Barbados Gold Cup

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Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup
Group I race
Location Garrison Savannah Racetrack
Bridgetown, Barbados
Inaugurated1982
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website barbadosturfclub.com
Race information
Distance1800 metres (8.95 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds & up
WeightAssigned
Purse Bds$200,000

The Sandy Lane Gold Cup is a Barbadian Group I Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late February/early March since 1982 at the Garrison Savannah Racetrack in Bridgetown, Barbados. Contested over a turf course at a distance of 1,800 meters (8.95 furlongs), it is open to horses, age three or older.

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The most important event on the Barbados horse racing calendar, it was inaugurated in 1982 with the intention of attracting the top horses from Caribbean countries. Since 1997 the race has been sponsored by the Sandy Lane Hotel.

In 1999, nineteen-year-old Attie S. Joseph III became the youngest owner to win the Gold Cup.

In 2007, Elizabeth Deane became the first female trainer to saddle a winner of the Barbados Gold Cup.

The race was not run in 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned in March 2023. [1] [2] The 2023 edition was won by It's a Gamble, a son of English Channel, and jockey Jalon Samuel, who furthered his record wins to six. [3] Antonio Bishop guided Portfolio Company to his second Gold Cup victory in the 2024 edition of the race.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the Barbados Gold Cup

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2024Portfolio Company5Antonio BishopChad BrownGay Smith1:49.60
2023It's a Gamble5Jalon SamuelRomell LovellMark Goodridge1:50.20
2022RACE NOT RUN
2021RACE NOT RUN
2020Night Prowler8Jalon SamuelElizabeth DeaneSir David Seale
2019Celestial Storm4Rasheed HughesRoger ParravicinoC.N Parravicino
2018Sir Dudley Digges6Jalon Samuel Michael J. Maker Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey
2017Dorsett7Jalon SamuelRobert PierceSteve and Allan Madoo1:54.30
2016Dorsett6Jalon SamuelRobert PierceSteve and Allan Madoo1:49.20
2015Sayler's Creek5Rico Walcott Michael J. Maker Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1:53.40
2014Major Marvel8 Patrick Husbands BSS Michael J. Maker Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1:49.20
2013Aristodemus4A. TrotmanE. Deane SCMSir David Seale1:50.20
2012Dancin David5Jalon SamuelE. Deane SCMSir David Seale2:02.60
2011Zoom6Antonio BishopEdward Walcott JrGay Smith1:49.40
2010Sterwins7 Patrick Husbands BSS Mark E. Casse Eugene Melnyk1:48.40
2009Daylight Express4Anderson WardRobert PeirceMichael Taylor1:51.40
2008Pure Temptation4Anderson WardWilliam ClarkeMichael Taylor1:50.40
2007Whiskey For Me5 Rickey Walcott Elizabeth Deane Aysha Syndicate1:50.20
2006Sharp Impact6 Patrick Husbands Robert PeirceGay Smith1:50.60
2005Feet On Flames6Anderson TrotmanClayton GreenidgeLuther G. Miller III1:50.20
2004Kathir7 Slade Callaghan Nazih Issa E.& L. Melnyk 1:53.73
2003Thady Quill6 Jono Jones William C. Marshall Gay Smith1:48.60
2002 Blast of Storm 5 Jono Jones William C. Marshall Sally Arbib1:48.60
2001 Blast of Storm 5 Jono Jones William C. Marshall Sally Arbib1:48.60
2000 Blast of Storm 4 Jono Jones William C. Marshall Sally Arbib1:49.20
1999Peace Envoy7Anderson WardR. DeaneAttie S. Joseph III1:49.20
1998Federico5 Simon Husbands Challenor JonesRichard Edwards1:51.60
1997Incitatus4Dale WhittakerChallenor JonesBlair Down1:49.80
1996Rambrino4Chris GriffithSean Hall Robert Sangster 1:50.00
1995Asian Jane4 Richard Quinn William C. Marshall Paul H. Locke1:50.60
1994Alto Jane5 Richard Quinn William C. Marshall Paul H. Locke1:49.60
1993Chou Chou Royale6 Sandy Hawley Scobie Breasley Sir David Seale1:52.60
1992 Sandford Prince 7Venice Richards Scobie Breasley Sir David Seale1:49.20
1991 Sandford Prince 6Venice Richards Scobie Breasley Sir David Seale1:50.20
1990Vardar3 Patrick Husbands Challenor JonesSylvie Beuzelin1:50.40
1989 Sandford Prince 4Venice Richards Scobie Breasley Sir David Seale1:51.00
1988Call To Accountnf Emile Ramsammy V. RobertsRoland I. Khan1:49.80
1987Stangrave Park4 Emile Ramsammy G. EdghillW. Greenidge1:50.80
1986Bentom4Venice RichardsRonald G. BurkeSir David Seale1:50.80
1985Frisky Wharf4 Emile Ramsammy Joseph HadeedGeorge Bros. Stables1:50.60
1984Tinkers Image4Ricky Griffith William C. Marshall Mrs. Gill Wilson1:50.80
1983Iron Lover4 Bryn Crossley Guy CottrellLaurent Cottrell1:54.00
1982Bold Lewis6Declan GillespieCyril ArneaudJ. E. Camacho1:52.80

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References

  1. "Gold Cup put back indefinitely". www.nationnews.com. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. Today, Barbados (18 February 2023). "Bigger and Better Gold Cup". Barbados Today. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. "Jalon Samuel wins sixth Gold Cup on It's A Gamble". www.nationnews.com. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.