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  Ascot Gold Cup
graphic

1807 - Present
Compiled by Catherine DeWick and Patricia Erigero
2-1/2 miles for Four-year-olds and upwards at Ascot Heath, Berkshire

Year Horse Statistics Sire - Dam - Dam's Sire Family No.
1807 Master Jackey ch. c. 1804 Johnny - Seedling 28
1808 Brighton br. c. 1804 Gohanna - mare by Trentham 6
1809 Anderida b. f. 1805 Gohanna - Lazy 9 - b
1810 Loiterer b. c. 1806 Sorcerer - mare by Sir Peter Teazle --
1811 Jannette ch. f. 1807 King Bladud - Drug by Precipitate 65
1812 Flash ch. c. 1809 Sir Oliver - Harriet 5
1813 Lutzen b. c. 1809 Firelock - Arethusa 7
1814 Pranks b. f. 1809 Hyperion - Frisky 19
1815 Aladdin ch. c. 1810 Giles - mare by Walnut 3 - a
1816 Anticipation ch. c. 1812 Hambletonian - Hyale 6 - b
1817 Sir Richard b. c. 1813 Dick Andrews - Pea Blossom 12 - a
1818 Belville b. c. 1811 Orville - mare by Precipitate 27
1819 Anticipation ch. c. 1812 Hambletonian - Hyale 6 - b
1820 Champignon b. c. 1816 Truffle - Maria 3 - a
1821 Banker c. 1816 Smolensko - Quail 42
1822 Sir Hildebrand b. c. 1818 Octavius - Young Pitshill 4 - b
1823 Marcellus b. c. 1819 Selim - Briseis 2
1824 Bizarre br. c. 1820 Orville - Bizarre 3
1825 Bizarre br. c. 1820 Orville - Bizarre 3
1826 Chateau Margaux br. c. 1822 Whalebone - Wasp by Gohanna 3
1827 Memnon b. c. 1822 Whisker - Manuella 11
1828 Bobadilla br. f. 1825 Bobadil - Pythoness 4 - l
1829 Zinganee b. c. 1825 Tramp - Folly 6 - b
1830 Lucetta br. f. 1826 Reveller - Luss 2 - a
1831 Cetus b. c. 1827 Whalebone - Lamia 42
1832 Camarine ch. f. 1828 Juniper - mare by Rubens 27
1833 Galata br. f. 1829 Sultan - Advance 3 - b
1834 Glaucus b. c. 1830 Partisan - Nanine 3
1835 Glencoe ch. c. 1831 Sultan - Trampoline 1 - d
1836 Touchstone br. c. 1831 Camel - Banter 14
1837 Touchstone br. c. 1831 Camel - Banter 14
1838 Grey Momus gr. c. 1835 Comus - mare by Cervantes 2 - c
1839 Caravan br. c. 1834 Camel - Wings 28
1840 St. Francis b. c. 1835 St. Patrick - Surprise 18
1841 Lancercost br. c. 1835 Liverpool - Otis 3
1842 Bee's Wing b. f. 1833 Dr. Syntax - mare by Ardrossan 8
1843 Ralph ch. c. 1838 Dr. Syntax - mare by Catton 11
1844 The Emperor ch. c. 1841 Defence - mare by Reveller 5
1845 The Emperor ch. c. 1841 Defence - mare by Reveller 5
1846 Alarm b. c. 1842 Venison - Southdown 19 - a
1847 The Hero ch. c. 1843 Chesterfield - Grace Darling 4 - a
1848 The Hero ch. c. 1843 Chesterfield - Grace Darling 4 - a
1849 Van Tromp br. c. 1844 Lanercost - Barbelle 3 - i
1850 The Flying Dutchman br. c. 1846 Bay Middleton - Barbelle 3
1851 Woolwich 1846 Chatham - Clementina 5 -a
1852 Joe Miller b. c. 1849 Venison - Witticism 44
1853 Teddington ch. c. 1848 Orlando - Miss Twickenham 2 - t
1854 West Australian b. c. 1850 Melbourne - Mowerina 7
1855 Fandango b. c. 1852 Barnton - Castanette 5 - a
1856 Winkfield b. c. 1851 Alarm - mare by St. Nicholas 5
1857 Skirmisher b./br. c. 1854 Voltigeur - mare by Gardham 2 - n
1858 Fisherman br. c. 1853 Heron - Mainbrace 11 - g
1859 Fisherman br. c. 1853 Heron - Mainbrace 11 - g
