Grand Cup
Flat horse race in Britain
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The Grand Cup is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs and 188 yards (2,787 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
| 2025 | ||
| Al Qareem | Absurde | El Cordobes |
The race was first run in 2008 and prior to 2017 it was run in late May. It was moved to a fixture in mid-June in 2018 as part of changes to European stayers' races.[1]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Samuel | 4 | Eddie Ahern | John Dunlop | 2:55.03 |
| 2009 | Caracciola | 12 | Dale Gibson | Nicky Henderson | 3:02.68 |
| 2010 | Tactic | 4 | Jimmy Quinn | John Dunlop | 2:54.96 |
| 2011 | Times Up | 5 | Eddie Ahern | John Dunlop | 2:59.03 |
| 2012 | Cavalryman | 6 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 3:01.24 |
| 2013 | Songcraft | 5 | Silvestre de Sousa | Saeed bin Suroor | 3:10.18 |
| 2014 (dh) |
Clever Cookie Ralston Road |
6 4 |
Graham Lee Ronan Whelan |
Peter Niven John Patrick Shanahan |
3:03.14 |
| 2015 | Clever Cookie | 7 | P. J. McDonald | Peter Niven | 3:00.79 |
| 2016 | Moonrise Landing | 5 | Fran Berry | Ralph Beckett | 3:00.03 |
| 2017 | Dal Harraild | 4 | Paul Hanagan | William Haggas | 3:02.72 |
| 2018 | Marmelo | 5 | Ryan Moore | Hughie Morrison | 2:54.92 |
| 2019 | Gold Mount[a] | 6 | Andrea Atzeni | Ian Williams | 2:59.95 |
| 2020 | Red Verdon[b] | 7 | David Allan | Ed Dunlop | 3:10.13 |
| 2021 | Roberto Escobarr | 4 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 3:01.17 |
| 2022 | Without A Fight | 5 | Andrea Atzeni | Simon & Ed Crisford | 3:02.86 |
| 2023 | Quickthorn | 6 | Jason Hart | Hughie Morrison | 2:59.70 |
| 2024 | Klondike | 4 | Ryan Moore | William Haggas | 3:07.34 |
| 2025 | Al Qareem | 6 | Clifford Lee | Karl Burke | 2:58.21 |
- The 2020 race was run at Doncaster due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom