The Royal Hunt Cup is a
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handicap horse race
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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
Queen's Vase
The Queen's Vase is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 34 yards (2,847 metres), and it is schedul ...
, 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)''
*
Lester Piggott
Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and trainer. With 4,493 career flat racing wins in Britain, including a record nine Epsom Derby victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest f ...
– ''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:
Dark Ronald
Dark Ronald was an English bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire with a global influence on the breeding of Thoroughbreds and sport horses, with many show jumpers tracing back to him.
Breeding
The sire of Dark Ronald, Bay Ronald, was a moderate ...
* 1910:
Bachelor's Double
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* 1911: Moscato
* 1912: Eton Boy
* 1913: Long Set
* 1914: Lie-a-bed
* 1915–18: ''no race''
* 1919:
Irish Elegance
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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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Horse racing in Great Britain
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List of British flat horse races
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References
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