Commonwealth Cup (horse race)

Commonwealth Cup
Group 1 race
Location Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Inaugurated 2015
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website Ascot
Race information
Distance 6f (1,207 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Straight
Qualification Three-years-old
Purse £400,000 (2016)
1st: £243,853
Commonwealth Cup
2016
Quiet Reflection Kachy Washington Dc

The Commonwealth Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years. It is the only Group 1 flat race in Great Britain exclusively for three-year-olds that allows geldings to compete and the first age-restricted Group 1 race which is open to geldings in Europe. 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 a set 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 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]

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
2015 Muhaarar Dane O'Neill Charlie Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:12.05
2016 Quiet Reflection Dougie Costello Karl Burke Ontoawinner, Strecker & Burke 1:14.50

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British Racing welcomes addition of two Group 1 races in boost to sprint programme / 13 Aug 14". britishhorseracing.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "NEW GROUP ONE SPRINT AT ROYAL ASCOT NAMED". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2015.


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