLE 57.5 K A RYAN 6
THE TIN MAN (GB) 6G
EQUIANO (FR) - PERSARIO (GB) BISHOP OF CASHEL (GB)
OISIN MURPHY 58.5 JAMES FANSHAWE 5
HARRY ANGEL (IRE) 3C
DARK ANGEL (IRE) - BEATRIX POTTER (IRE) CADEAUX GENEREUX (GB)
ADAM KIRBY 57.5 C G COX 8
QUIET REFLECTION (GB) 3F
SHOWCASING (GB) - MY DELIRIUM (GB) HAAFHD (GB)
DOUGIE COSTELLO 56.0 K R BURKE 4
TWILIGHT SON (GB) 3C
KYLLACHY (GB) - TWILIGHT MISTRESS (GB) BIN AJWAAD (IRE)
D SWEENEY 57.5 H CANDY 5
G FORCE (IRE) 3G
TAMAYUZ (GB) - FLANDERS (IRE) COMMON GROUNDS (GB)
D TUDHOPE 57.5 D O'MEARA 10
GORDON LORD BYRON (IRE) 5G
BYRON (GB) - BOA ESTRELA (IRE) INTIKHAB (USA)
J MURTAGH 58.5 TOM HOGAN 2
SOCIETY ROCK (IRE) 5H
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - HIGH SOCIETY (IRE) KEY OF LUCK (USA)
K FALLON 58.5 JAMES FANSHAWE 3
DREAM AHEAD (USA) 3C
DIKTAT (GB) - LAND OF DREAMS (GB) CADEAUX GENEREUX (GB)
WILLIAM BUICK 57.5 DAVID SIMCOCK 9
MARKAB (GB) 7G
GREEN DESERT (USA) - HAWAFIZ (GB) NASHWAN (USA)
PAT COSGRAVE 58.5 H CANDY 14
REGAL PARADE (GB) 5G
PIVOTAL (GB) - MODEL QUEEN (USA) KINGMAMBO (USA)
ADRIAN NICHOLLS 58.5 D NICHOLLS 13
RED CLUBS (IRE) 4M
RED RANSOM (USA) - TWO CLUBS (GB) FIRST TRUMP (GB)
MICHAEL HILLS 58.5 B W HILLS 6
REVERENCE (GB) 5G
MARK OF ESTEEM (IRE) - IMPERIAL BAILIWICK (IRE) IMPERIAL FRONTIER (USA)
K DARLEY 58.5 E J ALSTON 10
GOODRICKE (GB) 3C
BAHAMIAN BOUNTY (GB) - STAR (GB) MOST WELCOME (GB)
J P SPENCER 56.0 D R LODER 4
TANTE ROSE (IRE) 4M
BARATHEA (IRE) - MY BRANCH (GB) DISTANT RELATIVE (GB)
R HUGHES 56.0 R CHARLTON 14
SOMNUS (GB) 3G
PIVOTAL (GB) - MIDNIGHT'S REWARD (GB) NIGHT SHIFT (USA)
T E DURCAN 56.0 T D EASTERBY 7
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) 5H
GREEN DESERT (USA) - RAFHA (GB) KRIS (GB)
J CARROLL 57.0 J L DUNLOP 10
NUCLEAR DEBATE (USA) 6G
GEIGER COUNTER (USA) - I'M AN ISSUE (USA) COX'S RIDGE (USA)
G MOSSE 57.0 J E HAMMOND 9
PIPALONG (IRE) 4M
PIPS PRIDE (GB) - LIMPOPO (GB) GREEN DESERT (USA)
K DARLEY 56.0 T D EASTERBY 7

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