1860 Rupee br. f. 1857 The Nabob - Bravery 27
1861 Thormanby ch. c. 1857 Windhound - Alice Hawthorn 4 - b
1862 Asteroid b. c. 1858 Stockwell - Teetotum 4
1863 Buckstone br. c. 1859 Voltigeur - Burlesque 14
1864 The Scottish Chief b. c. 1861 Lord of the Isles - Miss Ann 12 - g
1865 Ely b. c. 1861 Kingston - The Bloomer 13 - a
1866 Gladiateur (FR) b. c. 1862 Monarque - Miss Gladiator 5 - h
1867 Lecturer b. c. 1863 Colsterdale - Algebra 2 - c
1868 Blue Gown b. c. 1865 Beadsman - Bas Bleu 1 - o
1869 Brigantine b. f. 1866 Buccaneer - Lady MacDonald 4 - b
1870 Sabinus b. c. 1867 Newminster - Vesta 19
1871 Mortemer (FR) ch. c. 1865 Compiegne - Comtesse 1 - a
1872 Henry b. c. 1868 Monarque - Miss Ion 15
1873 Cremorne b. c. 1869 Parmesan - Rigolboche 2 - n
1874 Boiard (FR) b. c. 1870 Vermouth - La Bossue 31
1875 Doncaster ch. c. 1870 Stockwell - Marigold 5 - e
1876 Apology ch. f. 1871 Adventurer - Mandragora 4 - c
1877 Petrarch b. c. 1873 Lord Clifden - Laura 10
1878 Verneuil (FR) ch. c. 1874 Mortemer - Regalia 17 - a
1879 Isonomy b. c. 1875 Sterling - Isola Bella 19 - a
1880 Isonomy b. c. 1875 Sterling - Isola Bella 19 - a
1881 Robert the Devil b. c. 1877 Bertram - Cast Off 1 - a
1882 Foxhall (USA) b. c. 1876 King Alfonso - Jamaica 21
1883 Tristan ch. c. 1878 Hermit - Thrift 10
1884 St. Simon b. c. 1881 Galopin - St. Angela 11 - c
1885 St. Gatien b. c. 1881 The Rover - Saint Editha 16
1886 Althorp b. c. 1882 Tibthorpe - Bide-a-wee 5 - h
1887 Bird of Freedom c. 1882 Thuringian Price - Vitula 1 - o
1888 Timothy ch. c. 1884 Hermit - Lady Masham 9 - a
1889 Trayles ch. c. 1885 Restless - Miss Mabel 11 - a
1890 Gold ch. c. 1886 Sterling - Lucetta 2 - t
1891 Morion b. c. 1887 Barcaldine - Chaplet 5
1892 Buccaneer b. c. 1888 Privateer - Primula 26
1893 Marcion ch. c. 1890 Royal Hampton - Emmeline Marcia 16
1894 La Fleche dk.b./br. f. 1889 St. Simon - Quiver 3
1895 Isinglass br. c. 1890 Isonomy - Dead Lock 3 - m
1896 Love Wisely ch . c. 1893 Wisdom - Lovelorn 11 - a
1897 Persimmon b. c. 1893 St. Simon - Perdita 7
1898 Elf II (FR) ch. c. 1893 Upas - Analogy 4 - c
1899 Cyllene ch. c. 1895 Bona Vista - Arcadia 9 - e
1900 Merman ch. c. 1892 Grand Flaneur - Seaweed 11 - e
1901 Santoi b. c. 1897 Queen's Birthday - Merry Wife 1 - o
1902 William the Third b. c. 1898 St. Simon - Gravity 2 - e
1903 Maximum II (FR) b. c. 1899 Chalet - Urgence 13 - a
1904 Throwaway b. c. 1899 Right Away - Theale 2 - h
1905 Zinfandel ch. c. 1900 Persimmon - Medora 16 - c
1906 Bachelor's Button ch. c. 1899 Winkfield - Milady 21 - a
1907 The White Knight b. c. 1903 Desmond - Pella 21
1908 The White Knight b. c. 1903 Desmond - Pella 21
1909 Bomba b. c. 1906 Carbine - St. Neophyte 3 - h
1910 Bayardo b. c. 1906 Bay Ronald - Galicia 10 - a
1911 Willonyx b. c. 1907 William the Third - Tribonyx 4 - d
1912 Prince Palatine b. c. 1908 Persimmon - Lady Lightfoot 1 - j
1913 Prince Palatine b. c. 1908 Persimmon - Lady Lightfoot 1 - j
1914 Aleppo b. c. 1909 Beppo - Chere Reine 10 - a
1915 Not Run
1916 Not run
1917 Gay Crusader b. c. 1914 Bayardo - Gay Laura 1
1918 Gainsborough b. c. 1915 Bayardo - Rosedrop 2
1919 By Jingo (IRE) ch. c. 1914 Aquascutum - Minnesota 9
1920 Tangiers (IRE) b. c. 1916 Cylgad - Orange Girl 7 - b
1921 Periosteum b. c. 1917 Radium - Persicaria 20 - b
1922 Golden Myth (IRE) b. c. 1918 Tredennis - Golden Lily 5 - a
1923 Happy Man b. c. 1916 Desman - Happy Child 14 - a
1924 Massine (FR) b. c. 1920 Consols - Mauri 12
1925 Santorb b. c. 1921 Santoi - Countess Torby 17 -d
1926 Solario b. c. 1922 Gainsborough - Sun Worship 26
1927 Foxlaw b. c. 1922 Son-in-Law - Alope 2 - f
1928 Invershin c. 1922 Invincible - Ajantia 9 - k
1929 Invershin c. 1922 Invincible - Ajantia 9 - k
1930 Bosworth dk.b./br. c. 1926 Son-in-Law - Serenissima 6 - e
1931 Trimdon b. c. 1926 Son-in-Law - Trimestral 14
1932 Trimdon b. c. 1926 Son-in-Law - Trimestral 14
1933 Foxhunter ch. c. 1929 Foxlaw - Trimestral 14
1934 Felicitation b. c. 1930 Colorado - Felicita 16 - f
1935 Tiberius br. c. 1931 Foxlaw - Glenabatrick 16
1936 Quashed br. f. 1932 Obliterate - Verdict B - 3
1937 Precipitation ch. c. 1933 Hurry On - Double Life 2 - i
1938 Flares (USA) b. c. 1933 Gallant Fox - Flambino 17 - b
1939 Flyon ch. c. 1935 Flamingo - Acquit 16 - h
1940 Not run
1941 Finnis c. 1935 Cameronian - Felkington 3 - j
1942 Owen Tudor br. c. 1938 Hyperion - Mary Tudor 10
1943 Ujiji b. c. 1939 Umidwar - Theresina 6 - d
1944 Umiddad b. c. 1940 Dastur - Udaipur 3 - e
1945 Ocean Swell b. c. 1941 Blue Peter - Jiffy 1
1946 Caracalla II (FR) b. c. 1942 Tourbillon - Astronomie 9 - e
1947 Souverain (FR) b. c. 1943 Maravedis - Jolie Reine 23
1948 Arbar (FR) b. c. 1944 Djebel - Astronomie 9 - e
1949 Alycidon ch. c. 1945 Donatello - Aurora 1 - w
1950 Supertello ch. c. 1946 Donatello - Helia 2
1951 Pan II (FR) b. c. 1947 Atys - Pretty Girl 2
1952 Aquino II (FR) b. c. 1948 Tornado - Apulia 1 - l
1953 Souepi br. c. 1948 Epigram - Sousse 9
1954 Elpenor (FR) br. c. 1950 Owen Tudor - Liberation 20 - a
1955 Botticelli (ITY) b. c. 1951 Blue Peter - Buonamica 22 - d
1956 Macip (FR) ch. c. 1952 Marsyas - Corejada 13 - c
1957 Zarathustra blk. c. 1951 Persian Gulf - Salvia 14
1958 Gladness b./br. f. 1953 Sayajirao - Bright Lady 7 - a
1959 Wallaby b. c. 1955 Fast Fox - Wagging Tail 3 - i
1960 Sheshoon ch. c. 1956 Precipitation - Noorani 14 - a
1961 Pandofell (IRE) b. c. 1957 Solar Slipper - Nadika 31
1962 Balto b. c. 1958 Wild Risk - Bouclette 26
1963 Twilight Alley ch. c. 1959 Alycidon - Crepuscule 16 - d
1964 Not Run
1965 Fighting Charlie b. c. 1961 Tenerani - Flight of the Heron 10 - b
1966 Fighting Charlie b. c. 1961 Tenerani - Flight of the Heron 10 - b
1967 Parbury c. 1963 Pardal - Alconbury 6 - f
1968 Pardallo II (FR) br. c. 1963 Pardal - Great Success 8 - i
1969 Levmoss b. c. 1965 Le Levanstell - Feemoss 1 - k
1970 Precipice Wood gr. c. 1966 Lauso - Grecian Garden 16 - c
1971 Random Shot b. c. 1967 Pirate King - Time and Chance 1 - m
1972 Erimo Hawk gr. c. 1968 Sea Hawk - Nick of Time 9 - c
1973 Lassalle b. c. 1969 Bon Mot - Windy Cliff 2 - i
1974 Ragstone b. c. 1970 Ragusa - Fotheringay 8 - c
