The Gold Cup is a Grade 3 thoroughbred horse race run over 3200m at Greyville Racecourse in Durban, South Africa. The first running of the race took place in 1920 however it was not run in 1942. The race is considered "Africa’s premier marathon for long-distance runners."[1] The race historically takes place on the last weekend of July, which coincides with the end of the racing season.
| Grade 3 race | |
| Location | Greyville Racecourse Durban, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1920 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Gold Cup |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3200m (1m 7f 200y) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Open |
| Weight | WFA: 3yrs-11.5kgs; 4yrs-2kgs |
| Purse | R400,000 (2020) 1st: R250,000 |
This was previously a Grade 1 race, until it was downgraded to a Grade 2 in 2016, and then Grade 3 in 2017.[2]
Most Winners
editJockey Felix Coetzee has won the most Gold Cups with 8. He equalled Charlie Barends record of 7 winners in 1998, before breaking it in 2012.
Past winners
edit| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey | Age | Wgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dynasty's Blossom | Ramsden J | Juglall N | 4 | 55.0 |
| 2018 | It's My Turn | Kannemeyer D | Marcus A | 5 | 59.5 |
| 2017 | Hermoso Mundo | Marwing Weiho | Marwing Weichong | 4 | 56.0 |
| 2016 | Enaad (Aus) | De Kock M F | Khumalo S | 4 | 53.5 |
| 2015 | Wild One | De Kock M F | Delpech A | 6 | 55.0 |
| 2014 | Wavin' Flag | Crawford B | Hatt G | 4 | 53.0 |
| 2013 | Jeppe's Reef | Bass M W | Fradd R | 5 | 54.5 |
| 2012 | In Writing | Kannemeyer D | Coetzee F | 6 | 57.5 |
| 2011 | Aslan | Tarry S G | Lerena G | 5 | 57.5 |
| 2010 | Ancestral Fore | De Kock M F | Shea K | 3 | 56.0 |
| 2009 | Mokaro | Page S H | Fourie R | 6 | 56.5 |
| 2008 | Desert Links | Marcus B | Cheyne G | 5 | 57.0 |
| 2007 | Thundering Star | De Kock M F | Geroudis J | 4 | 57.0 |
| 2006 | Diamond Quest | Bass M W | Lloyd J | 5 | 50.0 |
| 2005 | Reveille Boy | Crawford B | Strydom P | 6 | 54.0 |
| 2004 | Major Bluff | Ramsden J | Hatt G | 5 | 51.5 |
| 2003 | Highland Night | Drier D R | Hill R | 6 | 52.5 |
| 2002 | Highland Night | Maroun K R | Forbes A | 5 | 50.5 |
| 2001 | Cereus | Greeff A | Randolph S | 5 | 52.0 |
| 2000 | Colonial Girl | Kannemeyer D | Hatt G | 5 | 50.0 |
| 1999 | Place Of Gold | Shaw P B | Hill R | 4 | 52.5 |
| 1998 | Bella Bianca | Millard A T | Coetzee F | 5 | 53.5 |
| 1997 | Sciantiso | Aldous RT | Macaskill F | 7 | 53.5 |
| 1996 | Festive Forever | Millard A T | Coetzee F | 6 | 53.0 |
| 1995 | Milleverof | Payne D | Hatt G | 6 | 53.0 |
| 1994 | Stateway | Miller A | Hoffman A | 7 | 53.0 |
| 1993 | Space Walk | Maingard M. H. | Lloyd J | 5 | 53.0 |
| 1992 | Floating Casino | Marshall V | Fradd R | 6 | 52.5 |
| 1991 | Icona | Payne D | Marcus A | 6 | 50.0 |
| 1990 | Illustrador | Millard T | Coetzee F | 4 | 55.5 |
| 1989 | Tropicante | Rixon R | Wynne P | 4 | 54.0 |
| 1988 | Castle Walk | Millard T | Coetzee F | 3 | 49.5 |
| 1987 | Aquanaut | Watters M | Howes G | 4 | 53.0 |
| 1986 | Occult | Millard T | Coetzee F | 5 | 55.5 |
