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The Royal Hunt Cup is a
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in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.


History

The event was established in 1843, and it was originally contested on a right-handed course over 7 furlongs and 166 yards. The inaugural running was won by Knight of the Whistle, with a triple dead-heat for second between Bourra Tomacha, Epaulette and Garry Owen. The race's distance was shortened to 7 furlongs and 155 yards in 1930, and it was extended to its present length in 1956. It is now run on a straight course, and it usually features a large field. The Royal Hunt Cup is currently held on the second day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. It is one of three perpetual trophies at the meeting, along with the Gold Cup and the
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, which can be kept permanently by the winning owners.


Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): * Master Vote – ''1947, 1948'' Leading
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(4 wins): * Charles Wood – ''Thuringian Prince (1875), The Mandarin (1879), Elzevir (1883), Gay Hermit (1887)'' *
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– ''Spaniard's Close (1963), Casabianca (1965), Kamundu (1969), Jumping Hill (1976)'' Leading trainer (5 wins): * James Jewitt – ''Sweetbread (1882), Elzevir (1883), Shillelagh (1888), Suspender (1892), Knight of the Thistle (1897)''


Winners since 1980

* ''Weights given in stones and pounds.''


Earlier winners

* 1843: Knight of the Whistle * 1844: The Bishop of Romford's Cob * 1845: Evenus * 1846: Leaconfield * 1847: Tragical * 1848: Conyngham * 1849: Collingwood * 1850: Hagley * 1851: Sir Charles * 1852: Ephesus * 1853: The Friar * 1854: Brocket * 1855: Chalice * 1856: Forbidden Fruit * 1857: Rosa Bonheur * 1858: Hesperithusa * 1859: King at Arms * 1860: Crater * 1861: Buccaneer * 1862: Canary * 1863: Victor * 1864: Gem of the Sea * 1865: Gratitude * 1866: Attache * 1867: Jasper * 1868: Satyr * 1869: See Saw * 1870: Judge * 1871: Valuer * 1872: Ripponden * 1873: Winslow * 1874: Lowlander * 1875: Thuringian Prince * 1876: Hopbloom * 1877: Cradle * 1878: Julius Caesar * 1879: The Mandarin * 1880: Strathern * 1881: Peter * 1882: Sweetbread * 1883: Elzevir * 1884: Acrostic * 1885: Eastern Emperor * 1886: Despair * 1887: Gay Hermit * 1888: Shillelagh * 1889: Whitelegs * 1890: Morion * 1891: Laureate * 1892: Suspender * 1893: Amandier * 1894: Victor Wild * 1895: Clorane * 1896: Quarrel * 1897: Knight of the Thistle * 1898: Jaquemart * 1899: Refractor * 1900: Royal Flush * 1901: Stealaway * 1902: Solicitor * 1903: Kunstler * 1904: Csardas * 1905: Andover * 1906: Dinneford * 1907: Lally * 1908: Billy the Verger * 1909:
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* 1910:
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* 1911: Moscato * 1912: Eton Boy * 1913: Long Set * 1914: Lie-a-bed * 1915–18: ''no race'' * 1919:
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* 1920: Square Measure * 1921: Illuminator * 1922: Varzy * 1923: Weathervane * 1924: Dinkie * 1925: Cockpit * 1926: Cross Bow * 1927: Asterus * 1928: Priory Park * 1929: Songe * 1930: The MacNab * 1931: Grand Salute * 1932: Totaig * 1933: Colorado Kid * 1934: Caymanas * 1935: Priok * 1936: Guinea Gap * 1937: Fairplay * 1938: Couvert * 1939: Caerloptic * 1940: ''no race'' * 1941: Time Step * * 1942–44: ''no race'' * 1945: Battle Hymn * 1946: Friar's Fancy * 1947: Master Vote * 1948: Master Vote * 1949: Sterope * 1950: Hyperbole * 1951: Val d'Assa * 1952: Queen of Sheba * 1953: Choir Boy * 1954: Chivalry * 1955: Nicholas Nickleby * 1956: Alexander * 1957: Retrial * 1958: Amos * 1959: Faultless Speech * 1960: Small Slam * 1961: King's Troop * 1962: Smartie * 1963: Spaniard's Close * 1964: Zaleucus * 1965: Casabianca * 1966: Continuation * 1967: Regal Light * 1968: Golden Mean * 1969: Kamundu * 1970: Calpurnius * 1971: Picture Boy * 1972: Tempest Boy * 1973: Camouflage * 1974: Old Lucky * 1975: Ardoon * 1976: Jumping Hill * 1977: My Hussar * 1978: Fear Naught * 1979: Pipedreamer * The race was run at Newbury in 1941.


See also

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References

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