First held in 1807 the Ascot Gold cup is one of the longest on the UK flat racing calendar, run over 2.5 miles, and is one of the top prizes for the world's best stayers. That first race, in 1807, was won by Master Jackey, a three year old who had already won a race at Ascot twenty-four hours earlier. It is set as a Group 1 race, the highest possible in the thoroughbred racing world.
Winners, the last 10 years -
Year
Horse
Statistics (Type, Date of Birth)
Sire; Dam
1993
Drum Taps;
Bay Colt, 1986;
Dixieland Band - Lavendula Rose
1994
Arcadian Heights;
Bay Colt, 1998;
Shirley Heights - Miss Longchamp
1995
Double Trigger (IRE);
Chestnut Colt, 1991;
Ela-Mana-Mou - Solac
1996
Classic Cliché (IRE);
Bay Colt, 1992;
Salse - Pato
1997
Celeric;
Bay Gelding, 1992;
Mtoto - Hot Spice
1998
Kayf Tara;
Bay Colt, 1994;
Sadler's Wells - Colorspin
1999
Enzeli;
Bay Colt, 1995;
Kahyasi - Ebaziya
2000
Kayf Tara;
Bay Colt, 1994;
Sadler's Wells - Colorspin
2001
Royal Rebel;
Bay Gelding, 1996;
Robellino - Greenvera
2002
Royal Rebel;
Bay Gelding, 1996;
Robellino - Greenvera