Gold Cup Day (20 Jun)
Gold Cup
(Rank 97 in 2023 The World’s Top 100 G1 Races for 3YO and Upwards)
The Gold Cup is the feature race of the entire Royal meeting and takes centre stage as the main event of Royal Ascot’s Thursday card.
Reference Races
Saval Begs Stakes (17 May 2024)
Vintage Crop Stakes (27 Apr 2024)
- Aidan O’Brien holds the record for the most wins in the race, winning it eight times in his career, and is likely to send KYPRIOS to try and extend that feat to nine.
- The 2022 champion had a troubled 2023 campaign due to injury but has had a smooth prep this year with wins in the Saval Beg Stakes and Vintage Crop Stakes, both recognised stepping stones to the Gold Cup.
| Date | Race (Grade) | Racecourse | Distance | Winner | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/05/2024 | Saval Beg Stakes (G3) | Leopardstown, Ireland |
2800m | KYPRIOS |  |
| 27/04/2024 | Vintage Crop Stakes (Listed) | Navan, Ireland |
2800m | KYPRIOS | |
- Key Contenders
| Gold Cup (S3-4) Horse No. | Horse Name | Finishing Position in Saval Beg Stakes |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | KYPRIOS | 1 |
| Gold Cup (S3-4) Horse No. | Horse Name | Finishing Position in Vintage Crop Stakes |
| 3 | KYPRIOS | 1 |
Other Reference Races
- The Yorkshire Cup and Sagaro Stakes can regularly be useful reference races for Ascot, and this year’s Sagaro Stakes winner COLTRANE look set to take their place in the line-up come Thursday 20 June.
- John and Thady Gosden’s GREGORY is a horse to look out for, who ran well behind GIAVELLOTTO in the Yorkshire Cup, and might just be an improving horse heading to Royal Ascot’s main event.
| Date | Race (Grade) | Racecourse | Distance | Winner | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/05/2024 | Henry II Stakes (G3) | Sandown, Great Britain |
3200m | SWEET WILLIAM | |
| 17/05/2024 | Yorkshire Cup (G2) | York, Great Britain |
2800m | GIAVELLOTTO | |
| 01/05/2024 | Sagaro Stakes (G3) | Ascot, Great Britain |
3200m | COLTRANE | |
- Key Contenders
| Gold Cup (S3-4) Horse No. | Horse Name | Finishing Position in Henry II Stakes |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | SWEET WILLIAM | 1 |
| 7 | TRUESHAN | 3 |
| Gold Cup (S3-4) Horse No. | Horse Name | Finishing Position in Yorkshire Cup |
| 8 | VAUBAN | 2 |
| 9 | GREGORY | 3 |
| Gold Cup (S3-4) Horse No. | Horse Name | Finishing Position in Sagaro Stakes |
| 1 | COLTRANE | 1 |
| 10 | CAIUS CHORISTER | 2 |
| 5 | SWEET WILLIAM | 3 |
| 7 | TRUESHAN | 4 |
