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The Lonsdale Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 2 miles and 56 yards (3,270 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event was first run over 2 miles in 1962 and was a handicap until 1981, when it became a conditions race renamed the Lonsdale Stakes. For a period its distance was 1 mile, 7 furlongs and 198 yards (1.9875 miles or 3198m). It was classed as a Listed race for several years, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 1998.

The race was renamed the Lonsdale Cup and given Group 2 status in 2004. It was extended by 78 yards in 2007 to its current distance.

The Lonsdale Cup is currently held on the third day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting, with the leading horses from the race often going on to compete in the following month's Doncaster Cup.

Records

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Most successful horse since 1962 (3 wins):

  • Stradivarius - 2018, 2019, 2021

Leading jockey since 1962 (7 wins):

  • Frankie Dettori - Sergeant Cecil (2006), Opinion Poll (2010, 2011), Max Dynamite (2015), Stradivarius (2018, 2019, 2021)

Leading trainer since 1962 (5 wins):

  • John Dunlop – Angel City (1987), My Patriarch (1994), Celeric (1999), Millenary (2005), Times Up (2012)
  • John Gosden - Stradivarius ( 2018, 2019, 2021), Enbihaar (2020), Trawlerman (2025)

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Winners since 1962

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! Year

! Winner

! Age

! Jockey

! Trainer

! Time

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| 1962

| width=150px | Parthaon

| 3

| width=160px | Ron Hutchinson

| width=170px | Jack Jarvis

| 3:32.60

|-

| 1963

| Tanavar

| 3

| Johnny Greenaway

| Bill Elsey

| 3:33.80

|-

| 1964

| Roman Scandal

| 4

| Doug Smith

| Jack Watts

| 3:33.80

|-

| 1965

| French Patrol

| 4

| Lionel Brown

| Peter Easterby

| 3:35.20

|-

| 1966

| Mintmaster

| 5

| Lester Piggott

| A Cooper

| 3:38.60

|-

| 1967

| Zaloba

| 5

| George Moore

| Cecil Boyd-Rochfort

| 3:37.80

|-

| 1968

| Brave Pat

| 5

| Eric Eldin

| Ryan Jarvis

| 3:39.20

|-

| 1969

| Panco

| 4

| Taffy Thomas

| Ryan Jarvis

| 3:34.20

|-

| 1970

| Whindamus

| 3

| Frankie Durr

| Ron Smyth

| 3:26.80

|-

| 1971

| Cossall

| 4

| Eddie Hide

| Ryan Jarvis

| 3:34.90

|-

| 1972

| B Major

| 5

| Willie Carson

| Gordon Smyth

| 3:27.90

|-

| 1973

| Wolverene

| 3

| Willie Carson

| Doug Smith

| 3:34.15

|-

| 1974

| Party Time

| 5

| Bruce Raymond

| Michael Jarvis

| 3:34.73

|-

| 1975

| T.V. Sunday

| 3

| Willie Carson

| Barry Hills

| 3:27.15

|-

| 1976

| Coed Cochion

| 4

| Paul Cook

| Jeremy Hindley

| 3:27.14

|-

| 1977

| Belfalas

| 4

| Willie Carson

| Dick Hern

| 3:25.73

|-

| 1978

| Moonlight Rag

| 5

| Philip Waldron

| Henry Candy

| 3:30.22

|-

| 1979

| Elusive

| 5

| Kipper Lynch

| Bruce Hobbs

| 3:29.83

|-

| 1980

| Heighlin

| 4

| Richard Fox

| David Elsworth

| 3:33.91

|-

| 1981

| Donegal Prince

| 5

| Lester Piggott

| Paul Kelleway

| 3:38.55

|-

| 1982

| Capricorn Line

| 4

| Lester Piggott

| Luca Cumani

| 3:30.19

|-

| 1983

| Crusader Castle

| 4

| Pat Eddery

| Ian Balding

| 3:30.55

|-

| 1984

| Spicy Story

| 3

| Pat Eddery

| Ian Balding

| 3:27.88

|-

| 1985

| Inde Pulse

| 3

| Paul Cook

| Frankie Durr

| 3:37.76

|-

| 1986

