Gold Cup
South Africa | FEATURE RACE GUIDE
Previous Gold Cup Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUTURE PEARL (SAF) 3G FUTURA (SAF) - ARABIAN PEARL (SAF) AL MUFTI (USA) | RICHARD FOURIE | 55.0 | SEAN TARRY | 3 | |
| NEBRAAS (SAF) 4G VERCINGETORIX (SAF) - NOOR DUBAI (SAF) ARCHIPENKO (USA) | LYLE HEWITSON | 52.5 | SEAN TARRY | 13 | |
| PATHS OF VICTORY (SAF) 5G NOBLE TUNE (USA) - VICTORY GARDEN (SAF) SOLSKJAER (IRE) | S'MANGA KHUMALO | 54.5 | G VAN ZYL (JNR) | 11 | |
| DYNASTY'S BLOSSOM (SAF) 4F DYNASTY (SAF) - CRIMSON BLOSSOM (IRE) DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) | NOORESH JUGLALL | 55.0 | JOEY RAMSDEN | 2 | |
| IT'S MY TURN (SAF) 5G DYNASTY (SAF) - JALLAD'S QUEEN (SAF) JALLAD (USA) | ANTON MARCUS | 59.5 | DEAN KANNEMEYER | 8 | |
| HERMOSO MUNDO (SAF) 4G IDEAL WORLD (USA) - ESCOLETA FITZ (ARG) FITZCARRALDO (ARG) | WEICHONG MARWING | 56.0 | WEIHO MARWING | 5 | |
| ENAAD (AUS) 4G HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - AL ANOOD (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) | S'MANGA KHUMALO | 53.5 | M F DE KOCK | 12 | |
| WILD ONE (SAF) 6G MOGOK (USA) - ENDANGERED SPECIES (SAF) SAPIEHA (IRE) | ANTHONY DELPECH | 55.0 | M F DE KOCK | 5 | |
| WAVIN' FLAG (SAF) 4G SILVANO (GER) - GARLAND (SAF) CAPTURE HIM (USA) | GLEN HATT | 53.0 | BRETT CRAWFORD | 7 | |
| JEPPE'S REEF (SAF) 5G JALLAD (USA) - STUDIO FIFTY FOUR (SAF) BADGER LAND (USA) | R FRADD | 54.5 | MIKE BASS | 8 | |
| IN WRITING (ARG) 6G EDITOR'S NOTE (USA) - INALAY (ARG) CANDY STRIPES (USA) | F COETZEE | 57.5 | DEAN KANNEMEYER | 11 | |
| ASLAN (SAF) 5G SILVANO (GER) - CRY FOR THE LION (SAF) ELLIODOR (FR) | GAVIN LERENA | 57.5 | SEAN TARRY | 18 | |
| ANCESTRAL FORE (SAF) 3G DYNASTY (SAF) - FOREFRONT POLE POSITION (GB) | KEVIN SHEA | 56.0 | M F DE KOCK | 12 | |
| DESERT LINKS (SAF) 5G KAHAL (GB) - SELBORNE PARK (SAF) HOME GUARD (USA) | GREG CHEYNE | 57.0 | BASIL MARCUS | 6 | |
| THUNDERING STAR (SAF) 4H FORT WOOD (USA) - LIGHTNING DUEL (SAF) FOVEROS (GB) | JOHNNY GEROUDIS | 57.0 | 7 | ||
| DIAMOND QUEST (SAF) 5G SAUMAREZ (GB) - DISCOVER DIAMONDS (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) | J LLOYD | 50.0 | 10 | ||
| REVEILLE BOY (SAF) 6G - | PIERE STRYDOM | 54.0 | 18 | ||
| MAJOR BLUFF (SAF) 5G - | GLEN HATT | 51.5 | 7 | ||
| HIGHLAND NIGHT (SAF) 6G - | ROBBIE HILL | 52.5 | 2 |
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