Richard Gauthier Collection

Shergar Cup

The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup is named after the 1981 Derby winner Shergar and is staged at Ascot Racecourse each August. The inaugural Shergar Cup took place at Goodwood Racecourse in 1999 before shifting to Ascot racecourse the next year. The event is a team competition consisting of 6 races, all of which are handicaps. The 6 events cover all distances, including a 5 furlong Dash for 3 year olds, a 6 furlong Sprint for 3 year olds, a one mile 2 furlongs Classic for 3 year olds, a Mile challenge for 4 year olds and upwards, a mile and a half Challenge for 4 year olds and upwards and a 2 mile race for Stayers. A list of previous team winners is shown below:-
1999 Europe captained by Robert Sangster
2000 Europe captained by Pat Eddery
2001 Rest of the World captained by Frankie Dettori
2002 Great Britain and Ireland captained by Kieren Fallon
2003 Rest of the World captained by Frankie Dettori
2004 Rest of the World captained by Frankie Dettori
2006 Great Britain and Ireland captained by Jamie Spencer
2007 Rest of the World captained by Hugh Bowman
2008 Europe captained by Gerald Mosse
2009 Ireland captained by Richard Hughes
2010 Ireland captained by Richard Hughes
2011 Ireland captained by Richard Hughes
2012 Rest of the World captained by Yutaka Take
2013 Europe captained by Gerald Mosse
2014 Europe captained by Frankie Dettori
2015 The Girls team captained by Emma-Jayne Wilson
2016 Rest of the World captained by Silvestre de Sousa
2017 Great Britain and Ireland captained by Jamie Spencer