The Epsom Gold Cup was an

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run annually at

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. Raced in late May, it was open to horses age three and older. During the latter part of the 19th century, the race offered a purse of five hundred sovereigns in plate or specie and attracted top horses of the era. It was superseded by the

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in 1902.

Winners (partial list)

*1810 - Tutelina *1811 - Marmion *1812 - Sorcery *1813 - Octavius *1814 - Aquarius *1825 -

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*1827 - Tom Tit *1833 - Languish *1854 - Kingston *1855 - Rataplan *1856 - Typee *1857 - Sir Colin *1858 -

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*1859 -

*1860 - Newcastle *1861 - Surprise *1862 - Asteroid *1878 -

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*1879 -

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*1880 - Fashion *1881 -

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*1882 -

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*1883 -

*1884 -

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*1893 - Curio *1898 -

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*1899 - Newhaven II Race known as Epsom Cup.
Run over Great Metropolitan Handicap course - 2 miles 2 furlongs (3,621 metres).

References

May 26, 1883 ''New York Times'' article on the Epsom Gold Cup
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List of Coronation Cup and Epsom Gold Cup winners
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