Royal Ascot: Gold Cup
The Ascot Gold Cup was established in 1807 in the presence of King George III and Queen Charlotte, and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. The inaugural winner, Master Jackey, was awarded prize money of 100 Guineas. The Gold Cup is now the first leg of Britain's Stayers' Triple Crown, alongside the Goodwood Cup and Doncaster Cup, with Double Trigger being the most recent winner of all 3 races in 1995. The Gold Cup is one of just 3 perpetual trophies at the Royal meeting, along with the Royal Hunt Cup and the Queen's Vase, which are kept permanently by the winning owners. |
Gold Cup 1997 | Group 1 | 2 miles 3 furlongs 210 yards | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
1 | CELERIC | P Eddery | David Morley | Mr Christopher Spence 11/2 |
2 | CLASSIC CLICHE | L Dettori | Saeed Bin Suroor | Godolphin 6/1 |
3 | ELECTION DAY | M Kinane | M Stoute | Lord Weinstock 25/1 |
4 | HERON ISLAND | J Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Mr R Sangster 33/1 |
5 | SAMRAAN | T Quinn | J Dunlop | K M Al-Mudhof 10/1 |
6 | DOUBLE ECLIPSE | M Roberts | M Johnston | Middleham Partnership 14/1 |
7 | JIYUSH | R Hills | Ed Dunlop | Hamdan Al-Maktoum 20/1 |
8 | DOUBLE TRIGGER | J Weaver | M Johnston | Mr R W Huggins 9/1 |
9 | MOONAX | M Hills | B Hills | Sheikh Mohammed 16/1 |
10 | CAMP DAVID | A Boschert | A Wohler | Mr D Gabel 25/1 |
11 | NONONITO | G Mosse | J Lesbordes | Mr P Sebagh 15/2 |
12 | PERSIAN PUNCH | R Cochrane | D Elsworth | Mr Jeff Smith 9/2 fav |
13 | GREY SHOT | O Peslier | I Balding | Mr Jeff Smith 12/1 |
This race took place on Thursday 19th June 1997, and the winner, a bay gelding by Mtoto out of Hot Spice won a first prize of £113,556 (equivalent to £211,000 in 2020). | Over round 115% |
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