Handicap race | |
Location | York Racecourse York, England |
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Inaugurated | 1960 |
Race type | Flat |
Sponsor | John Smith's |
Website | York |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 2f 56y |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | £60,000 (2020) 1st: £37,350 |
2023 | ||
Pride Of America | Astro King | Haunted Dream |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Anmaat | Achelois | Intellogent |
2021 | ||
Johnny Drama | Cockalorum | Strait Of Hormuz |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Eradicate | Halkopous | Inaad |
1989 | ||
Icona | Afriyd | White-Wash |
1988 | ||
Bashful Boy | Pelorus | Ile De Chypre |
The John Smith's Cup (known until 1998 as the Magnet Cup) is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2,063 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
It has been sponsored by John Smith's Brewery since its inauguration in 1960, making it the longest running commercial sponsorship in flat racing. [1] Since the Hennessy Gold Cup became the Ladbrokes Trophy it is now the longest running commercial sponsorship in all of British horse racing.
Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | SP | Time |
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1960 | Fougalle | 3 | 7-00 | N McIntosh | P Beasley | ||
1961 | Proud Chieftain | 4 | 8-10 | Harry Carr | Dick Hern | ||
1962 | Nortia | 3 | 8-04 | Frankie Durr | Dick Hern | ||
1963 | Raccolto | 6 | 8-03 | J Sime | Sam Hall | ||
1964 | Space King | 5 | 8-09 | Edward Hide | W Hide | ||
1965 | Dark Court | 4 | 8-06 | Scobie Breasley | Gordon Richards | ||
1966 | David Jack | 3 | 7-06 | P. Robinson | E. Lambton | ||
1967 | Copsale | 4 | 7-13 | L. G. Brown | Ron Smyth | ||
1968 | Farm Walk | 6 | 8-13 | Johnny Seagrave | P Beasley | ||
1969 | My Swanee | 6 | 9-07 | Lester Piggott | Bill Marshall | ||
1970 | Timon | 4 | 7-04 | G Welsh | Doug Smith | ||
1971 | Prominent | 4 | 8-08 | Geoff Baxter | Arthur Budgett | ||
1972 | Prominent | 5 | 9-04 | Geoff Baxter | Arthur Budgett | ||
1973 | Peleid | 3 | 7-09 | Taffy Thomas | Bill Elsey | ||
1974 | Take A Reef | 3 | 8-12 | Geoff Baxter | Bruce Hobbs | ||
1975 | Jolly Good | 3 | 7-08 | Willie Carson | Bruce Hobbs | ||
1976 | Bold Pirate | 4 | 9-03 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | ||
1977 | Air Trooper | 4 | 9-06 | Taffy Thomas | Bill Wightman | ||
1978 | Town And Country | 4 | 8-13 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | ||
1979 | Tesoro Mio | 4 | 8-03 | Edward Hide | J Etherington | ||
1980 | Fine Sun | 3 | 7-08 | N Howe | Sally Hall | ||
1981 | Amyndas | 3 | 8-05 | T Lucas | Bruce Hobbs | ||
1982 | Buzzard's Bay | 4 | 9-08 | Mark Birch | Hugh Collingridge | ||
1983 | Bedtime | 3 | 7-09 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | ||
1984 | Straight Man | 3 | 8-11 | Steve Cauthen | Dick Hern | ||
1985 | Chaumiere | 4 | 9-07 | Tony Ives | Robert Williams | ||
1986 | Chaumiere | 5 | 9-05 | Tony Ives | Robert Williams | ||
1987 (dh) | Brave Dancer Wolsey [lower-alpha 1] | 3 3 | 8-08 8-06 | Greville Starkey Willie Ryan | Guy Harwood Henry Cecil | ||
