The July Cup is a
Group 1 flat horse race
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in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at
Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
It is one of Britain's most valuable and prestigious sprint races, and many of its winners have been acknowledged as the champion sprinter in Europe.
History
The event was established in 1876, and the first two runnings were won by
Springfield
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
, a colt bred by
Queen Victoria at the Hampton Court Stud.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the July Cup was initially classed at Group 2 level. It was promoted to Group 1 status in 1978.
The July Cup was part of the
Global Sprint Challenge
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from 2008 to 2017. It was the sixth leg of the series, preceded by the
Diamond Jubilee Stakes and followed by the
Sprinters Stakes.
The race is currently held on the final day of Newmarket's three-day July Festival meeting.
Records
Most successful horse (3 wins):
* Sundridge – ''1902, 1903, 1904''
Leading
jockey
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(10 wins):
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Lester Piggott – ''Vigo (1957), Right Boy (1958, 1959), Tin Whistle (1960), Thatch (1973), Saritamer (1974), Solinus (1978), Thatching (1979), Moorestyle (1980), Mr Brooks (1992)''
Leading
trainer (5 wins):
*
Charles Morton – ''Sundridge (1903, 1904), Spanish Prince (1912, 1913), Golden Sun (1914)''
*
Aidan O'Brien – ''Stravinsky (1999), Mozart (2001), Starspangledbanner (2010), U S Navy Flag (2018), Ten Sovereigns (2019)''
*
Vincent O'Brien – ''Thatch (1973), Saritamer (1974), Solinus (1978), Thatching (1979), Royal Academy (1990)''
Leading owner (5 wins):
*
Jack Joel
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Early life
Isaac Barnato Joel was born on 29 September 1862 into a Jewish family, being one of three sons of Jo ...
– ''Sundridge (1903, 1904), Spanish Prince (1912, 1913), Golden Sun (1914)''
Winners since 1918
Earlier winners
* 1876:
Springfield
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
* 1877:
Springfield
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
* 1878: Trappist
* 1879: Phenix
* 1880:
Charibert
* 1881:
Charibert
* 1882:
Tristan
* 1883: Clairvaux
* 1884: Geheimniss
* 1885: Energy
* 1886:
Melton
* 1887:
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* 1888: Fullerton
* 1889: Mephisto
* 1890: Queen of the Fairies
* 1891:
Memoir
* 1892: Workington
* 1893: Prince Hampton
* 1894: Best Man
* 1895: Woolsthorpe
* 1896: Worcester
* 1897: Kilcock
* 1898: Ugly
* 1899: Eager
* 1900: Running Stream
* 1901: Lord Bobs
* 1902: Sundridge
* 1903: Sundridge
* 1904: Sundridge
* 1905: Delaunay
* 1906:
Thrush
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* 1907: Dinneford
* 1908: Lesbia
* 1909: Jack Snipe
* 1910: Amore
* 1911: Sunder
* 1912: Spanish Prince
* 1913: Spanish Prince
* 1914: Golden Sun
* 1915: Volta
* 1916: Torloisk
* 1917: ''no race''
See also
*
Horse racing in Great Britain
*
List of British flat horse races
References
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pedigreequery.com– ''July Cup – Newmarket.''
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Flat races in Great Britain
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1876 establishments in England