| 1985 | Voodoo Charm | Millard T | Coetzee F | 4 | 52.0 |
| 1984 | Devon Air | Millard T | Coetzee F | 6 | 56.0 |
| 1983 | Hawkins | Millard T | Sutherland M | 4 | 56.5 |
| 1982 | Equilateral | Marcus B | 4 | 54.0 | |
| 1981 | Brave Persian | Kotzen G | 5 | 51.5 | |
| 1980 | Furious | Upton A | Hayden B | 6 | 58.0 |
| 1979 | The Maltster | Cooper B | Macaskill F | 7 | 53.5 |
| 1978 | Fauvist | Uys M | 6 | 46.5 | |
| 1977 - DH | DH - Don The Stripe | Roberts M | 6 | 50.5 | |
| 1977 - DH | DH - Pacer | Deyes B | 4 | 49.5 | |
| 1976 | Hedge | Marcus B | 6 | 46.6 | |
| 1975 | Numerator | Stevens A | 7 | 56.0 | |
| 1974 | Armistice | Cave M | 4 | 48.5 | |
| 1973 | Jacobite | Byrnes J | 5 | 45.0 | |
| 1972 | Humdinger | Roberts R | 3 | 48.0 | |
| 1971 | Rainstorm | Roberts M | 4 | 45.0 | |
| 1970 | Rack And Ruin | Cave M | 5 | 45.0 | |
| 1969 | Golden Jewel | Schoeman M | 5 | 50.0 | |
| 1968 | Caradoc | Schoeman M | 5 | 54.0 | |
| 1967 | Cuff Link | Alexander D | a | 52.5 | |
| 1966 | Smash And Grab | Bailey I | 4 | 49.5 | |
| 1965 | Cuff Link | Taylor A | 5 | 49.0 | |
| 1964 | New Chief | Barends C | 7 | 52.5 | |
| 1963 | Jerez | Amos S | 6 | 57.5 | |
| 1962 | Speciality | Lange T | 5 | 50.5 | |
| 1961 | Cairn Feast | Stuart G | 5 | 50.0 | |
| 1960 | Lucky Coin | Taylor A | 5 | 47.0 | |
| 1959 | Cumanus | De La Rey S | 4 | ||
| 1958 | Avalanche | 6 | |||
| 1957 | Excise | 4 | |||
| 1956 | Phantom King | 5 | |||
| 1955 | Sky Finch | 3 | |||
| 1954 | Coquimbo | Barends C | a | ||
| 1953 | Eros | Barends C | 5 | ||
| 1952 | Exeter Chimes | a | |||
| 1951 | Lady's Mon | 5 | |||
| 1950 | Chez Monty | Barends C | 5 | ||
| 1949 | Chez Monty | Barends C | 4 | ||
| 1948 | Lochiel | 6 | |||
| 1947 | His Lordship | Barends C | 5 | ||
| 1946 | Cushat | 6 | |||
| 1945 | Solomon | 4 | |||
| 1944 | Ascalabus | a | |||
| 1943 | St Seiriol | 6 | |||
| 1942 | Race Not Run | NA | |||
| 1941 | What Next | Barends C | 5 | ||
| 1940 | What Next | 4 | |||
| 1939 | Tohunga | 4 | |||
| 1938 | Flyaway | 5 | |||
| 1937 | Shortridge | 4 | |||
| 1936 | Archon | Mangiagalli E | 18 | 42.6 | |
| 1935 | Humidor | a | |||
| 1934 | Aristocrat IV | 5 | |||
| 1933 | Humidor | 5 | |||
| 1932 | Rinmaher | 5 | |||
| 1931 | Le Vin Chaud | 4 | |||
| 1930 | Artist Glow | a | |||
| 1929 | Bicarbonite | 6 | |||
| 1928 | Polybasite | 5 | |||
| 1927 | Intervention | a | |||
| 1926 | Sun Lad | 6 | |||
| 1925 | Entangler | 5 | |||
| 1924 | Royal Rufus | 5 | |||
| 1923 | Freshfield | a | |||
| 1922 | Longdon | 6 | |||
| 1921 | Tower Bridge | 5 | |||
| 1920 | Comely Lad | 7 |
Sponsors
editThe race is sponsored by Marshalls World of Sport since the 2021 running of the Gold Cup. It is subsequently now called the Marshalls World Of Sport Gold Cup. Previous sponsors include eLAN Property Group (2014-2019), Ladbrokes (2012), Canon (2002-2011), Natal Wholesale Jewellers and Game.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Our History | The Gold Cup | Horseracing South Africa". www.goldcuphorseracing.co.za.
- ^ "Gold Cup should be memorable". TimesLIVE.
- ^ "tabonline > Major Races > SA Majors > Gold Cup - Greyville > Honours Roll". news.tabonline.co.za.