1975 Sagaro ch. c. 1971 Espresso - Zambara 4- l
1976 Sagaro ch. c. 1971 Espresso - Zambara 4- l
1977 Sagaro ch. c. 1971 Espresso - Zambara 4- l
1978 Shangamuzo ch. c. 1973 Klairon - French Fern 14 - a
1979 Le Moss ch. c. 1975 Le Levanstell - Feemoss 1 - k
1980 Le Moss ch. c. 1975 Le Levanstell - Feemoss 1 - k
1981 Ardross (IRE) b. c. 1976 Run the Gantlet - Le Melody 23
1982 Ardross (IRE) b. c. 1976 Run the Gantlet - Le Melody 23
1983 Little Wolf ch. c. 1978 Grundy - Hiding Place 19 - c
1984 Gildoran b. c. 1980 Rheingold - Durtal 16 - c
1985 Gildoran b. c. 1980 Rheingold - Durtal 16 - c
1986 Longboat b. c. 1981 Welsh Pageant - Pirogue 11 - d
1987 Paean b. c. 1983 Bustino - Mixed Applause 14 - c
1988 Sadeem ch. c. 1983 Forli - Miss Mazepah 13 - d
1989 Sadeem ch. c. 1983 Forli - Miss Mazepah 13 - d
1990 Ashal b. c. 1986 Touching Wood - Johara 5 - f
1991 Indian Queen b. f. 1985 Electric - Taj Princess 9 - c
1992 Drum Taps b. c. 1986 Dixieland Band - Lavendula Rose 6 - b
1993 Drum Taps b. c. 1986 Dixieland Band - Lavendula Rose 6 - b
1994 Arcadian Heights b. c. 1988 Shirley Heights - Miss Longchamp 8 - k
1995 Double Trigger (IRE) ch. c. 1991 Ela-Mana-Mou - Solac 19 - b
1996 Classic Cliche (IRE) b. c. 1992 Salse - Pato 20 - c
1997 Celeric b. g. 1992 Mtoto - Hot Spice 1 - w
1998 Kayf Tara b. c. 1994 Sadler's Wells - Colorspin 13 - a
1999 Enzeli b. c. 1995 Kahyasi - Ebaziya 13 - c
2000 Kayf Tara b. c. 1994 Sadler's Wells - Colorspin 13 - a
2001 Royal Rebel b. g. 1996 Robellino - Greenvera 22 - d
2002 Royal Rebel b. g. 1996 Robellino - Greenvera 22 - d
2003 Mr. Dinos (IRE) b. c. 1999 Desert King (IRE) - Spear Dance (IRE) by Gay Fandango (USA) 3 - l
2004 Papineau ch.c. 2000 Singspiel (IRE) - Early Rising (USA) by Grey Dawn (FR) 2 - n
2005 Westerner (GB) b.h. 1999 Danehill (USA) - Walensee (IRE) by Troy (IRE) 1 - e
2006 Yeats (IRE) b.h. 2001 Sadler's Wells (USA) - Lyndonville (IRE) by Top Ville (IRE) 1 - m
2007 Yeats (IRE) b.h. 2001 Sadler's Wells (USA) - Lyndonville (IRE) by Top Ville (IRE) 1 - m
2008 Yeats (IRE) b.h. 2001 Sadler's Wells (USA) - Lyndonville (IRE) by Top Ville (IRE) 1 - m
2009 Yeats (IRE) b.h. 2001 Sadler's Wells (USA) - Lyndonville (IRE) by Top Ville (IRE) 1 - m
2010 Rite of Passage (GB) ch.g. 2004 Giant's Causeway (USA) - Dahlias Krissy (USA) by Kris S. 13 - c
2011 Fame and Glory (GB) b.h. 2006 Montjeu (IRE) - Gryada (GB) by Shirley Heights (GB) 1 - i
2012 Colour Vision (FR) gr. g. 2008 Rainbow Quest (USA) - Give Me Five (GER) by Monsun (GER) 11
2013 Estimate (IRE) b. f. 2009 Monsun (GER) - Ebaziva (IRE) by Darshaan (GB) 13 - c

1845-1853 called the Emperor's Plate. In 1917-18 run at Newmarket as the Newmarket Gold Cup. Between 1941 -1944 the race was run at Newmarket at a 2 1/4 mile distance. In 2005 the Ascot races were held at Yorkshire.

In 1920 Buchan finished first, but was disqualified; in 1971 the purse was taken away from the winner, Rock Roi, and awarded to Random Shot, the second place runner.

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