| Valuable Witness

| 6

| Pat Eddery

| Jeremy Tree

| 3:26.38

|-

| 1987

| Angel City

| 3

| Willie Carson

| John Dunlop

| 3:34.29

|-

| 1988

| Dam Busters

| 3

| Bryn Crossley

| Maureen Piggott

| 3:18.49

|-

| 1989

| Weld

| 3

| Bruce Raymond

| William Jarvis

| 3:23.15

|-

| 1990

| Chelsea Girl

| 4

| Willie Carson

| Michael Jarvis

| 3:24.40

|-

| 1991

| Supreme Choice

| 3

| Darryll Holland

| Barry Hills

| 3:30.07

|-

| 1992

| Further Flight

| 6

| Michael Hills

| Barry Hills

| 3:25.64

|-

| 1993

| Further Flight

| 7

| Michael Hills

| Barry Hills

| 3:26.54

|-

| 1994

| My Patriarch

| 4

| Pat Eddery

| John Dunlop

| 3:20.85

|-

| 1995

| Double Eclipse

| 3

| Tyrone Williams

| Mark Johnston

| 3:22.78

|-

| 1996

| Celeric

| 4

| Willie Carson

| David Morley

| 3:20.33

|-

| 1997

| Double Eclipse

| 5

| Michael Roberts

| Mark Johnston

| 3:29.91

|-

| 1998

| Persian Punch

| 5

| Richard Quinn

| David Elsworth

| 3:24.62

|-

| 1999

| Celeric

| 7

| Pat Eddery

| John Dunlop

| 3:23.03

|-

| 2000

| Royal Rebel

| 4

| Michael Kinane

| Mark Johnston

| 3:28.21

|-

| 2001

| Persian Punch

| 8

| Richard Quinn

| David Elsworth

| 3:23.47

|-

| 2002

| Boreas

| 7

| Jamie Spencer

| Luca Cumani

| 3:23.08

|-

| 2003

| Bollin Eric

| 4

| Kevin Darley

| Tim Easterby

| 3:23.25

|-

| 2004

| First Charter

| 5

| Kieren Fallon

| Sir Michael Stoute

| 3:25.94

|-

| 2005

| Millenary

| 8

| Richard Quinn

| John Dunlop

| 3:22.71

|-

| 2006

| Sergeant Cecil

| 7

| Frankie Dettori

| Rod Millman

| 3:28.47

|-

| 2007

| Septimus

| 4

| Johnny Murtagh

| Aidan O'Brien

| 3:38.82

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| <span style="display:none">2008</span>

| no race 2008 || || || || |

|-

| 2009

| Askar Tau

| 4

| Ryan Moore

| Marcus Tregoning

| 3:30.63

|-

| 2010

| Opinion Poll

| 4

| Frankie Dettori

| Michael Jarvis

| 3:34.84

|-

| 2011

| Opinion Poll

| 5

| Frankie Dettori

| Mahmood Al Zarooni

| 3:32.48

|-

| 2012

| Times Up

| 6

| William Buick

| John Dunlop

| 3:34.64

|-

| 2013

| Ahzeemah

| 4

| Silvestre de Sousa

| Saeed bin Suroor

| 3:34.75

|-

| 2014

| Pale Mimosa

| 5

| Pat Smullen

| Dermot Weld

| 3:31.52

|-

| 2015

| Max Dynamite

| 5

| Frankie Dettori

| Willie Mullins

| 3:33.09

|-

| 2016

| Quest For More

| 6

| George Baker

| Roger Charlton

| 3:32.57

|-

| 2017

| Montaly

| 6

| P. J. McDonald

| Andrew Balding

| 3:31.06

|-

| 2018

| Stradivarius

| 4

| Frankie Dettori

| John Gosden

| 3:29.70

|-

| 2019

| Stradivarius

| 5

| Frankie Dettori

| John Gosden

| 3:27.06

|-

| 2020

| Enbihaar

| 5

| Jim Crowley

| John Gosden

| 3:33.57

|-

| 2021

| Stradivarius

| 7

| Frankie Dettori

| John and Thady Gosden

| 3:30.87

|-

| 2022

| Quickthorn

| 5

| Tom Marquand

| Hughie Morrison

| 3:28.20

|-

| 2023

| Coltrane

| 6

| Oisin Murphy

| Andrew Balding

| 3:27.92

|-

| 2024

| Vauban

| 6

| William Buick

| Willie Mullins

| 3:28.54

|-

| 2025

| Trawlerman

| 7

| William Buick

| John and Thady Gosden

| 3:29.04

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See also

  • Horse racing in Great Britain
  • List of British flat horse races

References

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  • galopp-sieger.de – Lonsdale Stakes.
  • ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Lonsdale Cup (2019).
  • pedigreequery.com – Lonsdale Cup – York.