Brontë Cup

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Brontë Cup
Group 3 race
Location York Racecourse
York, England
Inaugurated2018;6 years ago (2018)
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor William Hill
Website York
Race information
Distance1m 5f 188y (2,787m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Purse £100,000 (2024)
Bronte Cup Fillies' Stakes
2024
Owner C Acheson.svg Owner Mrs Barbara M Keller.svg Owner Woodford Thoroughbreds Llc.svg
Term Of EndearmentNight SparkleRiver Of Stars
Previous years
2023
Owner Woodford Thoroughbreds Llc.svg Owner Mr George Strawbridge.svg Owner Craig Bennett.svg
River Of StarsMimikyuVoodoo Queen
2022
Owner Mr Koji Maeda.svg Owner Mr Tim Billington.svg Owner Cayton Park Stud and Mrs John Magnier.svg
Believe In LoveUrban ArtistGlenartney
2021
Owner Mr J C Smith.svg Owner Mr Tim Billington.svg Owner Geoff and Sandra Turnbull.svg
Tribal CraftUrban ArtistMakawee
2020-2018
2019
Owner Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Kingsley Park.svg
Dramatic QueenEnbihaarBayshore Freeway
2018
Owner Mr A E Oppenheimer.svg Owner Mr Colin Bryce.svg Owner Nick Bradley Racing.svg
Precious RamotsweDo Re Mi Fa SolCribbs Causeway
 

The Brontë Cup Fillies' Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 188 yards (2,787 metres), and is scheduled to take place each year in late May.

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History

The Brontë Cup was introduced in 2018 as part of the European Pattern Committee's commitment to improving the race programme for stayers in Europe. [1]

The race is named in honour of the Brontë sisters. [2]

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
2018Precious Ramotswe4 Robert Havlin John Gosden 3:05.63
2019Dramatic Queen4 Daniel Tudhope William Haggas 2:55.35
no race 2020 [lower-alpha 1]
2021Tribal Craft5 David Probert Andrew Balding 3:06.86
2022Believe In Love5 Ray Dawson Andrew Balding 3:06.16
2023River of Stars4 Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett 2:58.13
2024Term Of Endearment5 Rachael Blackmore Henry de Bromhead 3:01.29
  1. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom [3]

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References

  1. "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2018 European Programme of Black Type Races". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. "York celebrates latest upgrades to its race programme". York Racecourse. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspension extended". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020.