Commonwealth Cup (horse race)
| Group 1 race | |
| Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
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| Inaugurated | 2015 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Ascot |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Three-years-old colts and fillies |
| Weight | 9 stone 2 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies 10 lb for S. Hemisphere horses |
| Purse | £600,000 (2023) 1st: £340,260 |
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| Shaquille | Little Big Bear | Swingalong |
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| 2022 | ||
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| Perfect Power | Flaming Rib | Flotus |
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| Campanelle | Dragon Symbol | Measure Of Magic |
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| 2020 | ||
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| Golden Horde | Kimari | Ventura Rebel |
| 2019 | ||
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| Advertise | Forever In Dreams | Hello Youmzain |
| 2018 | ||
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| Eqtidaar | Sands Of Mali | Emblazoned |
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| Caravaggio | Harry Angel | Blue Point |
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| Quiet Reflection | Kachy | Washington Dc |
| 2015 | ||
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| Muhaarar | Limato | Anthem Alexander |
The Commonwealth Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to colts and fillies aged three years. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The Commonwealth Cup was introduced in 2015 as part of changes to the programme of sprint horse races in Europe. The Diamond Jubilee Stakes, run over the same course and distance at the same meeting, was closed to three-year-olds at the same time.[1] The new race was subsequently named the Commonwealth Cup and the Buckingham Palace Stakes was removed from the Royal Ascot meeting to make room for the new race.[2] The race was initially open to all three year-old-horses, including geldings, to help the race become established. It was the only Group 1 flat race in Great Britain exclusively for three-year-olds that allowed geldings to compete and the first age-restricted Group 1 race which was open to geldings in Europe. Geldings were excluded after the 2019 running.[3]
Records
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Frankie Dettori – Advertise (2019), Campanelle (2021)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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| 2015 | Muhaarar | Dane O'Neill | Charles Hills | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:12.05 |
| 2016 | Quiet Reflection | Dougie Costello | Karl Burke | Ontoawinner, Strecker & Burke | 1:14.50 |
| 2017 | Caravaggio | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier/ Tabor/ Smith | 1:13.49 |
| 2018 | Eqtidaar | Jim Crowley | Sir Michael Stoute | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:12.12 |
| 2019 | Advertise | Frankie Dettori | Martyn Meade | Phoenix Thoroughbred Racing 1 | 1:11.88 |
| 2020 | Golden Horde | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | AlMohamediya Racing | 1:14.56 |
| 2021 | Campanelle [a] | Frankie Dettori | Wesley A. Ward | Stonestreet Stables LLC | 1:16.67 |
| 2022 | Perfect Power | Christophe Soumillon | Richard Fahey | Rashid Dalmook al Maktoum | 1:12.85 |
| 2023 | Shaquille | Oisin Murphy | Julie Camacho | Hughes, Rawlings, O'Shaughnessy | 1:13.15 |
- ^ Dragon Symbol finished first in 2021, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
See also
References
- ^ "British Racing welcomes addition of two Group 1 races in boost to sprint programme / 13 Aug 14". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "NEW GROUP ONE SPRINT AT ROYAL ASCOT NAMED". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Geldings won't be eligible to run in Commonwealth Cup from 2020". Racing Post. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Commonwealth Cup (2019).
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