1988 | Bashful Boy | 3 | 8-02 | Dean McKeown | William Hastings-Bass | 12/1 | 2:11.23 |
1989 | Icona | 3 | 9-08 | Tony Ives | Michael Stoute | 12/1 | 2:07.41 |
1990 | Eradicate | 5 | 9-04 | Billy Newnes | Peter Calver | 15/2 | 2:09.58 |
1991 | Halkopous | 5 | 7-03 | Franny Norton | Mark Tompkins | 7/2 JF | 2:10.85 |
1992 | Mr Confusion | 4 | 8-03 | Ollie Pears | Steve Norton | 8/1 | 2:12.06 |
1993 | Baron Ferdinand | 3 | 8-09 | Ray Cochrane | Roger Charlton | 4/1 JF | 2:08.50 |
1994 | Cezanne | 5 | 9-12 | Gary Hind | Hilal Ibrahim | 9/2 | 2:06.80 |
1995 | Naked Welcome | 3 | 8-04 | Darryll Holland | Martin Fetherston-Godley | 6/1 | 2:10.12 |
1996 | Wilcuma | 5 | 9-02 | Pat Eddery | Peter Makin | 10/1 | 2:08.53 |
1997 | Pasternak | 4 | 8-03 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | 13/2 | 2:08.80 |
1998 | Porto Foricos | 3 | 8-03 | Jimmy Quinn | Henry Cecil | 6/1 | 2:06.50 |
1999 | Achilles | 4 | 8-11 | Jason Weaver | Karl Burke | 25/1 | 2:07.58 |
2000 | Sobriety | 3 | 8-08 | John Reid | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 20/1 | 2:10.00 |
2001 | Foreign Affairs | 3 | 8-06 | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | 5/2 Fav | 2:10.15 |
2002 | Vintage Premium | 5 | 9-09 | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 20/1 | 2:08.24 |
2003 | Far Lane | 4 | 9-04 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 7/1 | 2:06.57 |
2004 | Arcalis | 4 | 9-02 | Robert Winston | Howard Johnson | 20/1 | 2:10.01 |
2005 | Mullins Bay | 4 | 9-07 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | 4/1 Fav | 2:09.46 |
2006 | Fairmile | 4 | 8-12 | Adam Kirby | Walter Swinburn | 6/1 JF | 2:07.66 |
2007 | Charlie Tokyo [lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 8-09 | Jamie Moriarty | Richard Fahey | 11/1 | 1:56.61 |
2008 | Flying Clarets | 5 | 8-12 | Frederik Tylicki | Richard Fahey | 12/1 | 2:17.61 |
2009 | Sirvino | 4 | 8-08 | Neil Brown | David Barron | 16/1 | 2:07.18 |
2010 | Wigmore Hall | 3 | 8-02 | Martin Lane | Michael Bell | 5/1 | 2:08.65 |
2011 | Green Destiny | 4 | 8-10 | Adam Beschizza | William Haggas | 6/1 | 2:09.74 |
2012 | King's Warrior | 5 | 8-09 | Robert Havlin | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 33/1 | 2:08.28 |
2013 | Danchai | 4 | 8-11 | Andrea Atzeni | William Haggas | 10/1 | 2:07.79 |
2014 | Farraaj | 5 | 9-11 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 6/1 | 2:07.96 |
2015 | Master Carpenter | 4 | 9-04 | Philip Makin | Rod Millman | 14/1 | 2:08.28 |
2016 | Educate | 7 | 9-08 | Thomas Brown | Ismail Mohammed | 18/1 | 2:07.34 |
2017 | Ballet Concerto | 4 | 9-03 | James Doyle | Michael Stoute | 8/1 | 2:10.16 |
2018 | Euchen Glen | 5 | 9-03 | Alistair Rawlinson | Jim Goldie | 20/1 | 2:09.50 |
2019 | Pivoine | 5 | 9-08 | Rob Hornby | Andrew Balding | 14/1 | 2:10.38 |
2020 | Sinjaari | 4 | 8-11 | Stevie Donohoe | William Haggas | 11/1 | 2:09.48 |
2021 | Johnny Drama | 6 | 8-13 | Joshua Bryan | Andrew Balding | 22/1 | 2:11.82 |
2022 | Anmaat | 4 | 9-08 | Kevin Stott | Owen Burrows | 5/1 JF | 2:08.37 |
2023 | Pride of America | 6 | 9-05 | Frederick Larson | Amy Murphy | 18/1 | 2:09.18 |
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